• DOJ to investigate higher ed discrimination -- against whites!
• Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) leads congressional call to save DACA.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) intros sweeping marijuana legislation.
• Former Congresswoman Donna Edwards pondering what’s next.
• Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) agree on most things. So why are the Bernie supporters shading the California senator?
• Word on the street is that Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) will be named House Democratic Representative to the United Nations. Stay tuned.
• Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) gets first serious Dem challenger.
• Omarosa’s infamous dossiers have resurfaced, and HBCU leaders have accepted her meeting requests.
• Meanwhile, Congressman Dwight Evans (D-PA) fights to save the accreditation of the oldest HBCU in the U.S.
• AG Jeff Sessions calls Black law enforcement “crucial ambassadors” in the community.
• Facial recognition is being deployed to fight visa overstays.
• Accenture fills key inclusion and diversity position.
• Disabled Veterans of America makes history with first African American female commander.
• Court allows state AGs led by CA’s Xavier Becerra to defend key ACA subsidies.

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• President Deval Patrick? The Obama team says yes, please.
• DCCC head says there’s no litmus test for Democratic candidates.
• RNC’s top Black outreach official is gone.  
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) pushes to close pay gap for Black women.
• Valerie Jarrett gets Lyft-ed.
• NAACP warns POC traveling to Missouri.
• Retired executive Reggie Van Lee builds a family compound in Texas.
• Despite diversity efforts, Hollywood remains mostly white.
• Judges rules NC district lines be redrawn.
• Amazon battles descendants of slaves over historic property.
• Oakland using weed permits as reparations.
• We've got jobs!
• Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) lobbies to lift recreational pot laws.
• Congresswoman Nanette Díaz Barragán (D-CA) intros bill to waive fees on military care packages.
• CHCI to honor AT&T’s AVP of Federal Relations.
• Walmart names a Senior Manager for Global Government Affairs.
• CA gov candidate John Chiang uses defiant streak as a credential.
• Black Enterprise hits Time Inc. over Essence sale.
• Could controversial AZ sheriff end up behind bars?
• Want to tailgate with Congressional Hispanic Staff Association? RSVP below in FOMO.

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• Eric Holder raises $10 million drawing battle lines for 2018.
• The CHC introduces new legislation to protect DREAMers.
• Ann Curry is returning to TV.
• Michelle Obama joins Spotify at DC high school.
• Black Enterprise honors Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), Lonnie Bunch, John Rogers, and more.
• A new candidate declares in the race to fill the seat of CHC Chair Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-NM).
• CBC Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) calls out NFL over Colin Kaepernick.
• Motorola names a new GR Director.
• Compton’s “Gangster Mayor” found guilty on Friday.
• Reuters names new Executive Editor.
• Cuban American politicos weigh in on Venezuela.
• U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza announces the end of another Obama policy.
• Texas hosts first Latino Comic Con. Check it out in blogs!
• Michelle Obama wishes first Grandma a happy birthday!
• CBC and Progressive Caucus move to offer solutions on ACA.
• Want to tailgate with the Congressional Hispanic Staff Association? RSVP below in FOMO.

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• Barack Obama watches two goals happen -- one in soccer, the other on the Hill.
• Beloved journo Jim Vance gets a spot in NMAAHC.
• Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) makes emotional healthcare appeal amid last night’s vote-a-rama.
• CBC Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) tells Inspector General that New Orleans will not give back funds from Hurricane Katrina.
• Will Packer teams with Oprah.
• Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) intros smart wall bill despite House maneuver to roll it into defense legislation.
• Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) calls for a probe into whether Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke threatened Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK).
• 42 senators ask Trump to keep DACA.
• MLB card manufacturer gives thumbs down to disparaging mascots .
• Lawyer wants to trademark the n-word; find out why.
• Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) introduces bill to strengthen U.S.-Africa trade.
• MOCs appeal to not shutter State Dept. Office of Global Criminal Justice.
• Congressmen Gallego and Lieu up ante on Jared Kushner: they want him fired.
• Capitol police officers awarded Medal of Valor for actions in congressional baseball shooting.
• Senators Booker and Graham introduce bill to prevent president from firingRobert Mueller.
• Historically Black beach enclaves fighting to save their history and identity. Read about it in blogs. #ForTheCulture

