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There’s a lot to get to today. And, unfortunately, we must begin with the president’s tweets. In the past 24 hours, Donald Trump has threatened to challenge the licenses of networks whose news coverage he does not like. Within the same hour he also promoted a friendly interview he had with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, where he said there will be no DACA deal without funding for a border wall. This morning he’s doubling down on his attacks against the media and has revisited his critiques of leadership in Puerto Rico. The town where he tossed paper towels to desperate residents still doesn't have water or electricity, and he’s tweeting about pulling FEMA off the island. Are we great again yet? Meanwhile, there’s still much fallout from the Harvey Weinstein harassment accusations, but an interesting turn in the story is this -- JAY-Z is reportedly in talks to purchase Weinstein’s 23% interest in The Weinstein Company (name change pending). He's not a businessman. He's a business, man! Lastly, we thought it fitting on this #ThrowbackThursday to highlight Anita Hill, who became the face of women standing up to sexual harassment when she appeared before the Senate 26 years ago and recounted her experience with now-Justice Clarence Thomas. We’re kicking off the day with this...
- Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail in Virginia.
- Prosecutors rest in Senator Bob Menéndez’s (D-NJ) corruption trial.
- Congressman Al Green (D-TX) intros articles of impeachment but stops short of a vote.
- Top Dems want to know if regulatory changes enrich Trump or admin officials.
- CBC meets today with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg to discuss race-related ads.
- DNC Chair Tom Pérez faces discontent from within.
- Former AG Eric Holder calls out current AG Jeff Sessions over weed policy.
- Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) lead House effort to do away with current bail system.
- CBC Chair Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) hits Unilever and Dove for racially insensitive ad.
- Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) want to know the cost of VP Mike Pence’s NFL walkout.
- NAB sends phones to Puerto Rico.
- Celebs join forces for upcoming disaster relief telecast.
- MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid is a keynote speaker at this weekend’s Obama Black alumni gathering.
- Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is launching her gubernatorial bid in Maryland.
- Tyler Perry set to play Colin Powell.
- Latinos comprise largest population of people of color in the country.
- Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is expected today to ask for more Census 2020 funds.
- SCOTUS voids ruling on travel ban.
- Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC) wants an investigation into recent data breaches.
- Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) champions smart cities.
- Voto Latino is hosting a happy hour today. Get the details in FOMO.
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|  | Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL) with Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL) on Tuesday at a FEMA disaster assistance workshop in Orlando. | |  |
Janell Dávila with Janet Murguía of UnidosUS and friends last week at the Mexican American Unity Council’s 50th Anniversary Gala in San Antonio. | |
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Sandberg Meeting with CBC to Talk Facebook Ads
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus today to discuss race-related ads on the social network. Advertisements run by a Russian organization on Facebook ahead of the U.S. presidential election last year were meant to stir tension in the country, especially on divisive issues such as race, immigration, and guns, congressional investigators have said. “We can’t conclusively say these actions impacted the outcome of the election,” the CBC said. “But we can say that these ads caused harm and additional resentment to young people who unselfishly fight for justice and equality for African Americans and other marginalized communities.” More here.
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Prosecutors Rest in Menéndez Trial
Prosecutors rested their case yesterday against Senator Robert Menéndez (D-NJ) in his federal corruption trial. They presented testimony from 35 witnesses, including former HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, former Menéndez staff, and others, over the 15 days that they argued their case. "This case is about a corrupt politician who sold his Senate office for a life of luxury he couldn't afford," said prosecutor Peter Koski. "And a greedy doctor who put that politician on his payroll for when he needed the services of a United States Senator." CNN reports that Menéndez defense lawyer Abbe Lowell told Judge William Walls that he will make a formal motion for judgment of acquittal, a move made by the defense when it feels the other side has not met its burden of proof. More here.
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Al Green Unveils Articles of Impeachment
Yesterday, Congressman Al Green (D-TX) unveiled articles of impeachment against Donald Trump in an attempt to make the House vote on removing him from the presidency. Green introduced them as ‘privileged’ -- meaning that they must be acted upon on the House floor within two legislative calendar dates. The Republican officer presiding over the floor began the motion to consider the Congressman’s resolution, but Green was not present. Since Green was not on hand, his resolution was not offered. Green did, however, read all of his impeachment articles from the floor and mentioned a laundry list of his grievances, including Trump's response to Charlottesville, his attacks on NFL players kneeling during the national anthem, and his encouraging law enforcement officials to violate the constitutional rights of suspects. WaPo reports that party leaders pressured Green to not offer the resolution. Get more here.
