• Barack Obama heads to Canada.
• All former living presidents unveil new effort on Hurricane Harvey relief.
• Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) insulted by a colleague on the House floor.
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) may want 45 to testify in the Russia investigation. How do you say “I do not recall” in Russian?
• Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) intro bill to remove Confederate statues from Statuary Hall.
• House Dems demand hearings on DACA.
• Google unveils new exhibit honoring Hispanic Heritage Month.
• Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) introduces a bill to protect child models and actors.
• Senator Robert Menéndez’s (D-NJ) lawyer says trial is an attack on Hispanics.
• UN Ambassador Nikki Haley told Trump no on State helm.
• Dennis Rodman is back ...
• Hurricane Irma recovery in Puerto Rico could take months.
• National Action Network plans to protest against Kid Rock: find out why.
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation to honor “DREAMers.”
• Civil rights groups meet with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to discuss Charlottesville and other issues.
• Remember ex Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney? Check out what she’s up to now.
• Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) will participate in a 12:30P conference call about a lawsuit to challenge the end of DACA. For dial-in info: press@americasvoice.org.
• Ta-Nehisi Coates serves up some intellectual prose on the “first white president.”
• Ready for a serious case of FOMO? The Beat DC is hosting a super swanky VIP pre-celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Hispanic Heritage Awards next Thursday. It’s invite-only but two lucky Beat readers will get an invite. Details to come.
• Check out Harlem’s Fashion Row in Blogs.

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• First 2020 attack ad targets Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ).
• 15 state and DC AGs file DACA lawsuit against the administration.
• Former AG Eric Holder says AG Sessions deeply misunderstands DACA.
• Trial for Senator Robert Menéndez (D-NJ) gets off to a fiery start.
• GOP supports effort to name San Jose street after Barack Obama.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) back on the Hill after a medicalprocedure.
• Meet Starbucks’ first African American female COO.
• House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi loses her Chief of Staff.
• Senator John McCain (R-AZ) also bids adieu to his Chief of Staff.
• Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) calm as Hurricane Irma hits U.S. Virgin Islands.
• Former hip hop artist outpaces opponent in funding for congressional race.
• CBC opposes DOJ Civil Rights Division nominee.
• Tribal Unity Impact days kick off next week.
• Spelman College to begin accepting transgender students.
• Harvard Law unveils a memorial honoring slaves owned by one of the school’s founders.
• Texas voter ID law moving forward -- for now.
• It’s Thursday! See who we’re throwing it back to today in pics.
• Former First Lady Michelle Obama is speaking on Sunday. See where below in FOMO.

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• Barack Obama speaks out on DACA.
• Michelle Obama heading to Salt Lake City.
• Queens Bey and Oprah join Harvey relief concert.
• Congressional Black Caucus meets tomorrow to talk budget.
• DREAMer sues the admin.
• Mexican government ready to help DREAMers, if needed.
• Bold PAC fundraises on “Medicare for All” though not all PAC members onboard.
• David Clarke finds his DC gig.
• Omarosa laughs off rumors that WH CoS John Kelly wants her out.
• HuffPost has a new DC bureau chief.
• NYT adds to the congressional reporting roster.
• Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) says GOP "fringe" group uses immigrants as scapegoats.
• USHCC CEO Javier Palomárez resigns from Trump’s diversity council -- finally.
• Trial for Senator Robert Menéndez (D-NJ) begins today.
• Former Congresswoman Corrine Brown hosts a praise with purpose.
• It's raining purple in Minneapolis as thousands want to topple Columbus and erect Prince. 
• Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi are holding a 10A joint presser on DACA and Dreamers.
• Latino journos needed for NAHJ survey. Get more info below!
• Steve Harvey now regrets his infamous meeting with Trump. Get the story below in Blogs.
• If you're in DC, join The Beat DC team tonight at 5P Dirty Habit for a Hurricane Harvey relief happy hour. First 10 people to arrive will get a cocktail on us!

