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Following the fallout from the Nikki Haley clap back (who are you calling confused, boo?), new reports say that Donald Trump personally made the decision to abandon plans to impose more sanctions on Russia. What has all of this led to? Many in Trump’s party are refusing to offer their support -- for now -- for his 2020 re-election bid. Retiring TN Senator Bob Corker stated that “any Republican senator that hasn’t been conflicted over this presidency is either comatose or is pretty useless in their blindness — and we’ve got some of both.” Members are changing the topic when asked. Speaking of the presidency, former VP Joe Biden says he will decide on a run by the end of the year. And in other Heads of State news, for the first time in six decades, Cuba has a leader not named Castro -- Miguel Díaz-Canel is the new head of the communist island. Back on Capitol Hill, new mom Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) will indeed bring her newborn daughter to the floor of the Senate, thanks to a rare rules change by the upper chamber that passed yesterday. And did Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) drop some Cardi B bars on Twitter? Well, not quite. But he did shout her out for her hat top to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. “He’s the real ‘Make America Great Again,’ because if it wasn’t for him, old people wouldn’t even get Social Security,” Cardi B said in a GQ interview. And still on nominations, the Senate will vote today on Congressman Jim Bridenstine's (R-OK) nomination to lead NASA. Let’s party. The 2018 White House Correspondents Dinner evening, which takes place next week, has lost some of its luster under the Trump administration. But some bunnies may change that this year. Playboy Magazine announced it would be throwing its first-ever WHCD bash. From bunnies to Panthers, the nation’s capital is lit. King T’Challa will descend on the campus of Howard University next month. Actor Chadwick Boseman has been tapped to deliver the HBCU’s 2018 commencement address. Wakanda forever! From a King to a Prince. Prosecutors in the Minnesota county where Prince died will announce a decision on criminal charges today following a two-year investigation into the superstar's death from an accidental fentanyl overdose. Speaking of filing charges, the two men arrested at a Starbucks for … well … being Black, have broken their silence. Time to dive in the deep end -- of the Obama pool that is. That’s right. Barack and Michelle Obama’s Kalorama home is undergoing construction for a new swimming pool. The Beat DC is on standby for an invite. Ahem. We’re dark tomorrow but back on Monday. Don’t miss us too much. You can catch me on Fox News tomorrow in the 11A hour and on Sunday, I’ll be back at the table with MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid. Until then, we’re kicking off Thursday with this…
- Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) want to insulate immigration judges from improper political interference or manipulation.
- Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) says it’s time to increase oversight and disclosure of how presidential inaugural committees spend their millions.
- Congressman Hakeem Jeffries' (D-NY) prison reform bill gets WH support but canned by progressives.
- Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) helps lead House effort to preserve Robert Mueller’s work in case he hears Donald Trump’s signature catchphrase.
- Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-AL) crosses the aisle on new bill to make sure physician assistants get paid.
- Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) calls for an aviation safety hearing following Southwest Airlines incident and 60 Minutes investigation on Allegiant Airlines.
- Former GOP CA Assemblywoman launches ad blitz in the race to replace Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA) in California’s 45th Congressional District.
- Speaker Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) Congressional Leadership Fund to spend millions to help Congressmen Will Hurd (R-TX) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL).
- DCCC announces new additions to Red to Blue program.
- JAY-Z's got 99 problems and having a Peabody Award ain’t one.
- Meet The Marshall Project’s newly named News Editor.
- Elizabeth Vargas inks a deal with A+E Networks.
- Big names go to bat for Starbucks’ racial training.
- United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Conference kicks off next week. See who is joining, below.
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America promotes two women of color.
- Native American tribe has some thoughts on Donald Trump's border wall. Check it out in Blogs.
- We'll be out tomorrow, but you can catch The Beat DC's Tiffany D. Cross on Fox News at 11A on Friday and on AM Joy on Sunday. Tune in!