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|  | Rev. Al Sharpton with his daughter, Dominique, and her fiancé, Dr. Marcus Bright, and Rev. Jesse Jackson. Marcus and Dominique will marry this Sunday. | |  |
Former Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett with her mom, Barbara, in Australia. | |
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Obama Hits the Campaign Trail
Earlier this month, we told you Barack Obama would be returning to the campaign trail for the first time since he left the White House to stump with Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam. Now the campaign has released details. On Thursday, October 19th, the pair will hold a rally in Richmond. The Obama rally will be open to the public, but advanced tickets are required. The exact location has not yet been announced. Obama carried Virginia in the 2008 and 2012 elections, becoming the first Democrat to do so since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. He left office with nearly six in 10 Virginia voters approving of his performance. More here from WaPo.
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Rockeymoore Cummings Jumping Into MD Governor’s Race
After months of speculation, she’s making it official: Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, a policy consultant who is married to Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD), is launching her gubernatorial bid in Maryland. The 46-year-old consulting firm owner plans to announce her candidacy today via a web video. She has previously served as the VP of Research and Programs at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF), Senior Resident Scholar at the National Urban League, Chief of Staff to former Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY), professional staff on the House Ways and Means Committee, and as a CBCF Legislative Fellow in the office of former Congressman Melvin Watt (D-NC), among other positions. After graduating from Prairie View A&M University, the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority member went on to earn her M.A. and Ph.D. from Purdue University. Rockeymoore Cummings will become the eighth serious contender to join the June 26th Democratic primary contest. She will face PG County Executive Rushern Baker; educator Ralph Jaffe; former NAACP Chief Ben Jealous; state Senator Richard Madaleno; author and former State Department official Alec Ross; attorney Jim Shea; and former Policy Advisor for First Lady Michelle Obama, Krishanti Vignarajah. More here from The Baltimore Sun.
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For the D Challenges
The Democratic Party is having some challenges. The Hill interviewed more than a dozen lawmakers, fundraisers, strategists and DNC members who say Chair Tom Pérez hasn’t done enough to improve fundraising or build enthusiasm for the party since taking the helm in February. In July, the RNC outraised the Dem party by nearly $7 million during the DNC’s worst fundraising month since 2007. Critics also bring up Perez’s decision to return to his alma mater of Brown University to teach as a Senior Fellow. Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) said, “There’s a lot of room for improvement.” DNC Press Secretary Michael Tyler pushed back saying, “We’re successfully harnessing this moment into a movement for electoral success at the ballot box because of the smart investments we’re able to make due to the generous contributions of donors including the thousands giving $22 at a time online,” Tyler said. He also noted that the party has been successful in flipping some state legislature seats. The big test will be 2018 midterms. More here.
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Richmond Hits Unilever and Dove for Tone Deaf Ad
CBC Chair Congressman Cedric Richmond (D-LA) sent a letter to Unilever CEO Paul Pulman urging him to prioritize African American inclusion across the company's subsidiaries, including Dove. The letter was sent in response to a racially insensitive Dove ad that featured a Black woman transforming into a White woman. Richmond’s letter notes that this is just the latest incident in which Dove has missed the mark with one of its ads. “At best, these advertisements signal that your team is completely tone deaf to this painful history and the continued plight of African American women and girls to find adequate representation of their image in the traditional definition of beauty in this country. At worst, these advertisements join that long, painful history as a purposeful insult to African American women. Either way, I feel strongly that your company would benefit from improving your culture and commitment to corporate diversity at all levels, from executive leadership and board membership, to advertisement consultants and outside advocacy,” the letter reads. See it here.
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Lieu And Curbelo Lead Bipartisan Effort To Curb Costly And Unfair Bail Systems
On Wednesday, Congressmen Ted Lieu (D-CA) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) introduced a bipartisan bill that incentivizes moving away from a money bail system. Congresswomen Mia Love (R-UT) and Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) co-sponsored the bill, which is part of a bicameral effort to curb unjust bail practices. Companion legislation in the upper chamber has been introduced by Senators Kamala Harris (D-CA) and Rand Paul (R-KY). The Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act encourages states to replace their existing bail systems with pretrial risk assessments. “Locking up Americans before they have their day in court simply because they are poor is un-American. Moving to a system where bail decisions are instead based on flight and safety risk will not only restore justice to our criminal justice system, but it will also keep us safer and save taxpayer dollars,” said Lieu. "Currently, bail systems in states across the country effectively discriminate against poorer defendants," Curbelo said. "The Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act would help modernize our bail system so that bail is set on flight and safety risk instead of financial means — better protecting the American public from more dangerous criminals and giving less fortunate offenders an equal opportunity to prepare for their day in court." More here.