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• AG Jeff Sessions this morning announces the fate of DACA.
• In a parting letter, Obama urged Trump to guard ‘democratic institutions and traditions.’
• Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) to co-sponsor Senator Bernie Sanders’ (I-VT) single-payer healthcare bill.
• Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) says tech and Dems must get with the program.
• Milwaukee Sheriff David Clarke resigns amid rumors he’s heading to DC.
• Omarosa’s WH influence in jeopardy.
• Be sure to tune in to The Beat DC’s Tiffany D. Cross today at 1:30P as she co-hosts Keepin’ It Real with Rev. Al Sharpton.
• WH HBCU conference is delayed.
• Obama alumna named the new YWCA CEO.
• Meet the DNC’s new Associate Director of Community Engagement.
• USHCC President Javier Palomarez said this morning on CNN that he would quit Trump’s diversity council if the president ends DACA. 
• Mexico sending relief crews and supplies to help with hurricane recovery efforts.
• Harriet Tubman’s place on $20 bill in jeopardy as Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin non-committal on plans.
• Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa (D-HI) announces plans to challenge incumbent Democratic Governor David Ige in the primary.
• Could an El Paso judge become the first Latina member of the Texas congressional delegation?
• Florida Latino nominated to UN post.  
• Join us for a Hurricane Harvey relief fundraiser tomorrow. RSVP below in FOMO!

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• Will Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) run on a joint Independent ticket in 2020? The rumor mill is churning.
• The Obamas deliver a beet down.
• Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) implores colleagues to stop any transgender military ban from moving forward.
• Obama’s ED of WH Initiative on HBCUs plans to attend this year’s conference. He explains why below.
• Judiciary Committee Dems push for hearings on Charlottesville.
• Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) wants to protect the FBI director.
• Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) calls out CA pension system for payments to Trump Organization.
• Could we have the nation’s first Muslim governor? Michigan could make it happen.
• Dems question DOJ’s authority to withhold ‘sanctuary city’ funds.
• Border patrol won’t shut down Texas checkpoints as thousands flee Hurricane Harvey.
• Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) gets the lowdown from constituents on his DC to DQ tour.
• Goldman Sachs partners with HBCU.
• Hay más gente que habla español en los EEUU que en España.
• HUD Secretary Carson speaks at Native American housing summit.
• NAACP kicks off national listening tour; first stop: Detroit.
• FL State Senate President pledges to look at a law affecting injured undocumented workers.
• Some diplomats in Cuba diagnosed with serious ailments.
• Study shows Obamacare care beneficial to Blacks and Latinos.
• A pardon for Sheriff Joe? Not so fast, say two separate senior Obama-era DOJ officials. Check out their thoughts in blogs.
• The 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is on August 29th. 

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• Danny Glover joins Airbnb.
• Not wanting to eclipse Harvard move-in day, Obamas move Malia in under the moon.
• Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) will host her own HBCU event to counter the WH.
• WH reportedly looking at DREAMers as a bargaining chip.
• It took Charlottesville for Black Trump loyalists (pardon the oxymoron) to be conflicted? 
• Los Angeles sues DOJ over sanctuary city policy.
• Randall Woodfin advances to Birmingham mayoral runoff.
• Robin Roberts brings in the green.
• In other green news, MD weed industry still totally white.
• Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) stumps for Trump’s tax reform.
• AZ ban on Mexican American studies program struck down.
• WTH is going on at HUD?!
• Robert Lee gets booted from UVA home opener. Robert Lee the football commentator.
• Kickstarter has a new Director of Engineering.
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation will honor The Latin Recording Academy.
• Rev. Jesse Jackson tells Katrina Pierson to check his good history.
• Pokanoket Nation encamps on an Ivy League school, claiming land was stolen.
• Hispanic Heritage Month events are starting to roll in! Check them out in FOMO.