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• Happening now: HUD Secretary Ben Carson joins the Joint Center/INSIGHT America for a bipartisan breakfast this morning.
• Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) is not down for a photo op with the president.
• Omarosa hosts a White House baby shower for a fellow reality TV personality.
• More CEOs come together in the name of increased diversity.
• NAACP and Airbnb partner to increase African American hosts.
• Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wants presidential pardons out in the open.
• Congresswomen Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)intro House DREAM Act.
• Congresswomen Lee and Luján Grisham help lead a critique of teen pregnancy prevention cuts.
• Minority members rip Trump over transgender military ban.
• First out trans member of the military speaks out.
• Bill to protect historic civil rights sites clears House.
• Ex-head of Fox News Latino sues network.
• Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) lays out DCCC strategy.
• Trump loses facts on African American unemployment.
• Rihanna meets with President Macron.
• Native American groups protest another proposed pipeline.

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• Obama Foundation names CFO.
• Michelle Obama talks about being the first Black First Lady.
• Eric Holder calls Trump’s voter commission vice chair a “fact-challenged zealot.”
• Tri-Caucus pushes DOD to diversify its ad dollars.
• HBCUs get a new invite from Omarosa.
• AG Jeff Sessions sets new funding guidelines that target sanctuary cities.
• Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) and other GOPers join the anti-border wall chorus.
• Senator Robert Menéndez (D-NJ) cites McDonnell case in bid to dismiss charges.
• Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Dems oppose Export-Import Bank nominee.
• Congresswoman Marcia Fudge (D-OH) concerned about Amazon/Whole Foods merger.
• Everytown wants your résumé -- jobs below and on our website!
• TV One’s got a new GM.
• Meet the new Executive Director of the Futuro Media Group.
• There’s another entrant in the race to succeed Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL).
• American Association for State and Local History honors NMAAHC Founding Director Lonnie Bunch.
• Pew finds anti-Muslim discrimination on the rise.
• Today, the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) will host a Twitter town hall on Trumpcare. Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) kicks it off at 10A. Other members will join throughout the day until 7P. Follow it using #CBConHealthcare.

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• CHC releases new ad blasting border wall funding.
• Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) continues push to revoke Jared Kushner’s security clearance.
• Legislators talk today on raising the federal minimum wage.
• Congressman Al Green (D-TX) introduces a bill prohibiting presidents from pardoning themselves.
• DC named one of the most segregated cities in the country.
• Native American woman announces a congressional run for Utah seat.
• NRA rolls out fake news ad about crimes against whites in South Africa.
• Obama alumnae Valerie Jarrett and Tina Tchen join forces to empower women.
• CBC calls for AG Jeff Sessions to step down.
• Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) not giving up on limiting presidential war powers.
• Millennial running for mayor of the Big Easy.
• Time, Inc. puts Essence magazine on the market.
• We raise a glass to YOU! Read to the bottom!

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• NAACP names a new interim president and CEO.
• House Republicans of color pull ahead in fundraising -- even in cases without a viable opponent.
• Somali immigrant could make history in Boston.
• Obama once verbally sparred with the new WH Comms Director.
• Hey, Michelle Obama! Hey, Beyoncé! Bye Felicia!
• Did the Senate Intel Committee Chair officially clear Susan Rice?
• Dems don't want Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC) to retire.
• Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown says she’s no felon.
• Civil rights groups train on recording police encounters.
• Jobs, jobs, jobs!
• Spelman College rolls out LGBTQ scholarships.
• BET leaves DC and lays off 55.
• Dems reintroduce bicameral legislation to include LGBTQ data in 2020 Census.
• Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) inspires a march at Comic-Con.
• Auntie Maxine 2020?
• Some Latinos unhappy with NCLR to UnidosUS name change.
• Congressman Mark Takano (D-CA) says immigrant veterans deserve a chance at citizenship.
• If you thought immigration courts were already strained, read on for more bad news.

