The trial of Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) took 2 1/2 years just to get to court and has gotten off to a slow start. Initially, the trial was expected to take six weeks but Politico reports that last Thursday Judge William H. Walls told the attorneys he expects it to last eight weeks -- good news for Democrats.
Read MoreOn Monday, political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes sued Fox News claiming that she had been raped by the longtime anchor Charles Payne and was then retaliated against by the network after she came forward with her allegation.
Read MoreThe Root has released their list of 100 influencers who they describe as the “Black brilliance has touched and shaped all facets of American society.”
Read MoreIn honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, NBC has released their list of 20 Latino achievers who are working to move the needle in their respective fields. Among the honorees are César Francia, a former aide to Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, DC activist Carlos Mark Vera, LGBT and disability advocate Annie Segarra, Director of Legal Services for the Safe Passage Project Desireé Hernández, and others.
Read MoreIf you look up “woke” in the dictionary, you will see Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA). No, seriously. The latest edition of the Merriam-Webster dictionary definition of "woke" includes a quote from the Congresswoman as the example of how to use the word in a sentence.
Read MoreFacebook has named Monique Dorsainvil Public Policy Manager for External Affairs. Dorsainvil was most recently the Deputy Chief of Staff for the WH Office of Public Engagement where she worked under Valerie Jarrett.
Read MoreCongresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), & 39 bicameral members of Congress on Friday called on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to reverse her decision to stop cooperating with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Several weeks ago, the Department of Education sent a letter to the CFPB taking exception to the agency unilaterally expanding its oversight role to include the department’s contracted federal loan servicers.
Read MoreOn Friday, Congressman Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) wrote to Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan calling on Homan to expressly prohibit the practice of combing hotel records to identify suspects and requests information about how and why this misguided tactic was employed, including whether guests at other hotels have been similarly targeted.
Read MoreMusic mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs posted a picture on Instagram hanging out with former President Barack Obama. Were the two just hanging out? Or was it an official meeting? All Diddy gave us is a post with the picture that reads, “This week was a great week. Shout out to the king @barackobama!!! #blackexcellence.”
Read MoreAARP has hired Al Campos to lead their National Retired Teacher’s Association, AARP's Educator Community.
Read MoreAccording to reports, the White House is expected to name Johnathan Holifield as the next Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.
Read MoreApparently, after Jemele Hill’s tweet controversy, ESPN wanted to sideline the reporter for Wednesday evening’s broadcast. But her colleagues said nah. Her co-host Michael Smith refused to do the show without her, according to ThinkProgress.
Read MoreSenator Mazie Hirono (D-HI)and Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) announced that Congress will finally honor Filipino World War II veterans with its highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold Medal, at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol on October 25th.
Read MoreSome Utahns (yep, that's what they call themselves) are getting emails from a political action committee urging them to donate to help the re-election campaign of Congresswoman Mia Love (R-UT). But there’s a problem -- it's a scam.
Read MoreCongressman Dwight Evans (D-PA) and Gregory Meeks (D-NY), and Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH), co-chairs of the CBC’s Economic Development and Wealth Creation Task Force, introduced legislation on Wednesday which encourages federal agencies to use minority-owned banks and low-income credit unions as financial agents and depositories through the Treasury Department’s Minority Bank Deposit Program (MBDP).
Read MoreDems are urging Congressman Joaquín Castro (D-TX)to run for Governor of Texas. Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa told The Dallas Morning News that the Congressman, who turns 43 tomorrow, is considering it.
Read MoreBarack Obama's HUD Secretary Julián Castro has joined the University of Texas’ Lyndon Baines Johnson School as a Dean’s Distinguished Fellow and Fellow of the Dávila Chair in International Trade Policy.
Read MoreForward Promise, a national grant-making program that supports the health of boys and young men of color, announced a diverse group of national leaders in the fields of health, education, youth advocacy, technology, psychology, business, and philanthropy to join its National Advisory Committee last week.
Read MoreYesterday, the House Democratic Caucus unveiled their Jobs For America Task Forces and who would help lead each one. Each of the five task forces includes two co-chairs of color, meaning that just over half of the leadership is POC.
Read MoreOn Wednesday, Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) met with Donald Trump at the White House and attempted to school him on 400 years of white supremacy. “We discussed everything from legislative remedies for those living in poverty, to the incident in Charlottesville, to some of the other issues that are important — diversifying staff,” the Senator told USA Today. The White House described the meeting as "very productive." But then they did this: tweeted out a photo of the two together and called the Senator “Tom” Scott. #Fail.
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