About last night… Clearly, having Issa Rae rooting for you makes an impact. Lena Waithe became the first Black woman ever to win the Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series for co-writing Master of None's "Thanksgiving" episode with Aziz Ansari, who won in this category last year with Alan Yang. Donald Glover made history as the first Black person to win an Emmy for directing for a comedy, and he also won for lead actor in a comedy series, Atlanta. And winning the Emmy for pettiest POTUS of all time is Donald Trump who retweeted a GIF Sunday morning that showed him swinging a golf club and appearing to hit Hillary Clinton with a golf ball. That’s right. It’s back to the realities of the Beltway. The golf ball tweet happened just days before Trump makes his debut at the UN General Assembly tomorrow morning. As a candidate, Trump labeled the UN as weak and incompetent. But he has since softened his tone. But not on Twitter. “I spoke with President Moon of South Korea last night. Asked him how Rocket Man is doing. Long gas lines forming in North Korea. Too bad!”he tweeted on Sunday. Let’s see if he sticks to the prompter tomorrow. Now to the Hill. A small group of Republicans led by Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) are convinced they can secure a 50th vote for their latest measure to repeal the ACA. Their current situation? It ain’t looking good. Meanwhile, there’sbipartisan outrage towards Facebook in the Russian fake news scandal. And this will likely have serious implications in the 2018 midterms. To the states… Last week, the California State Assembly passed a bill that would require all presidential candidates to release their tax returns prior to being placed on the state’s ballot. And in St. Louis, about 1,000 protesters surrounded the home of Mayor Lyda Krewson, breaking at least two windows and throwing red paint at the brick house before some 200 police in riot gear moved in to break it up. The mostly peaceful protests were following the not guilty verdict in the murder trial of former police Officer Jason Stockley, a white cop acquitted of murder in the shooting death of 24-year-old Anthony Lamar Smith, a Black man. It’s Monday y’all. And just when you thought you could chill after CHCI, CBCF-ALC kicks off for the first time since Barack Obama left the WH. Take it easy today. It’s gonna be a long week. We’re starting it off with this:
- Former President Obama talks to Chicago’s Southside about the Obama Presidential Center.
- Congressman Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) want answers from ICE on Motel 6.
- Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) spearhead letter defending the CFPB.
- Former Editor-In-Chief of The Source magazine teams with Game of Thrones Creator for New HBO series.
- Steve Bannon to speak at Black entrepreneur summit this month.
- Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) helps restore more than $1 million to Labor Dept’s Women’s Bureau.
- Obama meets with Diddy and joins Thunderbird in California.
- CBC slams DOJ’s changes to the COPS initiative.
- NEA’s Al Campos heads to AARP.
- Facebook brings on Obama alumna to manage Public Policy.
- Are Omarosa’s days at the WH numbered? Read on.
- WH names a former NFL player as Executive Director for its HBCU initiative.
- Federal judge issued a nationwide injunction against the Trump administration's effort to crack down on ‘sanctuary cities.’
- School tells ex Sheriff David Clarke to fix thesis or risk losing degree.
- Army cancels contracts for immigrants and some now face deportation.
- Will the U.S. close its Havana embassy over ‘health incidents’?
- Want to hang with Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) tonight? RSVP below in FOMO.