White House Given Until Monday to Present Evidence WASHINGTON — An African-American member of the House Intelligence Committee said the White House’s failure this week to present her committee with evidence supporting President Trump’s claim former Presisent Barack Obama wiretapped him during the election confirms the prevailing view that his assertion is groundless. “I … [Read more...]
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‘La La Land’…I mean ‘Moonlight’ wins Best Picture
Climactic moment ruined by monumental blunder The Academy Awards ended on a sour note when Faye Dunaway announced that favorite La La Land had won the Oscar for Best Picture. Trouble is, she and co-presenter Warren Beatty had been handed the wrong envelope. So, while La La’s producers were taking turns delivering heartfelt acceptance speeches, they were … [Read more...]
Tom Perez wins DNC chairmanship over Keith Ellison
Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez bested Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) to become Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman Feb. 25 at the party's winter meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. Ellison came up short in the second-ballot tally with 200 votes to Perez' 235. During his acceptance speech, Perez asked to suspend the rules to appoint Ellison deputy chair. Rep. Ellison, the … [Read more...]
‘America ReFramed’ Season 5: A closer look at two of this season’s offerings
America ReFramed, a documentary series that explores America’s ever-changing socio-cultural landscape, premieres two films on the PBS World Channel this month: one looks at gentrification and the other at the life of a longtime San Francisco Bay Area community activist. A New Color — The Art of Being Edythe Boone made its national public television debut February 14. It is … [Read more...]
How to break the glass ceiling
Big Sky commissioner reveals what got her where no Black woman has gone before Andrea Williams is the first Black female commissioner of a major collegiate conference. It’s been almost a year since she was named head of the Big Sky Conference last April, and she has been on the job since July 1, 2016. The Big Sky Conference’s 12 full-time member institutions, and two … [Read more...]