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September 07, 2017
Cory Booker Under Attack, Two Chiefs of Staff of Color Leave the Hill, and Menéndez Trial Gets Fiery Start
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The mass exodus in South Florida is well underway as Hurricane Irma is barreling towards the state. And where will she touch down? Right at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago. Anybody at the WH want to talk climate change? They will have a small crowd. Staff at the EPA has shrunk to an all- time low. But back to the other storm -- this administration. Donald Trump once again bypassed members of his own party on Wednesday and reached an agreement with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) to increase the debt limit and finance the government until mid-December. Let this be another reminder to Republicans that they did not win the election -- Donald Trump did. Feeling great again yet? Yeah, well, neither are Dems who feel this deal strips away any leverage they had on pushing Congress to act on DACA. Who was there to witness it all? First Daughter, and apparently, interloper Ivanka Trump. According to reports, the GOPers in the room were visibly irritated by her presence. Of course, House Majority Leader Paul Ryan (R-WI) says nuh-uh. He’s having dinner with Trump tonight. Meanwhile, Don Jr. heads to the Hill today for a closed-door interview with the Senate Judiciary Committee about his controversial meeting with a Russian lawyer last year. In 22 years, when Kanye becomes president, and Kim tours disaster areas in stilettos, and little North West walks into Oval Office meetings, and Saint West is testifying on the Hill, and little TBD baby no. 3 is ignored, can somebody remind us to do a #ThrowbackThursday post on this very moment? That’s all. Here’s what we’ve got today:
  • First 2020 attack ad targets Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ).
  • 15 state and DC AGs file DACA lawsuit against the administration.
  • Former AG Eric Holder says AG Sessions deeply misunderstands DACA.
  • Trial for Senator Robert Menéndez (D-NJ) gets off to a fiery start.
  • GOP supports effort to name San Jose street after Barack Obama.
  • Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) back on the Hill after a medical procedure.
  • Meet Starbucks’ first African American female COO.
  • House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi loses her Chief of Staff.
  • Senator John McCain (R-AZ) also bids adieu to his Chief of Staff.
  • Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) calm as Hurricane Irma hits U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • Former hip hop artist outpaces opponent in funding for congressional race.
  • CBC opposes DOJ Civil Rights Division nominee.
  • Tribal Unity Impact days kick off next week.
  • Spelman College to begin accepting transgender students.
  • Harvard Law unveils a memorial honoring slaves owned by one of the school’s founders.
  • Texas voter ID law moving forward -- for now.
  • It’s Thursday! See who we’re throwing it back to today in pics.
  • Former First Lady Michelle Obama is speaking on Sunday. See where below in FOMO.
Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD) meeting with The Leadership Conference's Vanita Gupta and Ashley Allison to discuss civil rights and criminal justice reform.
Women's March Artistic Director Paola Mendoza protesting the DACA announcement in front of Trump Tower before her arrest.
Holder Sets the Record Straight on DACA
In an op-ed for WaPo, former Attorney General Eric Holder -- who was AG when DACA was announced and implemented -- set the record straight on the legality of the program by correcting falsehoods used to justify its end. “DACA was far from, as Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested Tuesday, an “open-borders policy” that admitted “everyone.” To the contrary, it was a beacon of hope for a narrowly defined group who crossed our borders before they could have fully understood what a “border” was … But in painting DACA as a flagrant disregard for our constitutional separation of powers, Sessions exhibited a fundamental misunderstanding of what DACA did,” Holder writes. “The program was based on the well-established executive-branch authority to exercise prosecutorial discretion in setting enforcement priorities … And despite Sessions’s suggestion that President Barack Obama departed from established precedent in creating DACA, the practice of granting deferred action has been formally recognized as within the executive branch’s authority since the Reagan administration.” The entire piece is a must read.
Judge Tells Menéndez Lawyer to Shut Up
The Senator Bob Menéndez (D-NJ) trial got off to a fiery start yesterday. Politico reports that U.S. District Court Judge William H. Walls told a lawyer for Menéndez to "shut up for a moment" as the two engaged in a heated argument during the first moments of the corruption trial. Reportedly, after court proceedings began, defense attorney Raymond Brown criticized Judge Walls for a line in his opinion on Friday that rejected Menéndez’s request that the trial be recessed on days where the Senate is taking “critical” votes, so that the senator can be in Washington. Brown said that Walls was “speculative as to our motives.” Brown and Walls then began talking over each other. “Shut up for a moment if you don’t mind,” Walls said. “I said what I said” to “underscore what I considered the lack of merits in this motion," Walls added. Yikes. Politico has the full story.
GOP and Dems Support Effort to Name Street After Obama
Community activist Alex Shoor is spearheading an effort to name a San Jose, CA street after Barack Obama. Shoor said he was inspired by Obama while working on his presidential campaign in the winter of 2008. The petition has gained a little over 600 signatures so far and some of those signatures belong to conservatives who support the effort. “Barack Obama stayed in San Jose several times and, despite our deep and wide policy disagreements, his election was of historic significance,” said Shane Patrick Connolly, a City Hall staffer and treasurer of the Santa Clara County Republican Party. “San Jose would do well to honor him with a street naming.” Minor street renamings in San Jose cost $2,851 and major ones are $7,895. It’s unclear who will pay for it, though Shoor said he might launch a fundraiser or ask council members for help. More here.
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2020’s First Attack Ad is Out ... Against Cory Booker
The conservative Committee for Israel, led by Weekly Standard founder Bill Kristol and former Reagan administration official Gary Bauer, has released the first attack ad of 2020, and it has chosen Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) as its target. Called “Under the Bus,” the 30-second ad paints Booker as an enemy of Israel for his vote against the Taylor Force Act, a bill that would cut State Department aid to the Palestinian Authority in an attempt to force it to end its program of compensating convicted murderers and terrorists. The ad first hit the airwaves in the New York and Philadelphia markets during last night’s baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Mets. “Why does Cory Booker support paying terrorists?,” the ad asks. Click the image to watch it.
CBC Sends Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Strongly Opposing Dreiband Nomination
Ahead of yesterday’s confirmation hearing, the chairman of the 49-member Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), Congressman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA), and the co-chairs of the CBC Task Force on Civil and Voting Rights, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI) and Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL), sent a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee strongly opposing the nomination of Eric Dreiband to lead the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. “Mr. Dreiband’s appointment follows President Trump’s agenda of tapping the fox to guard the henhouse. At best, he has no known experience in the Division’s core issue areas, such as voting rights and hate crimes. At worst, he has devoted the vast majority of his career defending corporations accused of employment discrimination. Mr. Dreiband not only sought to limit the civil rights and remedies of Americans in the courtroom, but has also fought efforts in Congress to strengthen civil rights protections,” the letter reads. The letter appears to have good reason. During his confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Dreiband found himself explaining how he can reconcile the past dozen years defending large corporations against civil rights claims brought by employees with the duties of the nation’s top civil rights defender. See the CBC’s full letter here.