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Author and activist Luvvie Ajayi on Monday wearing a Chen Burkett dress for a photoshoot featured in the upcoming issue of MADE Magazine. | |  |
Los Angeles County Supervisor and former Secretary of Labor, Hilda L. Solis, last week with Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) discussing ways to bring federal resources back to California. | |
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Mazie Hirono, Kamala Harris, and Kirsten Gillibrand Intro Bill to Insulate Immigration Judges from Political Interference
Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Kamala Harris (D-CA), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Immigration Court Improvement Act -- a bill that would insulate immigration judges from improper political interference or manipulation. The Senators introduced this bill in response to the recent revelations that the Trump administration will impose what they call “unfair, unnecessary, and politically-motivated quotas on immigration judges.” The bill would underscore the judicial nature of the job of immigration judges by requiring, among other things, that the Attorney General supervise them in a way that does not interfere with their independent decision making authority. It would also require that they not be disciplined for good-faith judicial decisions and that their performance appraisals not be measured using any system of completion goals. “At a time when the Trump administration is constantly attacking the rule of law and threatening immigrant communities, immigration judges need new legal protections from the President’s political interference,” Hirono said. Harris continued, “This President has made his lack of respect for the independence of our institutions clear, so we must protect the integrity of our courts from political interference -- interference that flies in the face of due process and fairness for immigrant communities.” More here.
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Catherine Cortez Masto Wants to Know What’s Up with All That Extra Inaugural Committee Cash
Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced the Inaugural Committee Transparency Act this week to increase oversight and public disclosure of how presidential inaugural committees spend the millions of dollars they raise. Hundreds of millions of dollars from special interests have been donated to inaugural committees, but because of loopholes in the law, the public has no idea how that money is being spent,” said Cortez Masto. “The American people deserve transparency for all inaugural expenditures as well as timely information on where and how leftover funds are used after the inauguration.” Under current law, there are few rules that govern inaugural committees. Donations to the committee of $200 or more must be disclosed 90 days after the inaugural period, but there are no disclosure requirements for committee expenditures. The Inaugural Committee Transparency Act would require an inaugural committee to disclose to the Federal Election Committee the name and address of every person to whom any disbursement of $200 or more is made along with the purpose of the disbursement. This requirement would also apply to funds left over after the inaugural period. In addition, the bill would require that any remaining funds after the inaugural period be disbursed within 90 days of the inaugural ceremony, with the option for an extension. More here.
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Hakeem Jeffries Bipartisan Prison Reform Bill Gets Support from WH But Not Progressive Groups
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) crossed the aisle to introduce the Prison Reform and Redemption Act with Congressman Doug Collins (R-GA). The bill would increase prison programming, expand compassionate release and provide incentives for individuals in federal prison to transform their lives. It authorizes $50 million to be appropriated each year from 2018 to 2022 for the Bureau of Prisons to offer education, work training, and other programming, but opponents say that’s not enough. It also lists 48 different categories of crimes that make prisoners ineligible to earn time in pre-release custody for taking these programs, a provision groups backing broader reforms say excludes too many prisoners who are at a high risk of reoffending and need prison programming the most. Jeffries and Collins are joined by 16 members of Congress from both parties, who are among the most knowledgeable and respected when it comes to legislating issues concerning our criminal justice and prison systems. The bill even has support from the White House. However, The Leadership Conference for Civil Rights, ACLU and NAACP are among the groups saying that legislation that fails to reduce mandatory minimum sentences isn’t worth their support. Jeffries said a committee debate on prison reform is “possible” but called the bill a “work in progress” and said negotiators are still exchanging legislative language. "We still have a long way to go to get it to the point where it could get substantial Democratic support,” Jeffries said. Some outstanding issues include ensuring medium- to high-risk offenders can take part in the training programs, the treatment of female prisoners and the “good time” credits that would allow a prisoner to serve part of a sentence in a halfway house or similar setting. “If it’s going to move without sentencing reform, it’s got to be meaningful. If it’s not meaningful, what are we doing here?” Jeffries said, noting there is a good chance Democrats may win back the House and have more control over the legislation next year. Jeffries said he worries about the motives AG Jeff Sessions and his hardline stance on criminal justice reform. More here.