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• The Congressional Task Force on Election Integrity is shaping up.
• Congresswoman Linda Sánchez (D-CA) tells GOP nah on border wall funding.
• Did Japan’s first lady purposefully ignore Trump? Judge for yourself.
• Trump gives the NAACP the deuces.
• FCC’s Ajit Pai stands with media.
• Dr. Ben Carson is doing some self-taught on-the-job learning. And, occasionally weighing in on the healthcare debate.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) wants to keep an eye on tech mergers.
• The Beat celebrates leaders. But we also celebrate followers! Hit us up on our social media platforms! See below.
• Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) and Judiciary Dems demand hearings on Trump obstruction.
• Voter fraud commission meets and spews alternative facts galore.
• Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) say it’s time to reform bail system.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) wants to make contacting a loved one in prison affordable.
• Meet the youngest state Rep in Michigan history.
• Latina strategist heads to Rhode Island.
• While GOP flounders on healthcare, House Dems intro bill to stabilize the marketplace.
• First Latino group pulls out of Texas over anti-immigrant law.
• Trump admin loses again in court -- this time, on sanctuary cities.
• State AGs urge Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to preserve Title IX.

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• Former President Barack Obama was on watch on Election Day.
• Inclusv finds state Dem parties could be more inclusive.
• That sound you heard coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. yesterday? That was Trump reading about his Twitter numbers compared to Obama’s.
• Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) pushes for campaign finance reform.
• Dems officially question Trump’s ability and fitness to serve. Of note: 16 of 24 cosponsors are members of color.
• Black lobbyists honor leaders of the industry.
• Republican Army vet challenges Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA).
• OUT Power 50 list highlights LGBT people of color.
• Voto Latino grows by three.
• Picture it: Congressman Emmanuel Cleaver (D-MO) with a butterfly collar and a big ole' 1970s style afro. We're throwing it back this Thursday!
• Meet the incoming President of Hispanics In Philanthropy (HIP).
• NYC announces the city’s first cultural plan, linking future funding for museums and arts groups to the diversity of their employees and board members.
• CHCI will honor author Sandra Cisneros.
• Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) plan to intro new, bipartisan DREAM Act and admin already says no.
• Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) pushes for diversity in the armed forces.
• Dallas hires its first female police chief.
• Want to meet the first white man to graduate from Howard University Law School? Join the MOWFF tomorrow for a conversation with former Senator Harris Wofford moderated by The Beat’s Tiffany D. Cross. RSVP below in FOMO.
• And for reals, hang with former Secretary of Education John King tonight. RSVP below in FOMO.

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• Dems are now targeting Ivanka Trump.
• Maya Rockeymoore weighs MD gubernatorial bid.
• DC is one of the most expensive cities in the country. We have no time for those overdraft fees. Ergo, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) to the rescue!
• Uh-oh. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) is coming for your clearance, Kushner. You’ve been warned.
• Linda Johnson Rice joins Tesla’s Board.
• Former Baltimore and Philly mayors join the same law firm.
• Meet Invariant’s new Latina Republican strategist.
• The National Association of Hispanic Journalists has named their 2017 Hall of Fame inductees. Meet them below.
• Want to hang with former Secretary of Education John King tonight? RSVP below in FOMO.
• The Kremlin targeted a Black journalist in the 80s. Whaaaat?! See his story below.
• The Joint Center’s Don Bell talks diversity on the Hill.
• And right on time, the Senate Diversity Initiative’s Resume Bank is live!
• We’ll keep an eye on today’s inaugural Voter Integrity Commission meeting, even as House Dems call for Kobach’s dismissal (more below).
• Speaking of the commission, Vanita Gupta warns about their attempts to purge voter rolls.
• Did you guys know Monday was Killer Mike Day? Well, it was. Read on.
• The Hispanic Scholarship Fund teamed with Gates and they’re about to send thousands of students of color to college.
• Native American tribes bypass Trump on Paris Climate Accord.
• Derek Fordjour is known as the JAY-Z of the art world. Read about him in today's blogs. #ForTheCulture

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• New Congressman Jimmy Gómez (D-CA) gets committee assignments.
• House committee delays Susan Rice classified hearing.
• There’s a release date for the book penned by BFFs Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)and  Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC).
• A former congressional staffer throws his hat into the ring and runs for office.
• CNN commentator Bakari Sellers named a Pritzker Fellow.
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) reportedly met with Clinton’s inner circle and donors in the Hamptons.
• DeRay Mckesson leaves Baltimore public schools post.
• Heritage Foundation fellow Michael González slams UnidosUS in WSJ op-ed.
• Homeland adds 15,000 H2-B visas.
• Jorge Ramos wants journalists to question the man.
• More statues of color are coming to the nation's capital.
• London mayor still wants Trump to stay put.
• Members want to ice ICE funding and want them out of courthouses.

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• There are two people we haven’t seen in a while, and we’re all wondering where they are: Gendry, the bastard child of Robert Baratheon. And WH Press Secretary Sean Spicer.
• Barack Obama’s Citadel on the South Side and the $1 million raised.
• The House wants answers from King’s Landing.
• The National Association of Diverse Consultants forms to help the leaders of Westeros. Hands of the King/Queen.
• Booker, Harris, and Love ease the "SHAME!" of the shackled.
• A Black Walker rises in the South.
• House Sultan knows no King but the King in the North whose name is Obama.
• In Hawaii versus Trump, a bona fide trial by combat.
• Legislating in the Wars to Come.
• Lady Tammy of House Duckworth (D-IL) is watching the watchers on the Wall.
• The HBCU Caucus cracks the Iron Bank.
• High lords meet and exclude the First Men.
• False claims to the faith militant on the Keystone Pipeline.
• The South remembers -- CBC hosts voter protection.
• House Aguilar champions DREAMers.
• Ed Sheeran met Arya Stark, and we love it.
• The March on Washington Film Festival continues. RSVP below in FOMO.

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• Judge rules grandma can’t be banned and expands the definition of “bona fide” in Trump travel ban case.
• Don King says critics treat Trump like “a Black man.” Oookay.
• The number of Muslim refugees coming to the U.S. -- ban or no ban -- is down.
• Dow Jones CEO champions diversity -- for women.
• Corrine Brown hosts two fundraisers before sentencing.
• NABJ has a new ED.
• Chaka Fattah, both Junior and Senior, in more hot water.
• Meet Mónica García, the Latino Victory Project’s newest staffer.
• Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Rubén Gallego want the FEC to investigate Trump Jr, Kushner, and Manafort.
• Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) started a new caucus for members who don’t take PAC money.
• Hate robocalls as much as we do? FCC’s Ajit Pai fights “spoofing.”
• Justice is one step closer for Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and her husband.
• And we’re back to solar panels on the border wall. But Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), an electrical engineer, puts the kibosh on that idea.
• Lawsuit claims Customs and Border Protection are illegally turning asylum seekers away.
• NABJ gives Ebony and Fox News a thumbs down.
• #NRAtoDOJ takes place today and tomorrow. Learn more.

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• CHCI to honor Lin-Manuel Miranda and Cástulo de la Rocha in September.
• Michelle Obama will headline the Pennsylvania Conference for Women in October.
• Congressman Cedric Richmond's (D-LA) comms director leaves post.
• First woman and person of color named administrator of Pulitzer Prizes.
• Two Rocks weigh political runs.
• HuffPost's Lydia Polgreen hits the road.
• We’ve got more jobs!
• Spelman College student writes -- and reads -- Omarosa.
• Obamas commit to supporting young leaders and honor Malala.
• Both Angela Rye and Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) are “on one.”
• Admin tells the CHC that DACA is at risk.
• See who we throw it back to today in pics!
• CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) attacks billion dollar border wall funding.
• Congressmen say nyet to cybering with Russia.
• Check out The Beat's Jamal Simmons and Tiffany D. Cross talking art, culture, and the resistance with March on Washington Film Festival Executive ProducerIsisara Bey and Kenedy Center Director and Curator Simone Eccleston.
• Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) is heading to the American Federation of Teachers today. Find out why below in FOMO.
• Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) met with Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) to discuss war authorization.
• Tamron Hall returning to daytime television.
• The National Writers Union gets ready to say ‘see you in court’ to Ebony.
• Insurers condemn Senator Ted Cruz’s (R-TX) plan to loosen insurance rules.
• Guess what’s kicking off tonight? The March on Washington Film Festival! See details below in FOMO.

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• Congressional Hispanic Caucus meets with DHS Secretary John Kelly today.
• Ben Jealous will get a boost in his campaign for MD governor as Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Our Revolution plan endorsements.
• BOLD PAC gets bolder.
• Michelle Obama revealed ... in a new photo book by her WH photog.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) has questions for Don Jr., Jared Kushner, and Paul Manafort.
• Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) wants the FEC to look into the Trump campaign.
• We've got JOBS!
• Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) join the CBC and CHC today for a presser on voter suppression.
• Congressional Gold Medal for Filipino WW2 vets planned for October.
• DeRay Mckesson, Diane Guerrero, Brittany Packnett, and Jidenna share what education the public school system meant to them.
• New books announced by Valerie Jarrett and Donna Brazile.
• Paul Butler releases Chokehold: Policing Black Men.
• CHC BOLD PAC raises some serious cash.
• More green for minority-owned pot dispensaries in DC.

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• NCLR will become UnidosUS.
• Michelle Obama heads to the ESPYs.
• Chicago's Southside makes demands of the Barack Obama Presidential Center.
• DNC investing serious dough in grassroots and down ballot races.
• Quad Caucus wants answers from ICE.
• CODEL takes members Ami Bera (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), and Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) to Jordan.
• Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) champions diversity with Defense approps amendments.
• Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) target Trump'sbidness interests.
• Run The Rock 2020 movement lives on.
• Calif. legislature wants lobbyists to show their diversity receipts.
• Latino Victory Project upset at Dems who supported “Kate’s Law.”
• Bill to grant green cards to undocumented 9/11 volunteers introduced.
• 15 states and DC join Hawaii’s challenge to Trump’s travel ban.
• See below! We've got jobs jobs jobs ... and don’t forget to look on our website.
• The March on Washington Film Festival kicks off this week. See FOMO below for tickets.

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• Don’t call it a comeback. He’s been here for years. Barack Obama joins Eric Holder for a fundraiser.
• Trump appointee leaves State Department and heads to the Peace Corps.
• The story of the Fox and the Hound just got racy.
• Univisión picks up Very Smart Brothas.
• Linda Sarsour addresses Jihad comments.
• Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Elijah Cummings (D-MD) sound the alarm on a huge conflict of interest.
• Trump voter commission member Ken Blackwell made a big uh-oh back in the day.
• Meet the New Chief at the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
• Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) defends Hawaii 5-0 actors.
• About that wall ... you know who still thinks Mexico is going to pay. How Sway??
• The WSJ’s in-depth look at the Indian Health Service (IHS) and its failure to serve the Native American population.
• The plight of Black Cubans and how American policy impacts the community.
• Benedict College names a new president. And she's a history maker!
• The March on Washington Film Festival kicks off in DC this week. Want to attend? See FOMO for ticket info.

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• NCLR kicks off their annual conference this weekend in Phoenix.
• Loretta Lynch speaks out.
• Guess which is the most diverse Senate Committee?
• Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX) intros legislation to combat Trump’s voter commission. And he’s got some good company in Georgia.
• MSNBC nabs Maya Harris.
• Meet Apple’s New VP of Inclusion and Diversity.
• Over the next 20 years, Latinos will comprise half of all new homebuyers.
• Judge in Hawaii leaves travel ban in place.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) changes fundraising tactics.
• The NRA targets Women’s March organizer Tamika Mallory.
• CBC staffer heads back to North Carolina.
• DOJ says Texas Voter ID law absolves the state from discrimination. Riiiiiiight.
• People of color in local newsrooms increase. But there’s still work to be done.
• Layoffs hit Latina Media Ventures.
• Puerto Rico creates first govt advisory board on LGBTQ issues.
• Atlanta rapper Young Thug donates concert proceeds to Planned Parenthood.

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• Congressman-elect Jimmy Gómez (D-CA) names a Chief of Staff.
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) fights airline discrimination.
• Take the Barack Obama Expressway to the South Side.
• The National Organization for Women has elected new leadership, and a tribal citizen is one of them.
• Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) offers admin advice on North Korea.
• CHC Chair Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) speaks out against ICE targeting children and their families.
• The CBC probes Ed Sec Betsy DeVos on HBCUs.
• Speaking of HBCUs, there's an internship program on the Hill designed just for them.
• Henry Louis Gates and 9th Wonder are coming to town. Want to chat with them? Join us at the March on Washington Film Festival. See below and in FOMO.
• Black Enterprise names Cornell Belcher their 'Modern Man.'
• NAACP breaks down the GOP healthcare legislation. 
• Readers had questions for the NYT. Dean Baquet has answers. Well ... some.
• We have a pic of Little Marco. #NoShade. Scroll to our throwback at the bottom.

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