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WATCH: Reps. Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Omar, Respond to President Trump’s Racist Tweets
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WATCH: Reps. Pressley, Ocasio-Cortez, Tlaib, Omar, Respond to President Trump’s Racist Tweets

Sentinel News WireJuly 16, 2019

A day after a tweet by President Donald Trump called on “‘Progressive’ Democrat Congresswomen” to “go back” to their “broken and crime infested” countries, the four representatives who are believed to be the target of his attack are speaking out. Reps. Alexandria-Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley are holding a press conference in response to the president’s remarks. During those remarks, Omar called directly for the impeachment of the president. “It is time for us to impeach this president,” she said.

Viola Davis to Star as Shirley Chisholm in Amazon Project
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Viola Davis to Star as Shirley Chisholm in Amazon Project

Associated PressDecember 5, 2018

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis is gearing up to play groundbreaking politician Shirley Chisholm in a film for Amazon Studios. The company said Thursday that Davis has signed on to star in and produce the project about Chisholm, who was the first black woman ever elected to the United States Congress and the first woman to seek the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. She represented New York’s 12th District in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1983, and sought the presidential nomination in 1972. Chisholm died in 2005 at age 80. Maggie Betts will direct Davis in

NBCBLK Set to Celebrate Black Women in 2019 with “She Thrives: Black Women Making History Today”, Nominate Someone
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NBCBLK Set to Celebrate Black Women in 2019 with “She Thrives: Black Women Making History Today”, Nominate Someone

Sentinel News WireDecember 4, 2018

This February 2019, in celebration of Black History Month, NBCBLK, the African-American news vertical of NBC News Digital, presents a month-long special feature recognizing the accomplishments, power and prowess of black women. The series, “She Thrives: Black Women Making History Today,” will highlight 10 amazing women you should know from a variety of generations, occupations and regions. These women are leaders in their communities and truly elevating the conversation around black identity, politics and culture.  NBCBLK would love to obtain submissions and suggestions. Once submissions are compiled, editorial members throughout NBC News’ broadcast and digital platforms will make the final selections. To

Rep. Karen Bass Elected Chair of Congressional Black Caucus
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Rep. Karen Bass Elected Chair of Congressional Black Caucus

Sentinel News WireNovember 28, 2018

Today, Congressmember Karen Bass (D-Calif.) was elected to chair the Congressional Black Caucus during the 116th Congress. Members of the Caucus will chair five full House Committees in addition to at least 28 House Subcommittees in the coming Congress. The New Caucus: On January 3rd, the Congressional Black Caucus will add 9 new representatives to their caucus, growing their numbers to 55, making it the first time ever that the Caucus will have more than 50 Members. The Caucus will also chair five full House Committees in addition to 28 House Subcommittees. Since its establishment in 1971, the CBC has

Black Women Can Relate to Serena’s Frustration
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Black Women Can Relate to Serena’s Frustration

DEEPTI HAJELASeptember 11, 2018

  NEW YORK (AP) — When Serena Williams told the umpire at the U.S. Open final that he owed her an apology, that he had stolen something from her, and then she got penalized for her words, Breea Willingham could relate to her frustration and anger. Willingham isn’t a tennis star, but she is a black woman. She and others like her say Williams’ experience resonates with them because they are often forced to watch their tone and words in the workplace in ways that men and other women are not. And if they’re not careful, they say, they risk

Somali-American Nears New Historic Mark with Primary Win
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Somali-American Nears New Historic Mark with Primary Win

Steve Karnowski / Associated PressAugust 15, 2018

In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, state Rep. Ilhan Omar is interviewed in her office two days after the 2017 Legislature convened in St. Paul, Minn. Somali-American legislator Ilhan Omar made history Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, by winning the Democratic congressional primary in a Minneapolis-area district so reliably liberal that her victory is likely her ticket to Congress. (AP Photo/Jim Monem File)   The nation’s first Somali-American state legislator is poised to set the same historic mark in Congress after winning a crowded Democratic primary Tuesday in Minnesota to replace Rep. Keith Ellison. State Rep. Ilhan Omar captured the

NASA Appoints Vanessa Wyche, First African-American Woman Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center
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NASA Appoints Vanessa Wyche, First African-American Woman Deputy Director of the Johnson Space Center

Niele AndersonAugust 14, 2018

Black women continue to lead as Vanessa Wyche takes on the role of Deputy Director of the NASA Johnson Space Center. I am incredibly humbled to take on this role at JSC, and also excited to assist Mark with leading the home of human spaceflight,” Wyche said in a statement Wednesday of her appointment as center deputy director. “I look forward to working with the talented employees at JSC as we work toward our mission of taking humans farther into the solar system.” To learn more about Vanessa Wyche visit NASA here.  

Mother of Slain Teen Jordan Davis Wins Georgia Congressional Primary
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Mother of Slain Teen Jordan Davis Wins Georgia Congressional Primary

Niele AndersonJuly 25, 2018

  Lucia “Lucy” McBath mother of slain teen Jordan Davis has won the Democratic nomination in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District after winning a runoff election on Tuesday. She joins the list of a growing number of black women who want to shake up Washington. McBath stepped onto the national stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, joining eight other mothers whose Black children were killed by cops or gun violence. Jordan Davis, was the 17-year-old  who was shot to death at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, in 2012 when a white man opened fire into the car he was sitting in