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*The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) — founded by Alvin Ailey in 1958 to carry out his vision of a company dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African American cultural experience — hosted its 2013 spring gala featuring dancers from the entire company dancing in tandem [...]
*Hmm, so what’s up with President Obama? All of a sudden, his administration is looking a LOT less diverse. No, Mr. President, it’s NOT a good look. And folks are noticing. Even Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel (Harlem, New York) is speaking out about the presidents new all white guy Cabinet choices. “It’s as embarrassing as [...]
*Just like the headline says, this page/board is where you can discuss the stuff that we didn’t cover in today’s issue. (It’s sort of like feedback with a twist) Remember, NO name calling, racial taunting, graphic sex talk and vulgarity in general, PLEASE. ——– EUR MOTIVATIONAL NOTE If you have only one smile in you, [...]
*Lawmakers are making another attempt to get a posthumous presidential pardon for the world’s first black heavyweight champion, who was imprisoned nearly a century ago because of his romantic ties with a white woman. New York Rep. Peter King and Arizona Sen. John McCain, both Republicans, plan to reintroduce a congressional resolution urging a pardon [...]
*National Action Network (NAN) is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the nation, with numerous local chapters around the country. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for social justice and one [...]
*Politics does, indeed, make strange bedfellows. How else to characterize one of Congress’s loudest, most outspoken ultraconservatives, Rep. Peter King of New York, protesting the House vote to censure Harlem congressman Charles Rangel, an African-American, a Democrat, and a longtime paragon of liberalism? Of course, King’s defense of Rangel had nothing to do with political [...]
*New York Rep. Charles Rangel asked for “a drop of fairness and mercy” before the House ethics committee on Thursday as it considered censuring him-the toughest possible punishment short of expelling him from Congress. Speaking before the committee, Rangel admitted mistakes, but still clashed with Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), who attacked him for failing to [...]
*Most watchers on Capitol Hill don’t expect the ethics trials of Reps. Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters’ to begin until after midterm elections in November, reported The Hill on Monday. It’s feared that the trials could overly politicize the ethics process, but for both Rangel and Waters, the charges have already been wrought with political [...]
*New York Congressman Charles Rangel has a problem with President Barack Obama’s recent remark that he “end his career with dignity.” Speaking at a candidate’s forum Monday night in New York City, Rangel said the president hasn’t “been around long enough to determine what my dignity is,” reports the AP. The 80-year-old Democrat said it [...]
*Soul Legend Dionne Warwick will replace the injured Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, after she suffered from broken ribs due to a fall last week. Franklin was scheduled to perform at an annual fundraising effort and birthday bash for U.S. Rep Charles Rangel. She also had to cancel a couple of free New York shows. [...]
*Aretha Franklin says she’s on the mend from broken ribs and abdominal pain suffered during a fall on Sunday. The spill will cause her to miss two free concerts in Brooklyn, New York that were scheduled for Monday and Aug. 12. She was also due to perform at an Aug. 11 birthday party for U.S. [...]
*The AP is reporting that a House investigative panel has charged California Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters with violating ethics rules. The specific charges against Waters were not made public in the announcement delivered this afternoon from the House ethics committee. Waters has been under investigation for a possible conflict of interest involving her assistance to [...]
*The prospect of two long-serving African American lawmakers in the House enduring unprecedented public ethics trials seems likely to add to the growing tension between black members of Congress and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill and in the Obama administration, reports James Oliphant and Richard Simon for the LA Times. Congressional sources confirmed late Friday [...]
*President Obama on Friday called ethics charges against Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel “very troubling” and said he hopes the longtime lawmaker can end his career with dignity. Several House Democrats went further, flat-out urging the New York congressman to resign. “He’s somebody who’s at the end of his career,” Obama said in an interview that [...]
*House investigators today officially accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards, throwing a cloud over his political career and putting Democrats in a pickle throughout fall elections. The allegations – which include failure to report rental income from vacation property in the Dominican Republic and to report more [...]
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