Ink Note April 28, 2021
Local Zeta’s Present “Wrapped in Sisterhood
Although the pandemic crisis dampened the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority’s international Centennial festivities, the local chapter will soldier on this year for a virtual Finer Womanhood and Centennial Scholarship celebration. Eta Upsilon Zeta chapter presents “Wrapped in Sisterhood,” May 22 from 2:00 pm – 4.
Tickets are $25 per person and can be obtained through any member of Eta Upsilon Zeta Chapter; at Eventbrite.com (type in the search bar Wrapped in Sisterhood); or by emailing us at hyzmembership1920@gmail.com.
“This will allow opportunities to acknowledge the importance of Sisterhood amongst women ofall ages, hues and shapes,” according to a press release from the chapter. “Graduating high school seniors will be presented scholarships or book stipends for use at their 2021-2022 institute of higher education. Keeping with the theme, motivational words on Sisterhood will be shared by Mrs. Stephanie Burton and a few other women. For those who have adorned their heads in queenly wraps and want to participate, there will be a contest with 1st and 2nd place prizes.”
Music will be provided by DJ Barrage.
Governor Sues the Indiana General Assembly
Gov. Eric Holcomb filed a lawsuit against the Indiana General Assembly in Marion County Circuit Court, challenging a newly enacted law that allows the legislature to call itself into “emergency” sessions.
“I saw it coming,” State Rep. Phil GiaQuinta told Indianapolis TV station FOX 59. The floor minority leader believes the law to be unconstitutional.
After the House and Senate passed House Bill 1123 earlier this month, Holcomb vetoed the bill, calling the bill unconstitutional.
“It’s not necessarily siding with the governor,” GiaQuinta told FOX 59. “It’s siding with the constitution and it’s clear that only the governor can call us into special session.”
In a statement after he filed the lawsuit, Holcomb said he took an oath to uphold the Indiana Constitution.
“This filing is about the future of the executive branch and all the governors who will serve long after I’m gone,” Holcomb said.
Indiana Keeps House Seats
Early census data showed that Indiana will keep its nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Indiana’s population grew more than 4% in the last decade to about 6.8 million, according to the Census Bureau.
This is in contrast with our neighbors: Michigan, Ohio, Illinois lose one seat each. They’re joined by New York, Pennsylvania, California and West Virginia which each lost one seat.
Texas was the big census winner, gaining two seats.
Census data is used to determine how many seats each state gets in the U.S House of Representatives and the Electoral College.
The Census Bureau also said the U.S. saw the slowest population growth since the Great Depression in the 1930s, with only a 7.1% increase nationwide.