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• CBC Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) talks Omarosa, ALC, and kicks off #RootingOutRacism
• Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) wants probe of Bureau of Prisons abuse allegations.
• Congressman Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) talks Trump’s trip to AZ today and what he thinks is the real motivation behind potential Sheriff Arpaio pardon.
• Omarosa says HBCU conference still happening.
• Native American candidate looks to flip TX congressional district.
• Latino Dem joins race to unseat Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX).
• Former NAACP president gets new university gig.
• APALA makes history in naming new president.
• Top editor at LA Times ousted.
• NMAAHC adds Colin Kaepernick material to museum’s Black Lives Matter collection.
• Ex Trump campaign spokeswoman Katrina Pierson calls slavery "good history." 
• Minneapolis names first Black police chief.
• DOJ aims to make Native American communities safer.
• Wanna know what happened when two white girls wore #MAGA hats on Howard U's campus? Check out the blogs section.
• The wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, Louise Linton, posted an incredibly tone deaf Instagram post hashtagging her $10K+ fashion choices. Here’s a hashtag she’d like to forget: #LintonLies. She is the same B-list actress who was criticized for drafting a work of fiction that she tried to pass as an autobiographical account of her time in Africa which perpetuated the White savior narrative. Check out the Instagram story below in blogs.

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• CBC Chair Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) says Black America has lost a lot under Trump.
• Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) wants WH to postpone HBCU conference. Leaders pen letter to Omarosa asking the same.
• Is Paris Dennard heading to the Trump administration?
• Barack Obama’s campaign organizing team announces new partners.
• Malia Obama’s gap year is coming to an end as she preps for Harvard next week.
• Asian American consortium criticizes Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao for standing by Trump.
• Secretary Rex Tillerson pledges more diversity at the State Dept.
• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) wants civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) to speak with Trump.
• Univisión CEO calls on other CEOs to speak out.
• Grantmakers in the Arts names a new president and CEO.
• Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) wants Trump out.
• AFSCME’s Lee Saunders kicks off “I am 2018.”
• Members of the digital economy advisory board quit.
• African American mayors launch five-point plan.
• Iconic comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies.
• NYPD and councilman hold a rally supporting Colin Kaepernick.
• Will Missy Elliott statue replace Confederate in VA? 
• Yes California says no to USA.
• Megachurch pastor resigns from WH Evangelical Advisory Board.

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• Michelle Obama on Will & Grace?
• Lin-Manuel Miranda joins Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) in LA.
• Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) targets Confederate statues on military bases.
• Illinois congressmen question Trump admin decision to stop funding for orgs combatting white supremacists groups.
• Congressman Lacy Clay (D-MO) calls on MO state Rep to resign after she hopes for 45's assassination. 
• Tech companies respond to white supremacists.
• Charlottesville's Vice Mayor is a millennial at the center of toppling Confederacy statues in VA.
• Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-NY) scores a W for female inmates.
• Alabama AG sues the city of Birmingham.
• CHC demands to talk with HHS about its failure to reach out to Latinos ahead of ACA open enrollment.
• Native American Journalists Association announces its Free Press awardee.
• Fox News’ Eboni K. Williams receives death threats after criticizing Trump.
• Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) talks Trump.
• AZ congressmen ask Trump not to pardon Joe Arpaio.
• Kennedy Center honoree says no thanks to WH reception.
• NBA star Kevin Durant won’t go to the WH either.
• Dolores Huerta influenced Obama's 'Yes We Can.' Oh!!! And get this! Trump had a Black girlfriend. Right?! That's what we said. NYT's Yamiche Alcindor talks with her and explores Trump's race relations. Get all this in today's Blah Blah Blogs.  

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• Ben Carson’s Virginia home vandalized.
• Barack Obama is the reigning Twitter champ.
• Members intro resolution to censure Trump over Charlottesville remarks.
• Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) says Wells Fargo board change not enough.
• Discovery Communications hires Obama alumna.
• Bustle has a new Contributing Editor.
• Congressman James Clyburn (D-SC) staffer heads to CVS. 
• USHCC CEO standing by his man in the White House -- for now.
• DCCC raises a record amount of campaign funds, while a shake up leaves the DNC short.
• Trump's personal lawyer forwards email calling Black Lives Matter terrorists.
• Trump admin ends the program that helps Central American migrants.
• After pressure from Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), House to hold hearing on domestic terrorism.
• U.S. Capitol building has more statues of Confederates than it does of Black people.
• CBC Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA) heads to the Vineyard tomorrow. See why in FOMO.
• Malala Yousafzai, the 20-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner, has gained a place at a very prestigious university. Where? Check it out in blogs!

