News From A Colorful Perspective
The hashtag #RacistPresident trended Monday morning in the wake of President Trump tweeting that the four freshman Democratic Congresswomen of color should “go back” to where they came from. All but one were born in the U.S. Often called “the squad,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Rep. Rashida Tlaib…
And so, the fight continues and expands. On Saturday, racially-charged conversations and tensions within the House Democratic Caucus reached new heights. At the liberal Netroots Nation conference, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) said the Democratic party doesn’t need “any more black voices that don’t want to be a black voice.” Rep. Ilhan Omar…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and now her chief of staff is going after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the issue of migrant children in detention at the border. “Didn’t realize this needed to be said, but: you can be someone who does not personally harbor ill will towards a race, but…
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) gave a surprise appearance at a drag show at the McKittrick Hotel in New York City this past Friday night. Ocasio-Cortez was there for Bartschland Follies, a drag and burlesque show produced by NYC legend Susanne Bartsch that features many LGBTQ performers — including drag queens, drag…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tried to slam progressive Democrats in an interview with the New York Times over their break with moderate Democrats in not voting for a Senate measure on border funding. “All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world,” Pelosi said in the interview with Times. “But…
New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) appeared on Fox News’ “Outnumbered” with Fox News correspondent, Dagen McDowell, and other panelists to discuss AOC’s “Green New Deal” and her 2020 presidential candidate endorsement. The conversation took a catty turn when McDowell took a cheap shot at the freshman congresswoman’s beauty and…
Women of color in power still trigger stress for white men. Sorry, not sorry. Democrats questioned the secretary of treasury for three hours about when he will respond to requests for access to President Donald Trump’s tax returns. But Steve Mnuchin had a date with a foreign dignitary. In his haste…
… Says the working American Latina Congresswoman to the elitist, rich, white administration. Trump tried to belittle Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) with a “young bartender” comment, but it only resulted in a dig at working-class people. He remarked at an NRCC fundraising dinner on Tuesday: “The Green New Deal done by…
Racism is never far from political strategy and right-wing pundits’ fear tactics. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) advocates for resolutions and laws that support working-class Americans and people of color; meanwhile, members of the GOP and their supporters continue to focus on where she’s from, the way she looks, her hair, how…
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