Chobani Greek Yogurt Selected As Meat Substitute For Federal Lunch Program

Beginning this fall, Chobani Greek yogurt will be served as a meat substitute in school lunches. Officials announced the news yesterday by stating the yogurt was selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to be part a part of the United States’ federal school lunch program… The yogurt is made with hormone-free milk and has twice the amount of protein as traditional yogurts… Chobani is based in New York and owns the largest yogurt processing factory in Idaho… With this new contract between Chobani and the government, the hope is that children will have healthier futures.

[Madamenoire]

Supreme Court Poised To Take Case That May Wipe Out Public Sector Unions

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to take on a case that may nix laws that demand mandatory union payments from all public employees from certain professions, USA Today reports. Ten California public school teachers are challenging public unions, claiming that the obligatory collection of union fees — even from non-union members — to support collective bargaining is a violation of their First Amendment rights. The lawsuit, funded by Washington-based conservative group Center for Individual Rights, said that full dues for teachers who are a part of the union are $1,000, LA Times reported. Non-union members must pay $650 for the cost of collective bargaining. The teachers are seeking to overturn Abood v. Detroit Board of Education.

[Madamenoire]

Anthony Hamilton Says The Confederate Flag Need To Be Removed

Anthony Hamilton is a Grammy-Award winner R&B hitmaker. He also hails from Charlotte, North Carolina; just a few hours from where the Charleston church shooting rocked the entire nation. While speaking to Hip-Hop Wired at the 2015 BET Awards, the socio-conscious singer revealed his thoughts on the inhumane actions of Dylann Roof and the Confederate flag waving high in his neighboring state. “Charleston…was just a sad thing,” he exclaimed. “It’s shame you can’t go praise the Lord and be one with your faith.”…“I think that any flag that has anything to do with anything negative needs to come down,” he continued.

[HipHopWired]

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