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Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) on Tuesday serving his favorite dish, fried mac & cheese, at the March of Dimes Gourmet Gala fundraiser in DC. | |  |
GA gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) accepting her endorsement with Planned Parenthood Southeast President and CEO Staci Fox, Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer of Planned Parenthood Federation of America Dawn Laguens and staff. | |
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Ted Lieu Joins Dem Colleagues to Protect Mueller Findings
Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) joined Congressmen Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and David Cicilline (D-RI) to introduce the Special Counsel Transparency Act. The bill would preserve the work of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation in the event that Donald Trump fires him. Should Mueller be fired, this legislation would require the Special Counsel to provide a report to congressional leadership and the House and Senate Judiciary Committees detailing the status of the investigation and facts found as of the date of dismissal. Among other things, the bill would also prohibit the prosecution of the Special Counsel for any disclosures made to Congress pursuant to this bill and require the DOJ to provide a comparable report to Congress detailing the status of the investigation and facts found. “Firing Special Counsel Mueller would be an assault on our democracy. The American people have a right to know the findings of this investigation. If the President tries to obstruct justice by firing Mr. Mueller, we have a duty to preserve the integrity of the investigation. This bill does just that. It ensures documents and relevant materials aren’t tampered with or destroyed, and as such allows the investigation to proceed.” More here.
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Terri Sewell Crosses the Aisle So Physician Assistants Can Get Paid
Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-AL) joined Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) to introduce the bipartisan Physician Assistant Direct Payment Act. This bill is designed to allow physician assistants (PAs) to receive direct payments from Medicare for the services they provide. Currently, PAs are the only Medicare-eligible health professionals not paid directly. The Congresswoman says these policies make it challenging to attract qualified medical talent to rural and underserved areas, including both physician and non-physician providers, such as physician assistants. “This is why I am proud to introduce a bipartisan bill with Rep. Adrian Smith that would allow physicians assistants to receive direct payments from Medicare for the services they provide, just like every other Medicare-eligible health professional. As rural areas increasingly rely on practitioners such as physicians assistants to deliver primary care services, this is a step forward in our overall work to improve access to quality healthcare in rural areas.” More here.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton Calls for Aviation Safety Hearing
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) called for an aviation safety hearing following Tuesday’s emergency landing of a Southwest Airlines flight that killed a passenger and an investigation over the weekend by 60 Minutes on airline safety. Norton, a member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and its Subcommittee on Aviation, noted that while the fatality was the first on a U.S. airline since 2009, and the first-ever fatality on a Southwest Airlines flight, the occurrence of an in-flight fatality unnerves the public. On Sunday, a 60 Minutes investigation found that between January 2016 and October 2017, Allegiant Airlines experienced more than 100 serious mechanical incidents, including mid-air engine failures, smoke and fumes in the cabin, rapid descents, flight control malfunctions, hydraulic leaks, aborted takeoffs, and emergency landings. “Faced with serious evidence of airline safety concerns, I believe it would be prudent to hold a hearing on airline safety before reauthorizing the FAA,” Norton said. “Congress has an obligation to assert its oversight role if, for no other reason, to assure the millions of Americans who fly every year that airlines are adhering to the highest safety standards. It is particularly important that Congress look into low-cost carriers, like Allegiant Airlines, which may be ignoring serious safety concerns in order to turn a profit.” More here.
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Artist Amy Sherald met up in Brooklyn, NY last week with film director Spike Lee and the cast of She’s Gotta Have It. | |  |
Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) with Humane Society Executive Vice President Michael Markarian and Acting President and CEO Kitty Block after being recognized with the Humane Society Legislative Fund’s Legislative Leader Award in DC last week. | |
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Conservative Favorite Boost Campaign with Launch of TV Ad
One of the first Republicans to jump in the race to replace retiring Congressman Ed Royce (R-CA) was former California Assemblywoman Young Kim, whose candidacy came with Royce's endorsement. Kim worked for Royce as a district staffer for nearly two decades before her election to the Legislature in 2014. She was unseated in 2016. Royce appears with her in her first TV ad, which hits airwaves today, and is the start of a six-figure TV and digital media buy. The 1985 University of Southern California graduate was born in South Korea and moved to the U.S. with her family. Before pursuing public service, she was a small business woman. In 2014, Kim was widely criticized by LGBT rights organizations for sending out anti-transgender campaign mailers, in which she was accused of targeting LGBT youths for votes. But that hasn’t impacted her fundraising this election cycle. Kim outraised the other seven Republicans in the race in the first quarter that ended March 31st. She took in $607,000 and finished with $467,000 in cash on hand. And demographics are on her side, with 21% of voters being Asian American -- 4% Korean American. All candidates will run together in the June 5th open primary, with the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, advancing to the general election. On the ballot, she will face Democrats Gil Cisneros, Sam Jammal, Herbert Lee, Suzi Park Leggett, Andy Thorburn, and Mai Khanh Tran; Republicans former state Senate Minority Leader John Cullum, Phil Liberatore, Orange County Supervisor Shawn Nelson, Councilman Andrew Sarega, Steve Vargas; and Independents Ted Alemayhu, Sophia Alexander, Steve Cox, and Karen Lee Schatzle. More here.
