News From A Colorful Perspective
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…
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alleged that migrant detainees were told to drink water from the toilet by border patrol agents in response to their requests for water. Ocasio-Cortez made a claim via Twitter on July 1. Just left the 1st CBP facility. I see why CBP officers were…
The first debate for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates was eventful, to put it mildly. Topics ranged from immigration to climate change during the two-hour Democratic debate. There were 10 candidates in total: New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio, former Maryland Congressman John Delaney, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, former Texas…
The final version of the Democratic Party platform released Friday includes a strong embrace of minority rights, with sections focusing on ending systemic racism, reforming the criminal justice system and supporting historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions. The platform, which delegates will vote on at the Democratic…
Live chatting has been disabled on the Republican National Convention (RNC) live-stream after a slew of anti-Semitic slurs was posted — while Jewish former Governor Linda Lingle praised the Republican Party’s treatment of Israel and Jews. On Monday, the first night of the RNC, Lingle slammed the Democratic Party for…
Donald Trump attacked Hillary Clinton on what could be the most personal level yet, calling her an “enabler” of Bill Clinton’s infidelity last week and doubling down on these remarks Monday. “But nobody in this country, and maybe in the history of the country politically, was worse than Bill Clinton…
Fifty years following passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was designed to prohibit states from using tactics that made voting more restrictive for Blacks, several states currently have laws in place that serve to do just that, and a majority of state legislatures are considering similar restrictive…
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