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Thompson and Watson Coleman Want to Know the Cost of Pence’s NFL Walkout
Yesterday, Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Protective Security, sent a letter to the Director of the U.S. Secret Service, inquiring about the cost of VP Mike Pence’s use of Secret Service resources over the weekend at the NFL game between Indianapolis and San Francisco where he very publicly walked out when several players took a knee during the national anthem. The members demanded to know more about the cost and staffing for the trip, given the already high demands placed on the Service. “Vice President Pence’s actions clearly represent an elaborate, prearranged ploy to garner media attention. The costs associated with the Vice President traveling to Indianapolis and attending a large, public event are immense, and we are deeply concerned that the Trump Administration finds it appropriate to expend taxpayer resources to play political games,” they write. See their letter here.
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|  | Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA) on Wednesday celebrating International Day of the Girl. | |  |
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) in Puerto Rico meeting with Governor Ricardo Rosselló. | |
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NAB Sends Phones to Puerto Rico
Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bill Nelson (D-FL), along with Congressman Darren Soto (D-FL), helped coordinate an effort by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to send 10,000 battery-operated radios to Puerto Rico for distribution to residents affected by Hurricane Maria. NAB is working with FEMA and local Puerto Rican authorities to ensure that the radios are properly distributed to those most in need. More here.
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Marc Anthony, Jennifer López, and Alex Rodríguez Join Forces for Disaster Relief
Marc Anthony, Jennifer López and Alex Rodríguez have joined forces to present the special benefit concert telecast, ONE VOICE: SOMOS LIVE! A CONCERT FOR DISASTER RELIEF. The event will feature some of the biggest superstars in Latin music, performing live from Miami’s Marlins Park Stadium, as well as featuring performances from an NBC soundstage in Los Angeles hosted by Jennifer López and Alex Rodríguez. The event marks the first time in history that rivals Univisión and Telemundo -- the leading Spanish-language networks -- have come together to simulcast programming. The event will help provide food, shelter, medicine, power, and communications to the areas affected by the recent unprecedented devastation from natural disasters throughout the southern U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico, and other affected areas in the Caribbean. Funds raised from the telethon will benefit Feeding America, Save the Children, Habitat for Humanity, Unidos for Puerto Rico, United Way, and UNICEF. Learn more here.
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|  | Former Congressman Charlie Rangel on Wednesday at a Columbia University forum discussing Rev. Al Sharpton's civil rights legacy. | |  | Hollywood legend Cicely Tyson gracing the cover of the new Elle edition. | |
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Joy-Ann Reid Joins Obama Alumni
African American alumni of the Barack Obama administration are gathering this weekend, and they will be joined by MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid and former Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett. The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies is co-hosting a day of professional development and networking in preparation for a transition, new jobs, and leveraging the alumni network. The event takes place at George Washington University in DC and is only open to Obama alumni. Other speakers include Ashley Etienne, Communications Director for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA); Quentin James, Executive Director of The Collective PAC; Robert Raben of The Raben Group; and Michele Jawando, Vice President, Legal Progress, at the Center for American Progress. Click here to see the full list of speakers and the agenda.
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Newsroom Diversity
The American Society of News Editors announced that minority journalists who responded to this year's Newsroom Employment Diversity Survery comprise 16.6% of the workforce in U.S. newsrooms. This finding shows only a half-percentage-point decrease from last year's figure, and is still several percentage points higher than the numbers recorded for much of the past two decades. In online-only news organizations, the survey found that minorities comprised 24.3%, an increase from last year's 23.3%. The annual survey also found that 25.5% of the news organizations reported having at least one minority journalist among their top three editors. More here.
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Madea Goes Colin Powell
Tyler Perry is set to play General Colin Powell in the yet-untitled movie about former VP Dick Cheney. Perry will co-star alongside Christian Bale, who plays Cheney, Amy Adams as Cheney's wife Lynne, Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush, and Steve Carell as former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. The film, written and directed by comedy vet Adam McKay, is a story about American power, says McKay, and is still in production. Upon its release, you can almost count on some advance screenings to take place in the nation's capital. More here.