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Congressional Leadership Fund Funnels $48M to Ads to Protect House Majority
The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), a leading Republican super PAC affiliated with outgoing Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI), is reserving $48 million in ads for the 2018 election cycle. Congressmen Will Hurd (R-TX) and Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) are among the 30 targeted seats who will receive funding, with Hurd to receive $2.1 million total, and Curbelo with $1.6 million. Both Hurd and Curbelo are predicted to have a very difficult time retaining their respective seats. House Republicans, bracing for a potential blue wave come November, are protecting a 23-seat majority that stood at 24 seats until recently sworn in Congressman Conor Lamb (D-PA) won an upset special election in a blue-collar district in March. More here.
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DCCC Announces New Slate of Candidates
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) on Wednesday announced its fifth round of Red to Blue candidates. Among the five additions is Juanita Pérez Williams -- a Congressional candidate in Central New York's 24th District. We told you earlier this month that her entrance into the race left local party chairs blasting the DCCC for meddling in local affairs. A joint statement from local party chairs reads, "From people engaged for the very first time this year, to party and elected officials we stand united behind our designated nominee Dana Balter and against the DC meddling that has hampered far too many races thus far." For her part, Williams said she’s better equipped to defeat two-term GOP incumbent John Katko, who won reelection by 21 points in 2016 despite Clinton carrying the district by 4 points. The DCCC also endorsed Gil Cisneros in the very-full race for California’s 39th Congressional District. The Navy veteran and lottery winner is looking to succeed retiring Republican Congressman Ed Royce, but he has to make it out of CA’s tricky top-two primary first -- the state advances the two top vote-getters regardless of party. Given that there are six Dems and seven GOP candidates vying for the two spots, some see this move as a signal from the DCCC to other candidates to back out and get behind a single candidate who can win in the district, which Hillary Clinton carried by nearly 9 points in 2016. DCCC Chairman Congressman Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) called Cisneros’ campaign “formidable.” See the rest of the DCCC's Red to Blue candidates here.
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A young Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) with his mother, Carolyn. | |  |
He’s outta this world or at White Castle! Obama alum and comedian Kal Penn at space camp in the 80's. | |
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JAY-Z Earns a Peabody
Move over, Kendrick Lamar. JAY-Z has a Peabody Award. The hip-hop businessman claimed the prize for his documentary, TIME: The Kalief Browder Story, which aired on Spike TV last year. The powerful miniseries illuminated the greatest flaws of the criminal justice system through the tragic events and death of Kalief Browder, a young Black man who spent three years on Rikers Island without being convicted of a crime. The other honorees, part of the annual Peabody 30, include stories that give insight to the lingering grief of communities after mass shootings, the impact of climate change on Earth’s oceans, and young activists fighting for a path to citizenship. The Peabody Awards are based at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Georgia. Awards will be presented on Saturday, May 19th at Cipriani Wall Street in NY. Hasan Minhaj, comedian, writer, and senior correspondent on Comedy Central’s The Daily Show with Trevor Noah will serve as host. More here.
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Marshall Project Names New Editor
Marcia Davis is joining The Marshall Project as News Editor. She was most recently an Articles Editor and Writer at the Washington Post Magazine. Prior to the Magazine, Davis held several positions at the Post where she has worked since 1999. There she worked as a Style Assignment Editor, a District Politics Editor, and a Deputy Nation Editor covering politics and the federal government. She also worked for two years at BET as a Senior Editor of Emerge Magazine. She began her career as a Copy Editor at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. The Marshall Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan online journalism organization focusing on issues related to criminal justice in the U.S. More about Marcia here.
