Monday, April 16, 2018
Beychella
From the Washington Post -
Beyoncé’s Coachella performance wasn’t just pure entertainment. It was a historic cultural moment.
By Elahe Izadi
Beyoncé’s Coachella performance wasn’t just pure entertainment. It was a historic cultural moment.
By Elahe Izadi
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2018/04/15/beyonces-coachella-performance-wasnt-just-pure-musical-entertainment-it-was-a-historic-cultural-moment/?utm_term=.99f6290c8dbf&wpisrc=nl_rainbow&wpmm=1
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Arrested While Black at Starbucks
From the Washington Post -
Two black men were arrested waiting at a Starbucks. Now the company, police are on the defensive.
By Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/04/15/two-black-men-were-arrested-waiting-at-a-starbucks-now-the-company-police-are-on-the-defensive/?utm_term=.bb1c34017240
Two black men were arrested waiting at a Starbucks. Now the company, police are on the defensive.
By Alex Horton
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/04/15/two-black-men-were-arrested-waiting-at-a-starbucks-now-the-company-police-are-on-the-defensive/?utm_term=.bb1c34017240
A Second Grader Knows
Black kids know, as early as the 2nd grade, that they can be killed by the police.— Ryan P. Haygood (@RyanPHaygood) April 12, 2018
Directions: Add a predicate to each sentence below.
1. The police officer: “killed a boy”—2nd grade Black student in New Jersey pic.twitter.com/FIRWmVPVZi
Recommended Books
From Salon TV -
Junot Díaz’s five books for all
https://video.salon.com/m/Bk4tzxp3/junot-dazs-five-books-for-all
Junot Díaz’s five books for all
https://video.salon.com/m/Bk4tzxp3/junot-dazs-five-books-for-all
Saturday, April 14, 2018
He's No Hero
An excerpt from the Atlantic -
James Comey Is No Hero
The former FBI director has a low opinion of the president who fired him, but his disregard for Justice Department rules helped put Trump in the White House to begin with.
By ADAM SERWER
Comey’s admission that he believed Clinton would win is also dramatically at odds with Comey’s own sworn testimony before the Senate in May of 2017. “There was a great debate. I have a fabulous staff at all levels and one of my junior lawyers said, ‘Should you consider that what you’re about to do may help elect Donald Trump president?’” Comey said. “And I said, ‘Thank you for raising that, not for a moment because down that path lies the death of the FBI as an independent institution in America. I can’t consider for a second whose political fortunes will be affected in what way.’” Now, Comey admits Clinton’s political fortunes were a factor in his decision, which means that by his own assessment, he personally put the FBI’s political independence at risk.
Comey’s explanation in a Higher Loyalty also makes little sense. If a potential Clinton administration’s legitimacy might be thrown into question by concealing the restarted investigation, why did Comey not have even greater concerns about a Trump administration, given the fact that the FBI believed that Trump’s campaign may have been drawing aid from a hostile foreign power, an allegation far more serious than mishandling of classified information?
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Comey has a long record of public service, and Trump has none to speak of more than a year into his presidency. Yet there’s another way in which the virtuous and forthright Comey resembles the degenerate and deceitful Trump. Both are the main characters in their own cinematic dramas, the heroes of their own great epic stories, a mindset that blinds each of them to the consequences of their actions on other people.
Comey cares a great deal about honor, and regards the president as dishonorable. But in 2016, Comey robbed the American people of the opportunity to fairly judge each candidate in the 2016 election. That would be the case even if Clinton had prevailed; that she lost simply dramatizes the consequences of his decision. He chose honor over duty, and the nation, the political process, and the independence of FBI all continue to suffer for it.
Trump fired Comey for self-interested reasons, an act that may amount to obstruction of justice. But by that point, Comey had proven himself unfit to hold his office.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/james-comey/557981/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20180413&silverid=MzEwMTkwMTQ4ODk4S0
James Comey Is No Hero
The former FBI director has a low opinion of the president who fired him, but his disregard for Justice Department rules helped put Trump in the White House to begin with.
By ADAM SERWER
Comey’s admission that he believed Clinton would win is also dramatically at odds with Comey’s own sworn testimony before the Senate in May of 2017. “There was a great debate. I have a fabulous staff at all levels and one of my junior lawyers said, ‘Should you consider that what you’re about to do may help elect Donald Trump president?’” Comey said. “And I said, ‘Thank you for raising that, not for a moment because down that path lies the death of the FBI as an independent institution in America. I can’t consider for a second whose political fortunes will be affected in what way.’” Now, Comey admits Clinton’s political fortunes were a factor in his decision, which means that by his own assessment, he personally put the FBI’s political independence at risk.
Comey’s explanation in a Higher Loyalty also makes little sense. If a potential Clinton administration’s legitimacy might be thrown into question by concealing the restarted investigation, why did Comey not have even greater concerns about a Trump administration, given the fact that the FBI believed that Trump’s campaign may have been drawing aid from a hostile foreign power, an allegation far more serious than mishandling of classified information?
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Comey has a long record of public service, and Trump has none to speak of more than a year into his presidency. Yet there’s another way in which the virtuous and forthright Comey resembles the degenerate and deceitful Trump. Both are the main characters in their own cinematic dramas, the heroes of their own great epic stories, a mindset that blinds each of them to the consequences of their actions on other people.
Comey cares a great deal about honor, and regards the president as dishonorable. But in 2016, Comey robbed the American people of the opportunity to fairly judge each candidate in the 2016 election. That would be the case even if Clinton had prevailed; that she lost simply dramatizes the consequences of his decision. He chose honor over duty, and the nation, the political process, and the independence of FBI all continue to suffer for it.
Trump fired Comey for self-interested reasons, an act that may amount to obstruction of justice. But by that point, Comey had proven himself unfit to hold his office.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2018/04/james-comey/557981/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=atlantic-daily-newsletter&utm_content=20180413&silverid=MzEwMTkwMTQ4ODk4S0
Single Mom Rocks
From BlackAmericaWeb-
Single Mom Breaks The Internet With Law School Graduation Photos
By Diannah Watson
Single Mom Breaks The Internet With Law School Graduation Photos
By Diannah Watson
https://blackamericaweb.com/2018/04/13/single-mom-breaks-the-internet-with-law-school-graduation-photos/
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