5-year-old Cannon Hinnant's murder is a tragedy, but politicizing it is gross on every level

[5-year-old Cannon Hinnant's murder is a tragedy, but politicizing it is gross on every level]( Every murder of an innocent person is tragic, but the cold-blooded killing of a child is too heinous to even think about. So when a man walks up to a 5-year-old riding his bike in broad daylight and shoots him in the head in front of his young sisters, it's completely reasonable that people would be horrified. It's an unthinkable and unforgivable act. Cannon Hinnant didn't deserve to die like that. His parents didn't deserve to lose him like that. His sisters didn't deserve to be scarred for life like that. We can all agree that a horrible tragedy in every way. [Read the Story]( [A tattoo artist is giving people free 'nipple tattoos' to help cancer survivors]( Tattooing, like any other skill, requires practice. The problem is, how do you practice permanently putting a nipple on someone else's body? This genius tattoo artist found a solution. "Shannon McCauley gives out free tattoos to the people who volunteer their bodies to help her practice tattooing nipples. McCauley is a tattoo artist at Steadfast Tattoo in Rochester, NY. She went absolutely viral after tweeting a photo of a leg with a nipple with the caption, "Tattooed my first nipple on skin. I'll be covering this tattoo for free once it's healed. I'm learning this so I can tattoo in surgeon's offices and help breast cancer survivors that had mastectomies." [Read the Story]( [Opinion: I'm a student and I know your school is lying to you about safely re-opening]( Now, more than ever, the institutions we've been taught to trust are taking advantage of us. In the face of a global pandemic, some students are being asked to return to in-person instruction as if nothing has happened, while others are being forced into awkward hybrid models and sub-par online platforms. To add insult to injury, those of us online are being asked to pay full price for a half-baked service, and we can't do much about it. The college experience has been lost, along with all of the connections and resources that make a modern education what it's supposed to be. But of course, the mounting expenses remain. [Read the Story]( [Kamala Harris's slave owner ancestry isn't a 'gotcha,' but a tragic historic reality]( The lengths people will go to discredit a political figure—especially a Black female politician—is pretty astounding. Since Kamala Harris was announced as Joe Biden's running mate, we've seen "birther" claims that she wasn't really born in the U.S. (she was), alternating claims that she's too moderate or too radical (which can't both be true), and a claim apparently designed to be a "gotcha"—that her ancestor in Jamaica was a slave owner. [Read the Story]( [Opinion: Why I'm asking my high school to ban students from wearing Native American headdresses]( Editor's Note: To sign the petition started by Hannah Lee and her fellow students, click here. "I promise nobody cares at all. Let us have our fun and stay away from our school pride," was what I was told when I asked a school-pride Instagram account if they would share a petition on educating students on Cherokee culture. This is one of many interchangeable conversations that take place on the topic of honoring Native American people. My school showcases a singular problem that stems from a larger issue of negative societal views and perceptions; there are so many accounts of other political and economical impacts that take place because of the constant cultural appropriation and stereotypes that are said about this ethnic group. [Read the Story]( Find us on the World Wide Web: [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Website]( Copyright © 2020 GOOD | Upworthy, All rights reserved. 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028 You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.