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Plaskett Remains Calm as Irma Hits the U.S. Virgin Islands
In an interview with Roll Call, Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) remained calm even as Category 5 Hurricane Irma -- with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour and gusts to 225 mph -- was battering the three main islands she represents as the U.S. Virgin Islands' congressional delegate. Plaskett, a mother of five, spent part of her morning giving a floor speech in support of legislation for more FEMA aid related to Hurricane Harvey, which passed the House with overwhelming support, while reminding people that her islands were in the midst of a similar situation and will need aid shortly. She has spent her days answering calls, meeting with National Park Service officials who assured her they would help, and staying in touch with her neighbors in Puerto Rico, all while keeping tabs on her family back home. “I made a point of — particularly on St. Thomas and St. John, that we knew were going to get hit — to call older aunts and uncles, and people on their own to see how they are, and I have to tell you after having gone through Hugo in ’89 on St. Croix and Marilyn in ’95 on St. Thomas, Virgin Islanders are enormously prepared.” See the full piece here.
Cummings Returns to the Hill
Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD)
is returning to Congress next week. The ranking member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee underwent what his office described as a “minimally invasive” heart procedure in May. An infection prolonged his recovery. The Baltimore Sun reports that Cummings said he would have to make more time to take care of himself -- no more 20-hour days, he said -- but said he believes the experience will ultimately make him a better lawmaker. Asked if he would retain his position on the oversight committee, Cummings laughed: "Please," he said, dismissively. He also indicated he will definitely seek reelection in next year's midterm. His wife, Maya Rockeymoore, is considering a gubernatorial run in Maryland. More here.
Univisión's María Elena Salinas and immigration lawyer Ezequiel Hernández holding a special news segment with DACA recipients and their families after the admin's decision on DACA.
CNN's Jim Acosta doing a live shot from the White House. His caption? "Still digging."
McCain’s CoS Heads to Squire Patton Boggs
Squire Patton Boggs has hired Pablo Carrillo as Counsel in the firm’s public policy practice. Most recently, he served as Chief of Staff to Senator John McCain (R-AZ). Before that, he worked as GOP General Counsel for the Senate Armed Services Committee, of which McCain serves as Chairman. Carrillo has also worked as Chief Investigative Counsel for the Senate Commerce Committee. The Tulane Law School graduate began his career at a law firm in New Orleans before coming to DC in 2000 where he has worked in various capacities on Capitol Hill. Congrats, Pablo! More about him here.
Pelosi CoS, Nadeam Elshami, Joins SIGNAL Group
Nadeam Elshami, the Chief of Staff to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), is leaving the Hill to join SIGNAL Group as Executive Vice President, Politico reports. Elshami is expected to be involved in the firm's communications and lobbying operation. Elshami epitomizes Drake’s “Started from the Bottom”: he began his Hill career working in the Senate mailroom and interning for a year and a half before former Senator Barbara Boxer gave him his first break in her mail operations. He moved up the ranks, eventually serving as Boxer’s Deputy Press Secretary. He also worked as Senior Communications Advisor and Spokesman to Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Communications Director for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL). In total, Elshami spent 25 years on Capitol Hill, including more than ten years for Pelosi. Born to Muslim parents in the U.S., Nadeam Elshami spent his early childhood in Egypt before returning to his native country permanently in 1982, settling with his family in Nashville, TN. The University of Evansville grad considered himself a Republican -- until he met his now-wife Stephanie, whom he credits with turning him into a Democrat. Now he's here indeed. Congrats, Nadeam! Learn more about him here.
Starbucks Taps Brewer for COO Gig
Rosalind Brewer, a longtime executive at Walmart’s Sam’s Club, has been named Chief Operating Officer and Group President at Starbucks, effectively the second-highest position after President and CEO Kevin Johnson. She is the first woman, and first African American, to hold such a post at Starbucks. Along with the COO title, the Spelman College graduate will serve as group president for a central constellation of Starbucks’ units: its operating businesses across Canada, the U.S., and Latin America, as well as the global functions of its supply chain, product innovation, and store development organizations. Brewer is also a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In a regulatory filing, Starbucks said Brewer will be paid an annual base salary of $1 million, and on joining the company will receive a signing bonus of $1 million, and a $7 million equity award. Did we mention she was our new BFF? More here.