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• Mourners will gather in Charlottesville, VA today to honor 32-year-old Heather Heyer who was killed when a car rammed into a crowd of people protesting a white nationalist rally that descended into violence last weekend. Attendees were asked to wear purple, Heyer's favorite color, in her memory. As of this morning, the president has yet to call her family.
• Trump can be beaten. Earlier this week, he lost a six-year legal battle to trumpet player Tom Scharfeld. While seemingly small in the face of everything going on around us, it shows that the perseverance of the little guy, fighting for what’s right, pays off in the end.
• Luther Stranger comes in second in Alabama’s Senate primary even after Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) both campaigned for him.
• Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) leads Dem resolution for Trump to fireBannon, Gorka, and Miller.
• Quad-Caucus also demands the immediate removal of Bannon, Gorka, andMiller.
• April Ryan on the Trump attack ad.
• Obama is the most liked!
• Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) leads Foreign Affairs Committee letter questioning Trump on Diplomatic Security nominee.
• Congressman Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) says admin lacks coherent North Korea strategy.
• Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) and Ben Jealous arrested during DACA rally.
• 125+ mayors and county officials call on Trump to protect DACA.
• NAHJ to honor Jim Acosta.
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation to honor Gael García Bernal.
• Will Lionel Richie boycott Kennedy Center Honors because of 45?
• Intel’s diversity report is out.
• Rev. Al Sharpton says bias, hate, and racism are now mainstream in America.
• Civil rights violation lawsuit filed against Sheriff David Clarke.
• Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) calls for the removal of all Confederate monuments in the U.S. Capitol and Mississippi.
• Puerto Rico continues statehood push by swearing in a delegation to Congress.
• Texas redistricting map found to discriminate against Latinos.
• Are you following @YesYoureRacist on Twitter? They’re asking for help identifying “Nazis marching in Charlottesville.” Read the story in blogs.

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• CA to sue Trump admin over sanctuary city policy.
• Venezuela condemns Trump remarks on possible military intervention.
• Obama sets Twitter record with a tweet on Charlottesville.
• FLOTUS44 spotted soul cycling on the Vineyard.
• Hidden Figures prompts State Department program.
• Dems want answers from FCC chair about ties to the Sinclair Broadcast Group.
• Bruno Mars digs into his wallet to help victims of the Flint water crisis.
• Charlottesville panel discussion on CNN gets ugly.
• Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) pushes to rename streets at USAG Ft. Hamilton.
• Symone Sanders told to shut up live on TV.
• Trump supporters Diamond and Silk accuse YouTube of censorship.
• St. Louis businesses and hotels hit hard by NAACP travel advisory.
• BET founders' daughter suspended from equestrian competition for a year. We’ve got the story below in Blogs. 
• The CBC gathers on the Vineyard this Friday. RSVP below in FOMO.

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• Authorities investigate a death threat against Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL).
• Obama Presidential Center will meet with its neighbors.
• 44 pops up at the Chance the Rapper concert.
• A new cartoon based on the Barack Obama and Joe Biden bromance?
• Omarosa confronts Symone Sanders at NABJ
• Obama alumna named Chief of Staff at the California SEIU.
• Group of Dems forms new effort to reach centrist voters.
• Kal Penn reports Trump to Twitter.
• GA gubernatorial candidate shouted off stage at Netroots Nation conference.
• Former NFL player considers a congressional run.
• Latina law enforcement officer makes history in Salt Lake County, Utah.
• Arizona keeping in-state tuition for DACA students.
• NAACP appealing decision letting white school secede from Black district.
• Shonda Rhimes jumps to Disney. Check it out in blogs below.
• From Martha’s Vineyard fundraisers to border conferences, we’ve got you covered in FOMO.

