Issue 60: Friday, 14 Jan 2022

THIS WEEK IN DC — DOJ Officially Closes Investigation Into Emmett Till Killing For Second Time; Judge Says Trump 'Stoked' Crowd On Jan. 6; FBI Arrests Oath Keepers Leader On Jan. 6 Charges; Mccarthy Dodges, Deflects Jan. 6 Questions; RNC Moves To Require Presidential Candidates To Skip Traditional Commission Debates; House Passes Voting Rights Package, Setting Up Senate Filibuster Showdown; US Embassy In Baghdad Says It Was Attacked; Apple, Amazon Executives To Meet With White House To Discuss Software Security; Biden's FDA Nominee Advances Through Key Senate Committee; Graham Says McConnell Must Make Amends With Trump To Be Republican Leader.

IN THIS ISSUE

A Message to Muslims from Congress about Jan 6

A Message to Muslims from Congress about Jan 6

The events of January 6, 2021 brought into sharp focus for many the fragility of our democracy that began with the founding principles of our great nation and has flourished into a beacon of freedom that many have looked to across the globe. The strength and integrity of our democracy is pluralism, and the events of January 6 highlighted how quickly division can erode our founding principles.

On the anniversary of the January 6 insurrection, leaders in Congress and the Administration gathered to remember the fateful events of that day and call for unity amidst the division, highlighting the urgent need to use our voice to speak out against the forces that seek to divide.

A message from Senator Van Hollen (MD), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) to the MPAC family on the one year anniversary of January 6th insurrection.

Watch MPAC’s message:

A message from Salam Al-Marayati on the one year anniversary of January 6th insurrection.

We are a nation divided. Our faith calls upon us to speak up against injustice. MPAC is launching a campaign defending American values so no race, no ethnicity, no religion will sabotage our Constitution and renewing our pledge towards the pursuit of a pluralistic society that enriches America with the innumerable contributions of its inhabitants and exemplifies the universal values of mercy, justice, peace, human dignity, freedom, and equality for all.

GOOD TO KNOW

Social Experiment Gone Right: How a South Asian Muslim and Chinese-American family celebrate similarities after switching lives on Peacock’s ‘Home Sweet Home’ show
Hoda Muthana: Alabama IS bride loses appeal for return to US
#VeryAsian hashtag goes viral after racist criticism of Korean American news anchor
In a first, man receives a heart from a genetically altered pig
The highly contagious Omicron variant will 'find just about everybody,' Fauci says, but vaccinated people will still fare better
The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

- THIS WEEK IN HISTORY -

Jan 12, 2006 - A stampede broke out on the access ramps to the Jamarat Bridge during the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, killing 363 people; Jan 12, 1974 - Libya & Tunisia announces they are merging as "Islamic Arab Republic"; Jan 12, 1967 - Louisville, Kentucky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali; Jan 9, 1972 - Led by future Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Milwaukee Bucks beat LA Lakers, 120-104, ending LA's consecutive win streak at 33, the longest winning streak in major league sports history.

Jan 10, 1967 - Edward W. Brooke (Sen-R-Mass), takes his seat as the first popularly elected African American to the US Senate; Jan 10, 1984 - The United States and the Vatican established diplomatic relations after a 117-year break; Jan 10, 1946 - UN General Assembly meets for first time in London; Jan 12, 1932 - Hattie Ophelia Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate; Jan 12, 1991 - Congress votes to authorize the use of military force against Iraq to end its occupation of Kuwait.

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