HBA's Leila Jade Levi, UnidosUS' Delia de la Vara, The Beat DC's Tiffany D. Cross, Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), and The Hill's Diana Marrero at last night's Hurricane Harvey relief fundraiser and happy hour.
Teach for America VP Brittany Packnett showing off her street style.
Former Hip Hop Artist and Music Exec Outraises Opponent in Congressional Race
After raising roughly $300,000 during an exploratory campaign phase, NY Democrat Antonio Delgado announced his run for Congress over the summer. Now he has raised more money than any other non-incumbent candidate. That’ll be important in his primary bid against seven other candidates, many of whom sport similarly strong résumés and deep pockets. His nearly $652,000 haul tops his Republican opponent, Congressman John Faso (R-NY). Delgado spent time in Los Angeles as a music company executive and hip-hop performer under the name AD The Voice, an avenue through which he said he aimed to educate and inspire young people. The father of twin 3-year-old boys is now an attorney with Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld’s New York office, though he said most of his time is spent on campaign work now. Delgado received his B.A. magna cum laude in 1999 from Colgate University, his M.A. in 2001 from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and his J.D. in 2005 from Harvard Law School. More here.
Tribal Unity Impact Days Kick Off Next Week
The National Congress of American Indians and many other national and regional Tribal organization will host the Annual Tribal Unity Impact Days September 12th and 13th. During this meeting, tribal leaders will be briefed by key congressional leaders on current and critical legislative issues affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives. After hearing from congressional and administrative speakers, there will be tribal advocacy meetings with congressional members. The event will be held in the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing room -- in Dirksen Senate Office Building -- Room 628. Some of the participants include Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Congressmen Rubén Gallego (D-AZ) and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Congresswoman Norma Torres (D-CA), and others. For more information, click here.
Senate Judiciary to Hold Hearing on DACA and Immigration
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has announced that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday on the DACA program and the guest worker program. The hearing will look at the long-term impact of immigration: exploring reforms to the nation’s guestworker programs and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and their potential impact on the American economy and local communities. Officials from the Department of Labor and Department of Homeland Security, as well as immigration and economic outside groups, are expected to testify. More here.
Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL) on Tuesday speaking live on MSNBC about DACA and the DREAM Act. 
CHC Chair Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM) with colleagues from the House and Senate on Wednesday defending DACA and pushing for DREAM Act legislation. 
Kristen Welker on Covering This Administration
NBC News’ Kristen Welker is featured on the cover of Philadelphia Weekly. The Harvard graduate and Philadelphia native talks about life covering the Trump administration and the constant influx of information. “This is a very exciting moment in our political history, and I think it demands a lot of journalists, voters and people serving in the Administration. There’s just a lot a stake every day, so I bring a sense of civic duty and a sense of excitement to the role...it’s also a job that is a 24-7 marathon, so staying on top over everything can be a challenge.” Tell us about it! Welker, whose mother is Black and father is white, has worked as a reporter in different television stations around the country. She joined NBC News in 2010. She was later named the official White House correspondent for NBC in December 2011, which gave her the opportunity to travel around the world along with former President Barack Obama. Read the full article here.
WH Claims that Undocumented Immigrants Take Jobs from Blacks and Hispanics Unfounded
The Trump administration would have some believe that undocumented immigrants are taking jobs away from Black and Hispanic Americans. “It's a known fact that there are over 4 million unemployed Americans in the same age group as those that are DACA recipients; that over 950,000 of those are African Americans in the same age group; over 870,000 unemployed Hispanics in the same age group,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during Tuesday’s WH press briefing. “Those are large groups of people that are unemployed that could possibly have those jobs.” But WaPo reports that there is no evidence that the unemployed Americans have the skills necessary to hold the same jobs occupied by the young beneficiaries of DACA. Furthermore, said Darrick Hamilton, an economics and urban policy professor at The New School, Blacks and Latinos want access to quality jobs, not just jobs at the bottom of the labor market. “Why do we reserve and presume the bottom of the labor market for Blacks and Latinos?” Hamilton said. Of the DACA-eligible immigrants over 21 years old, 12% have bachelor’s degrees, 3% have advanced degrees, 84% have completed high school and some college, and 2% did not graduate from high school, according to an analysis by New American Economy. More here.
Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) on Wednesday at FEMA headquarters to discuss Hurricane Irma recovery efforts. 
Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló on Wednesday speaking with the president about Hurricane Irma recovery efforts.
Harvard Law School Honors Slaves Owned by School’s Founder
AP reports that Harvard Law School has installed a memorial honoring slaves who were owned by one of the school's founders. The large stone memorial's plaque says it honors "the enslaved whose labor created wealth that made possible the founding of Harvard Law School." It also says, "May we pursue the highest ideals of law and justice in their memory." The school was founded in 1817 with money from Isaac Royall Jr., whose wealth came from slave labor on a sugar plantation in Antigua and a Massachusetts farm. Law school Dean John Manning said at Tuesday's unveiling that "to be true to our complicated history, we must also shine a light on what we are not proud of." More here.
Spelman College Will Accept Transgender Students
Earlier this week, Spelman President Mary Schmidt Campbell announced that the school would begin accepting transgender women starting in the 2018-2019 school year. In a letter sent out to students Tuesday, Schmidt Campbell announced that the school's admissions and enrollment policy had been updated. In part, the new policy reads: “Spelman College, a Historically Black College whose mission is to serve high-achieving Black women, will consider for admission women students including students who consistently live and self-identify as women, regardless of their gender assignment at birth ... If a woman is admitted and transitions to male while a student at Spelman, the College will permit that student to continue to matriculate at and graduate from Spelman.” See the full announcement here.
Congresswoman Stephanie Miller (D-FL) on Wednesday meeting with DACA recipients.
Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (D-NY), NYC Councilmember Carlos Menchaca, and NY State Assemblyman Félix Ortiz with housing advocates beginning repairs for public housing in Brooklyn.
15 State AGs and DC Sue Admin Over DACA
Yesterday, 15 states and DC filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in the Eastern District of New York over his decision to end the DACA program. The lawsuit is headed by Washington state's AG Bob Ferguson -- who also took the lead in a multi-state suit against Trump's travel ban -- and includes DC AG Karl Racine, HI AG Douglas Chin, NM AG Héctor Balderas, among others. The suit argues that terminating the program violates due process, and at one point uses Donald Trump’s disparaging comments on Mexicans -- who comprise 78% of DACA recipients -- to make the case that the termination of DACA, like the Muslim ban, is discriminatory. “Ending DACA, whose participants are mostly of Mexican origin, is a culmination of President’s Trump’s oft-stated commitments—whether personally held, stated to appease some portion of his constituency, or some combination thereof—to punish and disparage people with Mexican roots,” the complaint reads. The states also asked that the government be prohibited from sharing DACA recipients’ personal info with ICE officials in order to deport them. One oddity? California is not a party in this lawsuit. It remains to be seen if California AG Xavier Becerra will join this suit or file his own.
More here.
Texas Voter ID Law Will Move Forward -- For Now
Late Tuesday night, a three-member panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals handed the state of Texas a temporary victory in its bid to implement a controversial voter identification law. The federal appeals court stayed a ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos that barred its enforcement because she found that the law was discriminatory. A three-member panel of the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals voted 2-1 to put the Gonzales Ramos’ ruling on hold while it considers the constitutionality of the law, which was passed this year by the state’s Republican-controlled legislature. Reuters has more here.
#TBT In Pics
Somebody was super excited about the first day of school. Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) was pumped with a science project.
Immigration activist Julissa Arce was blessed enough to live her DREAM. She continues to advocate for others to live theirs.
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Today, 6P: A DC fundraiser in support of Sam Jammal for Congress. Hosted by Oscar Ramírez and Stephanie Valencia. Click here to RSVP.

