Biden Renominates Garcetti as New Senate Begins
January 5, 2023
President Joe Biden still wants former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to serve as his ambassador to India.
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Brittney Griner Back Home in US After Russian Prisoner Swap
December 14, 2022
Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm.
W.N.B.A. Star Brittney Griner Freed in Prisoner Swap
December 8, 2022
President Joseph announced this morning that W.N.B.A. star Brittney Griner, “B.G.,” has been freed from a Russian prison.
Council Shutdown Occurs After Disgraced Council Members Won’t Resign
October 20, 2022
Last week, a recording anonymously posted on the social media site Reddit rocked the Los Angeles City Council. On the recording, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor President Ron Hererra, City Council President Nury Martinez (District 6), and City Council members Kevin de León (District 14) and Gilbert Cedillo (District 1) can be heard discussing redistricting using crass terms and divisive, racist language.
Griner, Whelan families to meet Biden amid US-Russia talks
September 15, 2022
President Joe Biden plans to meet at the White House on Friday with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and Michigan corporate security executive Paul Whelan, both of whom remain jailed in Russia, the White House announced Thursday.
WNBA’s Brittney Griner goes on trial in Russian court
July 2, 2022
American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4 1/2 months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian team, in a case that has unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington.
Detention Woes Continue for Brittney Griner
June 23, 2022
WNBA star Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for over 120 days and the news surrounding her case continues to be grim. A scheduled phone call that she was supposed to have with her wife Cherelle on Saturday never happened due to a “logistical error” by the U.S. Embassy in Moscow. The call was supposed to take place on the couple’s fourth anniversary.
Biden, Harris Praise Bass for Leadership on George Floyd Policing Act
June 2, 2022
Last week on the second anniversary of George Floyd’s murder, President Joe Biden signed an executive order inspired by police reform legislation introduced in Congress called the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
L.A. County Launches New Phase of “Delete The Divide” Campaign to Enroll Residents to Get $50/Month Off Internet Bill
December 16, 2021
Upcoming Deadline to Enroll for Federal Emergency Broadband Benefit is Dec. 31, 2021
President Biden hails Milwaukee Bucks for NBA championship, activism
November 11, 2021
The Bucks were the first NBA champions to visit the White House in nearly five years, ending a Donald Trump-era hiatus.
The Case for Reparations: Cal Task Force Hears Painful Personal, Family Stories
September 30, 2021
Last week, California’s Task Force to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals took an expansive but deeply personalized look at the history of Slavery, racial violence and injustice in America and traced how that past still shapes how we live now.
Biden nominates 9 candidates for federal prosecutor posts
September 28, 2021
President Joe Biden is nominating nine lawyers to run U.S. attorney’s offices across the country, a diverse group of candidates in the latest round of picks for the top law enforcement positions.
The nominations, announced by the White House on Tuesday, are expected to run the federal prosecutors’ offices in Hawaii, Rhode Island, North Carolina, Colorado, Ohio, Vermont and the U.S. Virgin Islands. They would include several historic firsts, including the first Black female attorneys to lead their districts, the Biden administration said.
Review: Anita Hill urges us all to battle gender violence
September 28, 2021
“Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence” by Anita Hill (Viking)
Anita Hill didn’t care if President Joe Biden apologized or not, but she found his aversion to doing so rather dramatic.
This is one anecdote from her new book, “Believing: Our Thirty-Year Journey to End Gender Violence.” It was released Tuesday.
President Biden Calls for End to Systemic Racism During CBCF Conference
September 23, 2021
President Joe Biden applauded the work of the Congressional Black Caucus and called for ending systemic racism during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Phoenix Awards
President Biden Nominates Eight for U.S. Attorney Posts
August 5, 2021
The President said each “will be indispensable to upholding the rule of law as the top federal law enforcement officials for their district.”