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Elizabeth Vargas Heads to A+E
Elizabeth Vargas has inked an overall development and production deal with A+E Networks that will make her the face of a new investigative banner, A&E Investigates. Vargas, who has been co-hosting ABC's 20/20 for 14 years, will leave the network at the end of May when the show's 40th season concludes. "Utilizing Vargas’ deep background in investigative reporting, the collection of premium nonfiction series and specials will take an unfiltered look at the often unseen stories of people and events in our society, that although relatively unknown, have a profound impact on our culture," the network said Wednesday in a release. As part of her new deal, Vargas will work with A+E Networks to develop and produce new nonfiction programming by way of the newly launched nonfiction content development company A+E Originals. One of Vargas' projects will be a nine-episode series called, Cults and Extreme Belief, which will delve into the cults that are currently operating in the country. "This is the exact challenge I was looking for in the next chapter of my career,” Vargas said. More here.
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CHC Chair and Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM), who was also honored with the Humane Society Legislative Fund’s Legislative Leader Award in DC, with Humane Society's Executive Vice President Michael Markarian and Acting President and CEO Kitty Block. | |  |
Harvard University professor and historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., Director of the Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion Initiative at Brookings Institution, Camille Busette, and National Urban League President and CEO Marc Morial on Tuesday at a screening at Brookings Institution. | |
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Eric Holder, Sherrilyn Ifill, Bryan Stevenson, and Others to Lead Starbucks Training
When Starbucks closes 8,000 stores on May 29th to conduct a company-wide racial-bias educational training after the arrests of two Black men, they will have some reputable leaders to help. The curriculum will be developed with guidance from several national and local experts confronting racial bias, including Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; Heather McGhee, President of the liberal think tank Demos; former AG Eric Holder; and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League. Once the company has completed this training at its company-owned locations, it will make the programming available to its licensed partners. Rosalind Brewer, COO of Starbucks, spoke with NPR on Monday and said the video of the arrest was painful. "As an African American executive myself with a 23-year-old African American son, it was very difficult to watch. The police should not have been called in this situation. And this is a teachable moment for all of us. And we take full responsibility to make sure that our company remains great," she said. More here.
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Planned Parenthood Promotes Two Staffers
Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA) has promoted two of its staff members. Alencia Johnson has been named Director of Public Engagement as part of PPFA’s new Brand and Culture Strategy department. In this role, she will help shape public opinion and shift culture by engaging influencers, with a particular focus on Black and Latino communities, and continue to serve as a spokesperson for the organization. Johnson joined PPFA in 2013 as a Press Officer, focusing on African American communications strategies before starting Planned Parenthood's Constituency Communications team. Prior to that, Alencia worked on Barack Obama’s re-election campaign at its headquarters in Chicago, IL. A native of Virginia, Alencia received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Leadership Studies from Christopher Newport University and is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and ColorComm. Daniela Ramírez, who helped with the expansion of the Constituency Communications team as Assistant Director of Latino Media, has also been promoted and will become Director of Constituency Communications. She will focus on developing media strategies to engage communities of color, young people, LGBTQ, and faith. She’ll oversee two Communications Officers, Tamika Turner and Johanny Adames, who will help Planned Parenthood expand it’s Spanish language media portfolio. Prior to PPFA, the Boston College grad, who also has a Master’s from the London School of Economics, worked as the Coordinator for the Women's Rights Division of Human Rights Watch and was a contributor to Huffington Post. Congrats to you both!
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Weekend TODAY Show host Sheinelle Jones after completing the SHAPE Women’s Half-Marathon in Central Park, NY over the weekend. | |  |
Former Trump WH staffer, Apprentice, and Celebrity Big Brother participant Omarosa Manigault Newman yesterday enjoying her girls trip in Jacksonville, FL. | |
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Puerto Rico Finds Itself in the Dark
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico yesterday after a subcontractor hit caused the outage -- the same subcontractor who last week was responsible for an outage that affected 870,000. Governor Ricardo Rosselló last night, in a tweet, suggested that Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority (PREPA) cancel its contract with D. Grimm, the subcontractor; D. Grimm was fired late last night. As of 1A, electricity had been restored to about 648,000 homes and businesses, officials said. San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz expressed worry that the Commonwealth would not be ready for the 2018 hurricane season, which begins in just a couple of months. "Today's total power outage in Puerto Rico pinpoints the fact that we are still in a very fragile state. Moreover, the suffering of the Puerto Rican people seems to be nowhere nearing an end," she said. This latest setback comes as officials, led by Rosselló, have pushed for the privatization of Puerto Rico’s electrical grid as part of its recovery from hurricanes Maria and Irma. More here.
