Jan. 16: Same-sex marriage rights
The Supreme Court will be deciding whether to allow same-sex couples to marry in all 50 states. The announcement on Friday could serve as crucial turning point in gay rights. Currently, 36 states allow same-sex marriage.
According to officials, the N.S.A. placed malware that could track internal workings of computers and networks of the hackers in North Korea. Before the Sony hacks occurred, information had been gathered to monitor the activities of North Korea. Evidence gathered would later lead President Obama to accuse North Korea of the Sony attack.
Jan. 19: Martin Luther King, Jr.
The birthday of Martin Luther King , Jr. brought with it a wave of protests, parades and “die-ins.” These demonstrations that occurred nationwide on Jan. 19 come in the wake of incidents such as Ferguson, MO as well as Eric Garner. A large march occurred in Philadelphia where thousands of people marched to protest police policies, public school funding and an increase in minimum wage. Many called to mind the words of King in their mission to “Reclaim MLK.”
