‘White Victimhood’ Called Out + Who’s Killing Pelicans And Why?

ACROSS AMERICA — More than one hundred demonstrators gathered in a Chicago suburb this week to denounce a lawsuit filed by a teacher claiming she was discriminated against for being white.

Stacy Deemar, a Wilmette resident and part-time drama teacher in Evanston/Skokie School District 65, filed the federal civil rights lawsuit claiming she was subjected to a "racially hostile environment" after she spoke out against the district’s anti-racism policies. She also alleged she was treated differently at work because she identifies as white.

The demonstrators weren’t having it.

"We're going to give the hook to white supremacy. That means that we're closing the curtain on opportunity hoarding and opportunity gaps. That means we're going to cut the mics of colonizers," Abdel Shakur, a teacher at Evanston Township High School, spoke during the rally. "White victimhood will no longer take center stage in our community.” Read the full story on Evanston Patch

A Conundrum For The Ages

It’s one of life’s greatest unanswered questions: Why, when hot dogs come in packs of 10, do hot dog buns only come in packages of eight? The two rarely share the same number. But now, one of the nation’s leading ketchup makers is demanding a change. "We're calling on big bun and big wiener companies to find the answer to this hot dog packaging mismatch, once and for all," a petition states. Read the full story on Across America Patch.

Hometown Pride In Olympic Athlete

Andrew Capobianco isn't letting the pandemic sour his first time on the Olympic stage. The New York native has been diving since he was 13 and now, with or without spectators and surrounded by COVID-19 restrictions, Capobianco has his sights set on gold. Read the full story on Wantagh Patch.

More Reads

California Pelican Killer: From San Clemente to Huntington Beach, someone is mutilating California’s brown pelicans. Now, a 25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible, via Orange County Patch.

Gender Reveal Gone Wrong: A California couple was charged this week nearly a year after a smoke bomb used at their gender-reveal party sparked a massive California wildfire that killed a Hotshot firefighter, via Banning-Beaumont Patch.

Reunion Tale: It was a happy day for Rebel the dog when he was reunited with his owners after Georgia police officers found him — and his owner’s stolen car — hours after both went missing, via Alpharetta Patch.

Fires Burning: At least 12 wildfires are blazing through parched and drought-stricken areas of California as the state enters fire season. See the map, via San Francisco Patch.

A Scoop Of Goodwill: A longtime Maryland ice cream truck driver found himself the recipient of the community's generosity when it raised money so he could buy a new truck, via Crofton Patch.

Double Shot Of Talent: When he's not serving drinks behind the bar at Razza in Jersey City, T.J. Capobianco is belting his heart out on the Met Opera stage, via Jersey City Patch.

Kitty Clog: Tampa Storm Services team workers recently removed what was arguably the cutest clog they've ever tackled, via Tampa Patch.

Quotable

“It was like being in hell.”

— Natasha Dyce of Harlem, speaking about her weekslong battle with COVID-19, via Harlem, New York, Patch

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