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Alex Acosta, Cory Booker, Catherine Cortez Masto, and More Set to Attend USHCC Conference
The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) will host its 2018 Legislative Summit in DC next week. The event kicks off on Tuesday and will bring together Hispanic entrepreneurs, local Hispanic chambers of commerce, and national leaders in business and government to discuss the most pressing policy issues facing the Hispanic business community. Some of the expected speakers include Labor Secretary Alex Acosta; Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV); Congressional Hispanic Caucus Chair Congresswoman Michelle Luján Grisham (D-NM); Congressmen Will Hurd (R-TX) and Tony Cardenas (D-CA), as well as Congresswomen Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), Jenniffer González-Colón (R-PR), and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), who will be receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award. The USHCC says their goal is to address the divisive political climate head-on and develop bipartisan solutions on behalf of the Hispanic businesses community and greater American economy, an effort that transcends political divisions. More on the conference here.
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Matter of Fact’s Soledad O’Brien with Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC Board President Erin Scanlon at the BBBSNYC annual Sidewalks of New York dinner on Tuesday night. | |  |
MSNBC’s Joy-Ann Reid and NBC’s Jacque Reid with novelist Touré on Sunday before their podcast of Reid This Reid That. | |
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| FOMO Today, 12P: The California Endowment hosts “Twenty Years of Life: Challenging Health Disparities and Inequities by Investing in Communities.” The Aspen Institute, 2300 N Street, NW, Suite 700. Click here to RSVP.
Today - Saturday, April 21st: The National Action Network hosts its annual conference, this year commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Sheraton Times Square, NYC. Click here for more information.
Wednesday, April 25th - Friday, April 27th: The African American Mayor Association 2018 Annual Conference. DoubleTree Hotel, 300 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA. Click here to purchase tickets.
Thursday, April 26th, 12P: The Raben Group presents “Being Muslim in America: Current Political Climate and What's Next After the SCOTUS Travel Ban Hearing.” Farhana Khera, Executive Director of Muslim Advocates, sits with Roy L. Austin, Jr. for a discussion. 1341 G Street, NW Fifth Floor, DC. RSVP here.
Thursday, April 26th, 6:30P: Lab 29 presents “Equity in Education: Why Keeping Culture in the Classroom Matters,” a discussion on how the connection between culture and education is a key aspect in empowering Native Americans in the U.S. George Washington University, 2121 I Street Northwest, Funger Hall, Room 209. RSVP here.
Wednesday, May 2nd, 6P: The Latino Victory Fund hosts Latino Talks 2018, on how Latinos are changing America. Special guests include former Univisión anchor María Elena Salinas. Click here to purchase tickets.
Friday, May 4th, 5P: Please join the Friends of the American Latino Museum and LatinVIP to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the American Latino Museum Commission report and Cinco de Mayo. Los Gallos Negros perform. VIP admission and specials with donations of $50 and more. Decades DC, 1219 Connecticut Ave NW. RSVP here.
Friday, May 11th, 9A: The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights holds a public briefing on hate crimes and bias-related incidents. The Commission will examine best practices for local law enforcement on collecting and reporting data, and the role of the Education and Justice Departments in prevention and prosecution. USCCR, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 1150. RSVP to publicaffairs@usccr.gov. Click here to watch a livestream of the briefing.
Monday, May 21st - Tuesday, May 22nd: Common Cause Pennsylvania will host their Democracy Works Summit. Sheraton Downtown Hotel on 201 N. 17th Street in Philadelphia, PA. Click here for more information.
Sunday, June 10th - Tuesday, June 12th: The ACLU Membership Conference. Speakers include Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors, Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), and founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, AL Bryan Stevenson. Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon Place NW) and Marriott Marquis Washington D.C. (901 Massachusetts Avenue NW). Click here for more information.
Thursday, June 21st - Sunday, June 24th: The Black Millennial Political Convention, which aims to increase engagement of Black millennials in the political sphere and shed a light on policy issues impacting black communities. This year’s theme is The Advocacy of Policy, Pipeline and Power for the People. Hyatt Regency, Crystal City, VA. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
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