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Gregory Cendana sending peace from the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe. | |  | Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) on Tuesday speaking with UC Berkeley students Brian and Alaa about issues facing college students today. | |
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Jerry Jones Meets with Players Following Stance on Anthem
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, in a meeting Wednesday with the team's players and coaches, said his stance that players must stand for the national anthem was rooted in a desire to play the bad guy and deflect attention from the players. Jones donated $1 million to the Trump campaign and considers the president to be a personal friend. According to ESPN, in the meeting, Jones sought to ensure players also saw the bigger picture regarding the business side of the situation, including concerns over TV ratings and sponsors. He offered players the opportunity to speak with him one-on-one. If Dak Prescott or Dez Bryant took a knee, I bet they’d still find their way to the field. More here.
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Pro Sports Teams Stop Patronizing Trump Properties
WaPo reports that 11 NBA teams have stopped patronizing the Trump SoHo Hotel in NYC since Donald Trump launched his presidential bid in 2015, according to team officials. Among the latest to depart were the Toronto Raptors, Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and Washington Wizards, who all dropped Trump SoHo this summer and made different arrangements for the upcoming season. Another NBA team quit staying at Trump’s hotel in downtown Chicago. And at least three National Hockey League teams and one Major League Baseball club have stopped frequenting Trump hotels in the same time, according to interviews with team officials. In all, The Post found that 17 teams from across the four major sports had stayed at Trump properties in recent years. Now, at least 16 are no longer customers. More here.
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John Legend and Jesse Williams Produce Film on 1968 Black Power Salute
John Legend and Jesse Williams have teamed up to produce a film called With Drawn Arms, which will focus on the 1968 Olympic protest. During the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968, Tommie Smith won the gold medal for the 200-meter dash, and during the “Star Spangled Banner” as he stood on the podium to get his gold medal, Smith and bronze medalist John Carlos raised black-gloved fists in a salute. Both Smith and Carlos were suspended for the gesture and were threatened for it, but they stood by the symbol of protest against racial oppression. More here.
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WaPo's Eugene Scott with former NFLer and CNN contributor Donté Stallworth at a CNN taping. | |  |
Roland Martin draped in an outfit he had made in Accra, Ghana. | |
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Thompson CoS Charged with Falsifying Security Clearance Form
The Chief of Staff for Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS) has been charged with falsifying a security clearance form, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for DC announced Wednesday evening. The indictment alleges that Lanier Avant did not disclose that he had previously failed to file income taxes. In January, Avant was sentenced to four months of prison time for failing to file income tax returns and must pay nearly $150,000 to the IRS. Avant’s prison sentence was to be served every weekend over a period of 12 months. Avant, who also worked as Deputy Staff Director and Staff Director the House Committee on Homeland Security, faces up to five years in prison. More here.
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Top Dems Want to Know If Regulatory Changes Enrich Trump or Admin Officials
Congressmen David Cicilline (D-RI), John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), and Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) on Wednesday introduced Determining if Regulatory Actions are in the Interest of the Nation or the Swamp (DRAIN the Swamp) Act which aims to shed light on conflicts of interest within the Trump administration. The legislation that would require high-ranking federal officials, including Donald Trump, to disclose how any changes to regulations might financially benefit them. The DRAIN the Swamp Act would require agencies to report whether adopting or rescinding major rules -- rules that have a $100 million effect on the economy or will result in a major increase in costs or prices for consumers -- will substantially enrich Trump or senior officials in the administration. NYT has more.
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|  | Before he became Mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reed rocked a flat top as a freshman at Howard University. | |  |
Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) back in the day sporting a mustache and hanging out at the White House with the Clintons. | |
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Latinos Comprise Largest POC Population in U.S.
On Wednesday, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and Democrats on the Joint Economic Committee released a fact sheet on the “Economic State of the Latino Community in America” which outlines the latest statistics on the economic well being of the nation’s Latino community, including population, employment, and earnings statistics, and other key indicators. More than 58 million people of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity currently live in the U.S., representing more than 18% of the country’s total population and comprising 17% of the private sector workforce. “The Hispanic community’s prosperity and progress is fundamental to the continued success of America,” said CHC Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM). The unemployment rate for Latino workers stands at 5.1%. By comparison, the unemployment rate for white workers is currently 3.7%, with the national average at 4.2%. According to the Department of Labor job report, the unemployment rate for African Americans fell to a 17-year low in September, at 8.3%. See the full fact sheet here.