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• Guess who’s back? Back again? Not talking Eminem. Barack Obama!
• Former HUD Sec Julián Castro launches new PAC amid rumors of a 2020 run.
• Speaking of 2020, Shaq plans to attack.
• A Morehouse Man named president of Virginia Union University. 
• Congressman John Conyers Jr. (D-MI) leads congressional letter condemning Trump’s statements on North Korea.
• Nina Turner is making no secret of her beef with the DNC.
• Susan Rice weighs in on North Korea situation.
• UN Ambassador Nikki Haley loses top two staffers.
• There’s a new Surgeon General in town.
• HNBA pulls conference out of Texas.
• Latino Victory Fund names a new board of directors.
• The NYT has a new International News Editor.
• CA Dems locked in a battle over state chair.
• Latino groups in the dark over ACA outreach.
• H2-B policy challenges hit Martha’s Vineyard.
• It goes down in the DM: BuzzFeed is launching a morning news show.
• Need to google something today? Checkout the doodle. It celebrates the 44th anniversary of the birth of Hip Hop.
• Netroots, NABJ, and more -- oh my! Get more deets on what’s going down this weekend in FOMO.
• What are y'all up to in August? Keep those tips and pics coming! Hit us at info@TheBeatDC.com. 

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• Meet the Black general on the front lines of North Korea.
• Obama and Clinton alumni head to the Harvard Kennedy School.
• Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) is the @nti-Trump on Twitter.
• Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) calls out Trump on deafening silence over mosque bombing.
• It's Thursday! See who we're throwing it back to in #TBT below. 
• HUD Sec Dr. Ben Carson pledges to help displaced residents in Illinois town.
• Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) has a plan to expand the social safety net.
• A look at CA Congressman Jimmy Gómez’s first month in Congress.
• FLOTUS44 alumna running for MD governor.
• UFCW names Legislative Director.
• Bipartisan HBCU Caucus wants to work with CEO Action.
• Texas lawsuit over Austin “sanctuary city” thrown out -- for now.
• Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) fraud and bribery trial set to begin September 6th.
• Office of Congressional Ethics releases reports in Conyers and Lewis probes.
• Trump supporters Diamond and Silk paid to go to the sunken place.
• JPMorgan Chase CEO says they’ve done well on Black diversity. The receipts say nope.
• Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a new president -- will diversity remain a priority?
• Seriously -- can the Obama daughters live? Check out the article below in blogs.
• Netroots Nation and NABJ kick off today. There’s also rooftop pool party tonight in the nation’s capital. But you’ve got to be on the list to attend. See all of this below in FOMO.

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• Donna Brazile and Wael Ghonim head to Harvard.
• CBC joins MS lawmakers in push for SCOTUS to hear Confederate flag case.
• Former Congressman Chaka Fattah wants conviction overturned. 
• The number of wealthy Latinos is growing, and they’re giving back.
• Ex DHS chief Jeh Johnson defends DACA.
• Labor Secretary Acosta bucks boss on immigration.
• Young Turks bring in the cash.
• Senate Banking Committee gets new staffer.
• DOJ shifts its position on Ohio voter purge case.
• Dems press Ed Secretary Betsy DeVos on head of civil rights office.  
• Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) has something to say about Blacks and the Democratic Party.
• Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) is following the taxpayer money on Trump properties.
• NAHJ and NABJ join forces in 2020.
• Former NYT editor heads to the Knight Foundation.
• Civil rights group launches hip hop record label.
• Spike Lee stands with Colin Kaepernick.
• GoFundMe page set up for Capitol Police Officer David Bailey.
• An Outlaw will lead the Portland Police Department.
• The Detroit mayoral race is heating up. And what’s the fascination with “immigration porn”? Read on in Blah Blah Blogs below.
• If you're on the Vineyard, Eriq La Salle is screening a film today at 3P. RSVP below in FOMO.

