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The NCAA women’s basketball tournament only became part of March Madness in 2022

Sports

Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in organizing the March on Washington, but she’s often overlooked

Social Justice

No, Jackie Robinson was not the first Black man to play Major League Baseball

Sports

Yes, large California stores will be fined if they don't have a gender-neutral toy section

Government

Disability Pride Month commemorates the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act

National

Yes, Pride Month began as a protest against police brutality

LGBTQ+

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. did call for a national boycott of Alabama in 1965

Social Justice

No, California is not sending $1.2M in reparations payments to each of its Black residents

Money

No, Florida has not made it a felony to live with someone who’s undocumented

Immigration

Banks could deny credit cards to women who didn't have male cosigners until 1974

Money

Yes, women have to work until March 14 to earn as much money as men did the previous year

Economy

Viral drag performance video shows London-based cabaret for parents and babies

World

Yes, Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' was produced to support making MLK's birthday a national holiday

Holiday

No, a viral video doesn’t show an Iranian father dancing at his daughter’s funeral

Social Media

Yes, the gay and trans ‘panic’ defense is still legal in a majority of states

Courts

Yes, FCC Affordable Connectivity Program’s $30 discount is real

Money