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Commerce Secretary Will Ask for More Census Bureau Funds
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross is testifying today before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, where he plans to ask Congress for a substantial infusion of funds for the 2020 Census, which already has been plagued by budget cuts and field testing cancellations that have groups worried historically undercounted communities of color will not be fully represented in the decennial count. WaPo reports that the Commerce Department estimates the 2020 Census will cost $15.6 billion, or 27% more than the agency had previously estimated. At today’s hearing, Ross is expected to warn of declining public interest in participating in the Census, and other concerns in preparation for the count. As The Beat DC reported last week, the NAACP sued the Commerce Department, saying it had not disclosed information about plans for the upcoming count, and warned that the agency’s budget woes and other Census shortfalls could end up harming communities of color. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) plans to introduce a bill today that would increase 2018 funding for the Census Bureau by $441 million more than the initial Trump budget, or $200 million more than Ross proposed for the decennial count. More here.
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|  | Congressman José Serrano (D-NY), flanked by colleagues Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), Joe Crowley (D-NY), and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), speaking about the urgent needs of Puerto Rico residents. | |  |
Lara M. Ayoub with the Peace Corps' Ashley Bell on Tuesday at an Aspen Institute forum on volunteerism. | |
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SCOTUS Voids Ruling on Travel Ban
The U.S. Supreme Court has voided an appeals court ruling that had halted Donald Trump’s March ban on travel to the U.S. by citizens of six Muslim-majority countries. The high court stated that the temporary executive order’s expiration on September 24th means it “no longer presents a ‘live case or controversy.’” The Supreme Court vacated the judgement against the March 6th executive order, and remanded the case to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, with instructions to dismiss as moot the challenge to Trump’s executive order. “We express no view on the merits,” the court said, although it noted that Justice Sonia Sotomayor had dissented from the order vacating the judgement. More here.
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Holder Calls Out Sessions Over Weed Policy
Former AG Eric Holder, speaking at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Smart On Crime Innovations Conference in New York City, said current AG Jeff Sessions’ hostility toward marijuana reform, occurring simultaneously with a seemingly supportive stance on state autonomy, appeared to be a source of tension for the government. Holder even went as far as to say he thinks Sessions is fixated with marijuana. “Sessions’ almost obsession with marijuana, I think is the thing that’s put the Justice Department in this strange place,” Holder said. “I think the policy we had in place was a good one: Let the states experiment with the notion that again we have these eight or nine federal factors and if you trigger one of these eight or nine factors the feds are going to be coming in.” More here.
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Ben Ray Luján Champions Smart Cities
Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) introduced legislation to promote the advancement of smart cities. The bill aims to enhance federal coordination of smart city programs, provide assistance and resources to local governments interested in implementing smart city technologies, develop a skilled and technology savvy domestic workforce, improve the quality and performance of smart city technologies, and foster international collaboration and trade in smart city technologies. “Smart infrastructure has the potential to make our communities safer, more efficient, healthier, and more sustainable. But these advances shouldn’t just be reserved for major cities and Silicon Valley,” said Luján. Learn more here.
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Harvard University's Hutchins Center honorees Donna Brazile and Ava DuVernay in Cambridge. | |  | Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (D-OH) with fellow Central State University graduates at a reunion on Sunday. | |
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Diverse NYC Commission Meet to Make City Monuments More Diverse
In NYC, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s monument review commission met for the first time Tuesday behind closed doors. The goal of the commission, which was announced in the wake of the recent violence in Charlottesville, VA, is to make NYC’s public landscape more reflective of the diverse people of the city and its history. This includes calls by some to remove statues celebrating Christopher Columbus. De Blasio was booed at an event on Monday by supporters of Columbus statues. The Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers is made up of a diverse group, ranging from performer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte to the president of Spelman College in Atlanta, Mary Schmidt Campbell. The commission is being chaired by the city’s Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Tom Finkelpearl, and Darren Walker, the President of the Ford Foundation. More here.
