Now that Kamala Harris has been sworn in as Vice President, there is so much to celebrate with her historic win.

Kwanzaa is both a celebration of life and a time of reflection and planning in the African American community.

The United States has a long history of trying to control “undesirable populations” through forced sterilization, and thanks to whistleblower Dawn Wooten, ICE has made the news using the same tactic on migrant women.

Juneteenth, the African American celebration of emancipation has been thrust into the spotlight this year after the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery.