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Governors of Texas and Louisiana have declared emergencies as Hurricane Harvey has picked up strength overnight. This hurricane will be the first major natural disaster the Trump administration faces. Hence, 45 quiet on Twitter this morning so he can work with officials on ensuring a safe evacuation process and help ensure the safety of millions of Americans -- if this were the land of alternative facts! But it’s not. And the truth is that the president once again bypassed an opportunity to switch gears even in the face of a natural disaster barreling our way and opted instead to start his morning touting his own imaginary successes and insulting Democrats and his own supporter Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) on Twitter. Sigh. We can’t. So on that note, The Beat DC is beat. Before Congress returns we need to take a breather. We won’t publish again until Tuesday, September 5th. But we’re not leaving completely! We’ll still keep you in the loop on Facebook and Twitter so be sure to follow us there. And guys, we want to say thank you! Because of you finding value in this platform and spreading the word we’re averaging hundreds of new subscribers a month helping us reach tens of thousands of people from all over the country. It is our privilege and pleasure to highlight the politics, policy, and people of color driving the diversity the leads the nation’s capital. You cast a wide net of influence from the Beltway and beyond, and we look forward to elevating all that you do when we return. Everyone enjoy a safe a fabulous Labor Day. And we’ll see ya on the other side. Until then, we’re leaving you with this ...- Will Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) and Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) run on a joint Independent ticket in 2020? The rumor mill is churning.
- The Obamas deliver a beet down.
- Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) implores colleagues to stop any transgender military ban from moving forward.
- Obama’s ED of WH Initiative on HBCUs plans to attend this year’s conference. He explains why below.
- Judiciary Committee Dems push for hearings on Charlottesville.
- Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) wants to protect the FBI director.
- Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) calls out CA pension system for payments to Trump Organization.
- Could we have the nation’s first Muslim governor? Michigan could make it happen.
- Dems question DOJ’s authority to withhold ‘sanctuary city’ funds.
- Border patrol won’t shut down Texas checkpoints as thousands flee Hurricane Harvey.
- Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) gets the lowdown from constituents on his DC to DQ tour.
- Goldman Sachs partners with HBCU.
- Hay más gente que habla español en los EEUU que en España.
- HUD Secretary Carson speaks at Native American housing summit.
- NAACP kicks off national listening tour; first stop: Detroit.
- FL State Senate President pledges to look at a law affecting injured undocumented workers.
- Some diplomats in Cuba diagnosed with serious ailments.
- Study shows Obamacare care beneficial to Blacks and Latinos.
- A pardon for Sheriff Joe? Not so fast, say two separate senior Obama-era DOJ officials. Check out their thoughts in blogs.
- The 12th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is on August 29th.
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Pastor Jamal Harrison Bryant, Tamika Mallory, Carmen Perez, Symone Sanders, Linda Sarsour, and others at the #ImWithKap rally outside NFL headquarters in NYC on Wednesday. | |  |
CNN contributors Ana Navarro and April Ryan on Wednesday taking an "A" team selfie. | |
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Judiciary Dems Push on Post-Charlottesville Action
A letter sent to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA) on Wednesday, the Democratic members of the committee -- led by Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) -- called for hearings to consider appropriate resolutions and legislative responses in response to Charlottesville. The letter called for formal condemnation of the rightwing extremists and the censure of Donald Trump for his “shocking and divisive response.” The lawmakers called for hearings and consideration of Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal’s (D-WA) resolution condemning the violence in Charlottesville, as well as the resolution introduced by Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY) and Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ) and Jayapal censuring Donald Trump for his post-Charlottesville response. The letter reads, “As the House Committee charged with jurisdiction over civil rights, freedom of speech, hate crimes, domestic terrorism, firearms safety, and other constitutional matters, we have both a legislative and moral responsibility to respond. Indeed, we believe any failure by the Congress to respond to acts so reprehensible would constitute an abdication of the Committee's responsibilities, and would only further embolden the white supremacists and other extremists.” See the letter here.
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Duckworth Makes Plea to Colleagues Over Transgender Military Ban
On Thursday, Iraq war veteran Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) implored members of Congress to resist any effort by the White House to move forward with a proposed ban on transgender troops serving in the military. “When I was bleeding to death in my Black Hawk helicopter after I was shot down, I didn’t care if the American troops risking their lives to help save me were gay, straight, transgender, Black, white or brown. All that mattered was they didn't leave me behind," Duckworth said in a statement. Duckworth, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, lost both of her legs when a rocket-propelled grenade shot down the helicopter she was piloting over Iraq in 2004. More here.
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Congressman Carlos Curbelo (R-FL) on Wednesday visiting with air traffic controllers at the Miami Executive Airport. | |  | Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA) earlier this month visiting Home Depot employees in Lompoc. | |
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Obama Alumna Only Woman, Person of Color in Congressional Bid Outside Chicago
Lauren Underwood was a Senior Advisor at the Department of Health and Human Services under President Barack Obama. Now the Public Health Nurse is hoping to flip Illinois’ 14th district currently represented by tea party Congressman Randy Hultgren (R-IL). After completing her studies at the University of Michigan and Johns Hopkins University, she began my career as a registered nurse and worked in clinical research at the National Institutes of Health. Currently, she serves as the Senior Director of Strategy and Regulatory Affairs at Next Level Health. But she doesn’t intend to stay there long. Her sites are set on Capitol Hill. And this Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority member is already well on her way. As the only woman and person of color in the race, she will face three men in the Democratic primary which will be decided on March 20, 2018. She’ll be carrying with her some heavy hitters on the campaign trail. She is already working with another Obama alumnus -- Democratic strategist and pollster Cornell Belcher. Underwood says the people of her hometown district deserve a leader who has a servant’s heart. “It’s time to pursue a new direction, one that reflects our diverse, independent, bold voices,” she says. To learn more about her campaign, click here.
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First Muslim Governor? Michigan May Make it Happen
Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat and son of Egyptian immigrants, is running for governor of Michigan. If elected, he could be the first Muslim governor in the country’s history. He left his job as the Director of the Michigan Health Department in February -- he was the youngest ever in the position. At 32, he would be the youngest governor since Bill Clinton in 1978. He is also becoming a first-time father in less than three months. While the election is still over a year away, El-Sayed is already crossing the state campaigning. He has pledged to take no corporate PAC money and is unabashedly disdainful of big money influencing elections, calling corporate campaign contributions “bribes.” He has already raised more than $1 million. He will push to legalize marijuana and says he will raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour and make Michigan a “sanctuary state.” El-Sayed completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan, earned his Masters and Ph.D. from Oriel College, Oxford and earned his MD from Columbia University. Learn more about him here.
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|  | WI congressional candidate Randy Bryce with State Representative JoCasta Zamarripa on Sunday at a LGBTQ Pride event. | |  | CA congressional candidate David Min on Wednesday night with the family at an Angels game. | |
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Obama’s Executive Director of HBCUs to Attend This Year’s Conference Despite Controversy
With all the drama going on around the White House’s planned HBCU conference, it’s not enough to keep away Barack Obama’s former Executive Director of the WH Initiative on HBCUs. Dr. Ivory Toldson is currently the president and CEO of the QEM Network, a professor of counseling psychology at Howard University, and editor-in-chief of The Journal of Negro Education. He says he will be participating because the conference is an opportunity for hundreds of program officers and federal executives that predate the Trump administration to interface with hundreds of HBCU executives and coordinate strategies to increase funding to HBCUs. “HBCUs have the right to their fair share of federal revenue, and federal career employees need the ability to connect with HBCU leaders, regardless of who’s in office,” Toldson writes. He will be moderating a discussion during the conference to discuss the importance of HBCU-public-private partnerships to advance computer science research and education at HBCUs. More on his reasons for attending here.
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Goldman Sachs Partners with HBCU
Earlier this month, Warren Buffett and Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein announced a $10 million commitment to continue the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program in Baltimore. The program is designed to help create jobs and spur economic growth. The consortium of local program partners will include Morgan State University, The Johns Hopkins University, and the Community College of Baltimore County. Morgan will lead the educational instruction in addition to aiding in the business owner recruitment and cohort networking components of the program delivery. More here.
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|  | Former HUD Secretary Julián Castro at Target with his "loudest and proudest" t-shirt. | |  | Congresswoman Nanette Díaz Barragán (D-CA) on Thursday at a town hall in Lynwood. | |
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Michelle Obama Delivers a Beet Down
Former First Lady Michelle Obama is obviously a huge advocate for eating fresh fruits and vegetables. But there is one vegetable by which she will not abide -- beets. In a recent interview with Food & Wine, Obama shared that, while she'll eat just about anything, she's "not a fan." Turns out, Barack Obama is not a fan either. In fact, beets were omitted from the 55 fruits and vegetables planted in the White House garden. “We believe there’s a beet gene. You either love beets or you hate ’em," Michelle Obama said. If any of you happen to come across FLOTUS44, please let her know we’ve got a Beat she will love. She can sign up for our quick daily read at our website. Spread the word, folks! More here.
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NRSC Mariachi Stunt Shows They’re Out of Touch with Latinos
Senator Joe Donnelly (D-IN) was greeted by a mariachi band when he arrived at a campaign stop in Anderson, IN. No, it wasn’t a welcome to Anderson organized by the town’s Latino community. It was an attempt to shame the Senator, orchestrated by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which has also branded the Indiana politician “Mexico Joe.” As TPM writes, “The RNC nominally persisted in its efforts to reach out to Latino voters amid Trump’s escalating, incendiary candidacy and presidency, while apparently loath to issue any sort of forceful rebuke to the President’s nativist remarks. It appears to have switched strategies and taken a page out of Trump’s book in the lead-up to the 2018 midterm elections.” Mariachi bands are among Mexico's most cherished national symbols, traditionally hired for family-oriented celebrations such as quinceañeras and weddings. More here from TPM.
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U.S. Has More Spanish Speakers than Spain
The NYT reports that the U.S. now has more than 50 million Spanish speakers, a greater number of Spanish speakers than Spain. In an English-speaking superpower, the Spanish-language TV networks Univisión and Telemundo spar for top ratings with ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. At the same time, more than 20 states have enacted laws making English the official language and Donald Trump is pushing for new limits on legal immigration which would require that applicants speak English to obtain legal residency green cards. But apart from political efforts, the continued growth of Spanish in the United States is not assured. Linguists have documented how new generations of Latinos around the country are steadily shifting to English, just as descendants of other immigrants have done. But if the past is a guide, el español will continue to evolve and endure. More here from the NYT.
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|  | CA gubernatorial candidate and State Treasurer John Chiang on Tuesday with passengers on the Orange Line in North Hollywood. | |  |
Congressman Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) with Luis Miranda Jr. and guests last week in Los Angeles. | |
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Shaun King Heads to Harvard
New York Daily News writer Shaun King, the Black Lives Matter activist who is the outlet’s Senior Justice Writer, is leaving the news organization to become a writer-in-residence at the Harvard University-based Fair Punishment Project. The 37-year-old Morehouse grad says he is incredibly excited about the team he’ll be working with and the change he’ll bring to the justice system. The Fair Punishment Project is a joint initiative of Harvard Law School’s Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race & Justice and its Criminal Justice Institute, the Accountable Justice Collaborative (at The Advocacy Fund), and the Bronx Defenders. See his announcement here.
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Scripted Drama Series On the Life of Malcolm X Coming
The independent studio Critical Content has optioned Manning Marable's Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention and plans to adapt the book into a scripted drama series. The Hollywood Reporter writes that a network is not yet attached as producers search for filmmakers to join the project. The studio also plans to produce a subsequent documentary on the ongoing legacy of Malcolm X. The TV project will be informed by the biography and dramatize the life of Malcolm X. The book has become the definitive guide to his life, with the author's research uncovering previously unknown details about Malcolm X and his evolution into a human rights activist. The project remains in early development; casting has not yet begun. More here.
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|  | FCC Chair Ajit Pai on Tuesday with Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye during a meeting with tribal leaders. | |  | Congressman Marc Veasey (D-TX) sharing a workday with employees of A&T Landscaping in Forth Worth. | |
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Border Patrol Will Keep Checkpoints Open During Hurricane Harvey
As thousands prepare to evacuate due to Hurricane Harvey, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said it is not planning to close its roadside immigration checkpoints north of the Rio Grande Valley unless there is a danger to travelers or its agents. “We’re not going to impede anybody getting out of here, but at the same time we’re a law enforcement agency, so we still have to conduct our duties,” CBP Public Affairs Officer Roberto Rodríguez said. The agency’s decision comes the same day Brownsville Mayor Tony Martínez issued a disaster declaration for the city. And with colonias -- informal communities populated mostly by Latino residents -- in the hurricane’s path, many are worried that immigration fears could endanger the lives of undocumented immigrants. “Safety should be a priority regardless of immigration status,” said ACLU policy strategist Astrid Domínguez. “This is very concerning for the community. It sends a wrong message.” Domínguez said that if the hurricane intensified and a mass evacuation was ordered, she was hopeful that the federal government would ease up on enforcement as it did in 2016, during evacuations for Hurricane Matthew. More here from the Texas Tribune.
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Florida State Senator to Review Law Targeting Injured Undocumented Workers
Florida Republican state Sen. Anitere Flores, the President Pro Tempore of the State Senate and Chairwoman of the Banking and Insurance Committee, has pledged a legislative review of a state law that has allowed injured undocumented workers to be arrested and potentially deported rather than paid workers' compensation benefits. "Legitimate injuries shouldn't be denied just because the person was an undocumented immigrant," said Flores. She spoke in response to a recent NPR and ProPublica investigation and a subsequent statement by the nation's largest insurance fraud group, which called on Florida lawmakers to change the law. NPR and ProPublica found that nearly 800 undocumented workers in Florida have been charged with workers' comp fraud for using illicit Social Security numbers to either get their jobs, file for workers' compensation benefits, or both. More than 560 didn't actually file workers' comp claims but still were charged with fraud. An additional 130 suffered legitimate workplace injuries but were denied benefits and prosecuted. Some were detained by federal immigration authorities and deported. More here.
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Ted Lieu Calls Out California Pension Over Payments to Trump Organization
On Thursday, Congressman Ted Lieu (D-CA) sent a letter to the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), urging one of the largest public pension funds in the country to take immediate action to remedy legal and ethical issues regarding indirect payments to the Trump Organization. A report by Reuters identified CalPERS as one of the eleven state and local pension funds invested in a real estate fund that owns the Trump Soho Luxury Hotel and Condominium. As a result, Free Speech For People launched a petition urging CalPERS to act in obligation to their beneficiaries to manage their investments in accordance with the laws. “Public funds should not be invested in a scheme that illegally enriches the President,” the Congressman wrote. See the full letter here.
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|  | Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MO) back home in his district on Thursday touring the Resolute Forest Product's Grenada Paper Mill. | |  | Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) with NYC Councilmembers Mark Levine, Ydanis Rodríguez, and Carlos Menchaca talking about immigrants and ICE procedures. | |
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Dems Question Sessions’ Authority to Withhold Funding from Sanctuary Cities
Fifty three Democrats, including Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Congressman Luis Gutiérrez (D-IL), have sent a bicameral letter to DOJ questioning what statutory authority AG Jeff Sessions has to withhold funding from sanctuary cities, especially the new conditions on federal funding for local law enforcement through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne-JAG) program. In July, DOJ announced that the grants would only be given to cities and states that allow federal immigration access to detention facilities and provide 48 hours notice before they release an undocumented immigrant wanted by federal authorities. “By forcing local law enforcement to choose between redirecting resources from policing efforts to immigration enforcement or else sacrificing violence prevention funds that the Justice Department itself has described as “critical” and “necessary,” these new Byrne-JAG conditions will undermine the ability of local law enforcement agencies to combat gun violence in communities like Chicago and Baltimore,” the letter says. The letter also asks DOJ to provide more information on how they intend to evaluate compliance with the new conditions and whether it can guarantee the conditions are constitutional. More here.
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What Hurd Heard From His Constituents
Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX) recently kicked off his annual series of town hall meetings that he holds at Dairy Queens across his district. The congressman does “DC to DQ” every year -- with 29 stops in 2017, from El Paso to San Antonio. As one of the 20 Republicans who voted against the ACHA, that did not dominate his conversations. The border wall was, however, a topic. Hurd’s district covers the largest stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border. Building a wall would mean using eminent domain to seize land from local farmers, creating a barrier to wildlife and stock that would wreak havoc with their operations. So, rural whites who were probably Republicans, and who in other parts of the country might have been avid fans of the wall idea, nodded and smiled when Hurd said -- as he did at every stop -- that “a wall is the most expensive and least effective way to handle border security.” See what else constituents said here from Bloomberg.
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Hank Johnson Introduces FBI Integrity Act
On Tuesday, Congressman Hank Johnson (D-GA) filed the FBI Director Integrity Act, which would mandate that a sitting FBI Director can only be fired for cause, rather the serving at the political whim of the president. The bill would amend the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1968 to provide that the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation can only be removed for certain causes and for other purposes. The bill is partly in response to the firing of former FBI Director James Comey and to ensure the integrity of the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Co-sponsors of the bill include Bobby Scott (D-VA), Jerry Nadler (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Alcee Hastings (D-FL). More here.
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|  | Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) earlier this month at Sacramento City College discussing workplace training programs. | |  | CA gubernatorial candidate and former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday meeting with firefighters from the San Manuel Fire Station. | |
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Zinke Recommends Clipping Bears Ears and Other National Monuments
On Thursday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke recommended reducing the size of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments, as well as Oregon’s Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, according to multiple individuals briefed on the decision. WaPo reports that Trump had ordered Zinke to examine more than two dozen sites established by Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George W. Bush under the 1906 Antiquities Act. WaPo reports that the nearly four-month process pitted those who have felt marginalized by federal actions over the past 20 years against backers who see the sites as bolstering tourism and recreation while safeguarding important relics, environments, and species. Zinke’s proposal takes direct aim at a handful of the nation’s most controversial protected areas out west. Tribal groups and environmentalists have charged that the Trump administration is using this as an attempt to privatize land. A tribal coalition that pushed for the creation of the 2,100-square-mile Bears Ears monument on sacred tribal land says it is prepared to launch a legal fight against even a slight reduction in its size. Environmental groups have made clear that they would file legal challenges in an effort to preserve these sites’ existing boundaries and protections as well. More here.
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Carson Speaks at Native American Housing Summit
HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson said the federal government should take a “holistic” approach to housing in Indian Country that goes beyond putting a roof over people’s heads. Speaking at the Native American Housing Association’s summer meeting on Monday, Carson said, “We have a special responsibility to those who were here before all of us. We need to ensure that low- and middle-income Native American families can enjoy comfortable housing just like everyone else.” He also mentioned that a recent HUD study reported that Indian Country needs more than 68,000 housing units to replace those that are considered deficient, although he offered few specifics on how the agency would address that concern. More here.
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NAACP Kicks Off Listening Tour in Detroit
The NAACP yesterday kicked off a listening tour in Detroit, NAACP Forward: Today, Tomorrow & Always, part of the organization’s strategic plan to enhance its vision and mission, and to renew its commitment to the fight for civil rights amid a swirling climate of political hostility, voter suppression, income inequality, mass incarceration, police brutality and anti-immigrant sentiment. The tour convenes local membership, supporters and partners to offer their guidance on how the NAACP can retool itself to combat 21st century threats. Speaking on Thursday, Rev. Wendell Anthony, the president of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, said fighting racist policies is more important than removing statues. “We have to be careful that we not allow symbolism to override substance," he said. "If we take down statues but leave up the policies, we still have not done our job." The next stop in NAACP Forward is San Antonio, Texas, which will be next month. NAACP leadership will visit several major cities across the country over the next few months. Stay tuned to The Beat DC for more details on upcoming stops. For more info on the stop in Detroit, click here.
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Mi Familia Vota staffers with AZ Democratic Congressmen Rubén Gallego and Raúl Grijalva on Wednesday at a Phoenix town hall meeting hosted by MFV and Univisión.
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Immigration Crackdown Impacts Retailers
The recent increased immigration crackdown is having a negative impact on the economy. Many Latinos are venturing out only to buy essential goods and are cutting back on discretionary spending, worried about possible harassment by immigration or law enforcement officials since the election of Donald Trump, according to community groups, research firms and retailers. This change in consumer behavior by the country's second-fastest-growing ethnic group has recently been cited as a cause for worry by already-struggling consumer companies, from big-box retailers to auto parts makers. In late July, Target’s CEO Brian Cornell referenced a report by retail consultants NPD Group that cited a decline in discretionary spending by Hispanics. More here.
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Study Shows Obamacare Beneficial to Blacks & Latinos
The ACA has helped narrow health disparities among Blacks and Latinos compared to whites, according to a study published Thursday by The Commonwealth Fund. The report found that the number of Blacks and Latinos without healthcare coverage dropped during the first two years of the ACA's coverage expansion; for Blacks ages 19-64, it dropped 9%, and for Latinos in the same age group, the percent of uninsured dropped 12%. The study also found that that number of uninsured Latinos dropped in states that had expanded Medicaid coverage. The report, nonetheless, noted that although it showed progress in health coverage, Latinos and Blacks are still more likely than whites not to get the medical care they need.“If we are going to reduce these disparities, we must continue to focus on policies like expanding eligibility for Medicaid that will address our health care system's historic inequities,” said Dr. Pamela Riley, the study’s co-author. More here from NBC BLK.
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Some Diplomats in Cuba Diagnosed with Serious Health Conditions
A U.S. doctor who evaluated American and Canadian diplomats working in Havana, Cuba diagnosed them with a variety of conditions, including some as serious as traumatic brain injury with likely damage to the central nervous system. The diplomats had been complaining since last year of symptoms ranging from hearing loss and nausea to headaches and balance disorders shortly after arriving in Havana. CBS News reports that officials are investigating whether the diplomats were targets of some type of sonic attack directed at their homes -- which are provided by the Cuban government -- and that the attacks continue. Several diplomats have cut short their assignments in Cuba and some have also complained of home and vehicle break-ins, and constant surveillance. As The Beat DC reported earlier, the U.S. State Department expelled two Cuban diplomats in May allegedly for involvement in these incidents. The Cuban government has denied any role in the incidents. More here.
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| BLAH BLAH BLOGS I'm Proud of My Husband for Kneeling During the Anthem, But Don't Make Him a White Savior (The Root)
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| FOMO Today, 12P PDT: Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition discuss Trump administration policies on immigration, travel bans, voting, and other issues. 634 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90014. Contact: Sandra Hernandez: (213) 629-2512 x.129 or shernandez@maldef.org. Monday, August 28th, 9A: The Collective hosts the 2017 Black Power Summit to discuss possibilities, challenges, and plans to capitalize on historic political opportunities and also economic and civil rights challenges the Black community will likely face in the 2018 and 2020 political cycles. For more information, contact Quentin James at: quentin@collectivepac.org Tuesday, August 29th, 1P: NAACP President Derrick Johnson speaks at the National Press Club in downtown D.C. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets.
Tuesday, August 29th, 7P: The National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) hosts an advanced screening of the movie Dolores, focusing on the life and work of civil rights icon Dolores Huerta. A moderated conversation with Dolores Huerta and filmmaker Peter Bratt will follow the screening. Free but registration is required. Click here for more information and to sign up. Thursday, August 31st: The deadline for scholarship applications of the Native American Journalists Association for high school students entering college, or current college and graduate students. Click here for more information and to apply. Click here for more information and to apply.
Thursday, August 31st, 5:30P: The Congressional Hispanic Staff Association hosts a happy hour. 201 Bar, 201 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E.
Friday, September 1st, 12P: The Congressional Hispanic Staff Association (CHSA) sponsors the CHSA Speaking Series: Palabras. Free. The topic is "Justice and our Community." Location TBD. Wednesday, September 6th - 7th: The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement's (LCLLA) National Latino Workers Conference and 45th Anniversary Event. Click here for more information. Thursday, September 7th, 6P: The Civic Engagement and Leadership Institute for Everyone (CELIE) and the Women's Congressional Staff Association sponsor a happy hour mixer. Busboys & Poets, 625 Monroe Street, N.E. Click here to RSVP (password: Freedom). Thursday, September 7th - 9th: The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), the Native American Journalists Association, 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. 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. Thursday, September 14th, 7:30P: The Hispanic Heritage Foundation hosts the 30th Hispanic Heritage Awards, Warner Theatre, 513 13th Street, N.W. Invite only.
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. 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 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. 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.
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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