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• Former President Barack Obama weighs in on today’s vote in Kenya.
• Google CEO speaks out as the author of the anti-diversity manifesto is fired.
• Tim Scott for President?
• A member of the Obama family has joined the Knicks front office.
• Ex Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s fate hinges on a judge and “the Holy Spirit.”
• Phil Donahue reportedly wants to mentor TV veteran Tamron Hall.
• WSJ reports an alarming drop in Black-owned banks.
• FCC chairman Ajit Pai pushes to close rural digital divide.
• National Geographic Magazine names new Executive Editor: an African American woman.
• Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) blasts RAISE Act as bad news for the country. 
• A September showdown expected for DACA.
• DNC chair Tom Pérez stands with Native American community.
• New Spanish-language streaming service is unveiled.

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• BET honored Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Saturday.
• Barack Obama Day becomes law in IL.
• People of color in TX are the rising majority -- can they turn the state purple? Sure. If they show up at the polls.
• Asylum seekers are leaving U.S. for Canada.
• Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) helps lead push to tell DoD to ignore Trump’s transgender ban.
• Chicago suing Trump over threats to withhold federal funds over sanctuary status.
• Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA) co-leads election delegation to Kenya.
• Roland Martin launches new show.
• Dozens of cases in Baltimore dismissed after controversial video surfaces.
• Nissan workers in Mississippi reject UAW.
• JAY-Z’s Moonlight is thoughtful dopeness. The Root breaks down the symbolism below in blogs. Check it out.
• Oh, and Idris Elba took the box office this weekend! Strictly for research purposes, some of The Beat DC team has been carefully studying pictures of him on the internet. It's hard work, people.

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• Barack Obama is coming to the big screen.
• The DNC’s Raffi Krikorian is part of an Obama alumni group funding tech tools for Dem candidates.
• Senators Booker (D-NJ) and Graham (R-SC) officially intro legislation to protect special counsel.
• April Ryan says she made "mincemeat" of Omarosa. 
• FL Dems fundraising for a Republican congressman? Yup. Read on.
• Black cadet makes history at West Point.
• María Elena Salinas leaving Univisión.
• BET exec heads to Disney.
• Senators Duckworth (D-IL) and Cortez Masto (D-NV) join forces to protect vets.
• Latino employment in the federal government stalls.
• Susan Rice cleared?
• Fox News Channel heads to New Orleans to court Black journos.
• Senators and staff were cleared to testify at bribery trial of Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ).
• Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) gets first major Democratic challenger -- a Latina.
• Rapper LL Cool J makes Kennedy Center history.
• Lumbee Tribe chairman secures White House meeting.
• DOJ threatens to withhold funding from four sanctuary cities.
• Leaked Trump transcripts show that Mexican President Enrique Peña Nietobends the knee -- y los mexicanos no están contentos. So much so that former Mexican Prez Vicente Fox just dropped an f-bomb live on CNN saying, “we're not going to pay for that f*ing wall.” ¡De veras!  
• The Baltimore Ravens asked for prayer over Colin Kaepernick. Seriously?? Fans who cheer for the franchise might want to consider taking a knee. The legend of Crazy Horse lives on. And Suge Knight is charged with threatening the director ofStraight Outta Compton. All of this is below in blogs.

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• The Obamas plan to chill in Chilmark.
• About that litmus test -- DCCC’s Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) touts street cred on choice.
• CNN commentator Van Jones kicks off the “We Rise” tour.
• There are 1.3 million people of color with a net worth north of $1 million. Want to know how to tap into these valuable donors of color? Read on.
• New policy aims for huddled masses to speak English before coming to America.
• Advertising giant Grey Group names new African American CEO.
• Asian American journalists gets “Under Our Skin.”
• Nissan employees in Mississippi vote today on whether to unionize and race is a central issue.
• Facebook releases diversity numbers -- see how many faces in their book look like yours.
• Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) asks WH what’s up with that HBCU initiative?
• Latina Magazine falls deeper in the red.
• Teach Plus names Latino President & CEO
• The Harvard Business Review looks at diversity training.
• A Tennessee Titan shows the Obamas some love.
• Trevor Noah says Donald Trump is everything America thought the first Black president would be. Check it out below in blogs.

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