Today - Saturday, September 9th: The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) sponsor the Excellence in Journalism 2017 conference in Anaheim, CA. Click here for more details and to register.

Today - Saturday, September 9th: The 42nd Annual Hispanic National Bar Association Convention. Kansas City, MO. Click here for more information and to register.

Friday, September 8th, 10A: A congressional forum, "Affirmative Action, Inclusion, and Racial Climate on America's Campuses." Participants include Congressmen Bobby Scott (D-VA) and John Conyers Jr. (D-MI), UVA President Theresa Sullivan, and Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund. 2203 Rayburn HOB.

Sunday, September 10th: Former First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the Beth El Synagogue in St. Louis Park. MN about her years in the White House. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Monday, September 11th, 6:30P: The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts hosts its Noche de Gala. Honorees include actors Lina Esco and Benito Martínez. The Mayflower Hotel, 1127 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Invite only.

Monday, September 11th - 13th: The Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute annual Hispanic Heritage Month conference and awards gala. Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center,1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Click here for more information.

Tuesday, September 12th, 9A: The National Congress of American Indians hosts its annual Tribal Unity Impact Days in Washington. 628 Dirksen SOB. RSVP to Holly Naylor at: hnaylor@ncai.org

Thursday, September 14th, 7:30P: The Hispanic Heritage Foundation hosts the 30th Hispanic Heritage Awards, Warner Theatre, 513 13th Street, N.W. Invite only.

Thursday, September 14th - Saturday, September 16th: Women in Government National Legislative Forum, Savannah, GA. Click here for more information and to register.

Friday, September 15th, 9A: Dialogue on Diversity holds its 2017 Entrepreneurship and Information Technology Conference. AT&T Forum, 601 New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Click here for more information and to register.

Friday, September 15th: Latina Style magazine hosts its 14th Annual National LATINA Symposium in DC. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, September 20th - 24th: The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference. Walter E. Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, N.W. Click here for more information.

Friday, September 29th: The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund's (MALDEF) San Antonio Awards Gala. Click here for more information.

Saturday, September 30th, 8P: Join Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (D-NY) for Bruno Mars' 24K Magic Tour. Capital One Arena, 601 F Street, N.W. For more information or to RSVP, contact Sierra Kelley-Chung or Randy Broz at: 202.403.0606 or email: Sierra@ABConsultingDC.com

Sunday, October 1st - October 3rd: The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce holds its annual conference in Dallas. Click here for more information and to register.

Thursday, October 5th: The 21st annual American Courage Awards reception at the Capital Hilton in DC sponsored by the group Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ). Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

Thursday, October 5th, 6P: InnerCity Struggle honors Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) with the Esteban E. Torres Award at the 14th Annual Awards Dinner and Celebration. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. 

Saturday, October 7th: The National LGBTQ Task Force gala in Miami. Click here for more infomation.

Wednesday, October 10th, 6P: We Act for Environmental Justice's 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.

Sunday, October 22nd - Wednesday, October 25th: The National Minority Supplier Development Council annual conference in Detroit, MI. Click here for more information and to register.

Saturday, October 28th - Monday, October 30th: The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) 31st Annual Conference in San Diego. Click here for more information and to register.

Thursday, November 9th: The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund's Los Angeles Awards Gala. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.

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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