Native Hawaiians Protesting Construction on a Sacred Mountain Prepare “For the Long Haul”
Demonstrators gather to block a road at the base of Hawai’i’s tallest mountain, Mauna Kea. They fly the Hawaiian flag upside down as a protest symbol. Caleb Jones/AP Photo Hundreds of Native Hawaiians and their supporters gathered last week at the base of Mauna Kea, the tallest mountain in the state, to block construction of a…
Trump Insists His Racist Tweets Were “NOT Racist”
Evan Vucci/AP President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again defended his racist weekend tweets targeting four Congresswomen of color, this time insisting that he doesn’t “have a Racist bone” and accusing the lawmakers of “hat[ing] our Country.” …..Congresswomen, who I truly believe, based on their actions, hate our Country. Get a list of the HORRIBLE…
“It’s an Uncomfortable Reality.” An Expert on How Jeffrey Epstein’s Case Isn’t All That Unique.
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman speaks during a news conference, in New York, Monday, July 8, 2019. Richard Drew/AP Photo On Monday, federal prosecutors charged billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein with sex trafficking involving girls as young as 14-years-old. Epstein, a well known political donor and philanthropist, was a…
The Essence Magazine Festival Is Now Apparently a Mandatory Campaign Stop Ahead of 2020
Kamala Harris on stage at the 25th annual Essence Festival.(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)/Associated Press For 25 years, Essence Magazine’s annual New Orleans music festival has been a premiere destination for black women who want to take in some culture and maybe go on a girl’s trip. This year, the festival also played host to the Democratic…
Julián Castro Labels Donald Trump Jr. a “Coward” For Racist Kamala Harris Attack
During last Thursday’s televised Democratic debate, the president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., shared—then deleted—a tweet saying Sen. Kamala Harris wasn’t black enough to understand the problems faced by black Americans, provoking a fierce, unified backlash from Harris’s fellow presidential candidates. “Kamala Harris is implying she is descended from American Black Slaves,” alt-wing identity Ali…
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Know Why HUD Hired Someone Known for Racist Blog Posts
John Locher/AP On Monday, Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Ben Carson criticizing the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s decision to hire Eric Blankenstein, a former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official with a history of writing racist blog posts. “I am gravely concerned that Mr. Blankenstein has been…