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Adams Calls for Investigation Into Data Breaches
Congresswoman Alma Adams (D-NC), Vice Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, spearheaded a letter to congressional leadership signed by nine Vice Ranking members, calling for a bipartisan, bicameral investigation into data breaches. Their call comes on the heels of the Equifax and Yahoo data breaches that have compromised billions of people’s information globally. This is the first time Vice Ranking Members have united to address an issue. “The Equifax breach, and now Yahoo, has made it clear that it’s time for Congress to come together and put forth safeguards and accountability measures that protect the American people. Data breaches are a major liability for the people we serve and for our economy. That is why Democratic Vice Ranking Members have come together for the first time; we firmly believe that the American people deserve a bicameral bipartisan investigation into the matter.” See the full letter here.
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| FOMOToday, 9A: The Raben Group hosts a breakfast with Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), the first Dominican American to serve in the U.S. Congress. 1341 G Street, N.W. Free. Click here to RSVP.
Today, 2:30P: The CBC holds a press conference to discuss the status of the post-hurricane rebuilding and recovery efforts in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Vice President Mike Pence’s recent visit to the islands, and what more is needed from the federal government. CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA), Congresswomen Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-NY). Studio A, House Radio TV Gallery. Media outlets who plan to attend should RSVP by emailing Kamara.Jones@mail.house.gov.
Today, 6P: Join Voto Latino, PPFA, and the Environmental Defense Fund for a happy hour to celebrate the end of Hispanic Heritage Month and a successful RISE campaign. We Work Dupont, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. RSVP to: rsvp@votolatino.org
Today - Saturday, 14th: Moving Mountains, A Southeast Asian American Equity Summit. Renaissance Washington Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, N.W. Click here to register.
Friday, October 13th - 15th: The Black44 Annual Retreat and Professional Development Weekend. Confirmed special guests: Valerie Jarrett, Former Senior Advisor and Assistant to President Obama for Intergovernmental Affairs and Michael Strautmanis, Vice President, Civic Engagement, The Obama Foundation. George Washington University, 805 21st Street, N.W. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
Wednesday, October 18th, 6P: We Act for Environmental Justice 2017 Awards & Gala honors changemakers New York City Councilmember Costa Constantinides, Native American activist Dallas Goodtooth, The Raben Group's Robert Raben, Hip Hop Caucus Senior Vice President Mustafa Santiago Ali, NYC Council legislative attorney Samara Swanston, and 1199 SEIU Executive Vice President Estela Vázquez. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
Friday, October 20th - October 23rd: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 17th Annual Leadership Institute. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road, N.W. Click here for more information. Members of the media who wish to cover the event must obtain press credentials by contacting Paris Dennard at: paris.dennard@tmcf.org
Monday, October 23rd, 5:30P: Join Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-DC) for a reception in support of One Fair Wage, an initiative to raise the wages of tipped workers. Special guests include DC Councilmember Elissa Silverman and actress Jane Fonda. Click here to RSVP and to purchase tickets. Location revealed with RSVP.
Wednesday, October 25th, 11A: A presentation ceremony in the U.S. Capitol to honor Filipino World War II veterans. The event will be livestreamed on speaker.gov/live. More here.
Monday, October 30th, 5:30P: The 23rd annual ADL In Concert Against Hate. This year's honorees are Gavin Grimm, Tolu Olubunmi, Ann Jaffe, and Chief Louis M. Dekmar. Kennedy Center. Click here to purchase tickets.
Thursday, November 2nd, 6P: Join the Film, Gun Violence Prevention, and Hillary for America alumni communities for a reception in support of Lucy McBath for Georgia House District 37. NYC. Click here for more information and to register. Address provided upon RSVP.
Friday, November 17th: The 24th Annual Caribbean American Heritage Awards to honor visionaries from across the Caribbean. J.W. Marriott Hotel, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. To learn more about the Caribbean American Heritage Awards, visit: www.caribbeanheritageawards.org
Sunday, November 19th: The National Portrait Gallery Second biennial American Portrait Gala, honoring former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, HIV/AIDs researcher Dr. David D. Ho; artistic director, choreographer, and dancer Bill T. Jones; film director, producer, writer, and actor Spike Lee; and multi-award-winning actress Rita Moreno. Click here for more information. Wednesday, November 29th, 8P: Join Congressman André Carson (D-IN) for JAY-Z's 4:44 Tour. Capital One Arena, 601 F Street, N.W. For more information or to RSVP, contact Courtney Hodges or Randy Broz at: 202.403.0606 or email: Courtney@ABConsultingDC.com
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