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When Queens, N.Y.-born journalist and PBS' "NewsHour" co-anchor Gwen Ifill died last week, not many media reports spoke about her Barbadian roots. Ifill's death from endometrial cancer brought a multitude of condolences for her family and loads of praise and platitudes from media colleagues, TV viewers and left, right and moderate politicians.
In this image made from a video provided by Hamilton LLC, actor Brandon Victor Dixon who plays Aaron Burr, the nation's third vice president, in "Hamilton" speaks from the stage after the curtain call in New York, Friday, Nov. 18... . In this photo taken Nov. 17, 2016, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala.
Obama traveled to South America to attend the annual Asi... . President Barack Obama boards Air Force One during a refueling stop at Lajes Field, Azores on the island of Terceira, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016.
Yep. President-elect Donald J. Trump. That's still a thing. So while you continue to process that, we wanted to catch you up on some of some things you ought to read, hear and watch around the world of race and culture.
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas called on fellow conservatives Thursday to continue the work of the late Justice Antonin Scalia to keep the power of the courts and other branches of government in check. Thomas told 1,700 people at a dinner in honour of Scalia that the Supreme Court has too often granted rights to people that are not found in the Constitution.
Pictured on his perp walk: Party boy, 25, who changed his last name to match close friend and celebrity jeweler Jeffrey Rackover is led out by police cuffed in a suit after being charged with murder Actress, 52, who had roles in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Gossip Girl and Ugly Betty commits suicide in her hotel room during a modeling trip in Peru 'Maybe I Would Have Been Elected President' says Bernie Sanders who says he'd team up with Trump if the president-elect has the 'guts' to take on corporate American Bobbi Kristina Brown's boyfriend Nick Gordon is ordered to pay $36million in damages for the wrongful death of Whitney Houston's daughter Obama says he is 'cautiously optimistic' about Trump's presidency - but the president-elect needs to moderate his tone and 'stand up to Russia' New York academic who killed herself in her upscale Manhattan condo 'was driven to suicide by a ... (more)
Rudy Giuliani, President-elect Donald Trump's top candidate for top diplomat, has advised foreign political figures and worked for lobbying and security firms whose clients have had complicated relationships with the U.S. government. While not personally involved in lobbying, Giuliani spent years at firms that represented governments and multinational companies, some of which had interests that diverged from those of the United States.
Good morning! Seeing strange lights and hearing loud noises? Don't let it faze you: Wildlife biologists are scaring away crows . The special state pay raise commission has wrapped up its work without recommending a pay raise for lawmakers.
Donald Trump's name is being stripped off three luxury apartment buildings after hundreds of tenants signed a petition saying they were embarrassed to live in a place associated with the Republican president-elect. In all, about 600 residents of the three rental towers in Trump Place signed the online petition, which began circulating weeks ago after the public release of a decade-old recording of Trump boasting about groping women and kissing them without their consent.
New York: As older demonstrators across the United States protest the election of Donald Trump, American teachers and school pupils are facing challenges in dealing with an incoming president who built a campaign often branded as sexist, racist and bullying. Harassment in schools and on university campuses across the country has been widely reported over the past week while in New York City, a part of the country built on tolerance and diversity, school teachers told Fairfax Media the election of Donald Trump had sparked unprecedented discussion and concern from students of all age ranges.
Police in riot gear confront demonstrators outside City Hall during a protest against President-elect Donald Trump in Los Angeles, Nov. 13, 2016. Anti-Trump protesters hold signs as they gather at The Linq Promenade before marching on the Las Vegas Strip, Nov. 12, 2016, in Las Vegas.
'Don't be afraid': Trump looks to reassure divided America in first TV interview as President-elect and opens up on abortion, same-sex marriage, Obamacare and THAT vow to punish Hillary The Ex-Goldman banker and Breitbart exec who once said he didn't want his daughters 'going to school with Jews': Meet Steve Bannon, Trump's chief strategist White high school teacher is suspended after telling black students: 'Don't make me call Donald Trump and get you sent back to Africa' Anti-Trump protests continue for the fifth day as thousands of opponents gather against president-elect in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia - and even Mexico and Germany Chinese president calls Trump and insists cooperation is the 'only choice' - as state-run paper warns country will cut sales of iPhones and US cars if 'naive' Trump pursues trade war Reince Priebus AND Steven Bannon will lead Trump's White House: ... (more)
'Don't be afraid': Trump looks to reassure divided America in first TV interview as President-elect and opens up on abortion, same-sex marriage, Obamacare and THAT vow to punish Hillary The Ex-Goldman banker and Breitbart exec who once said he didn't want his daughters 'going to school with Jews': Meet Steve Bannon, Trump's chief strategist White high school teacher is suspended after telling black students: 'Don't make me call Donald Trump and get you sent back to Africa' Anti-Trump protests continue for the fifth day as thousands of opponents gather against president-elect in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia - and even Mexico and Germany Chinese president calls Trump and insists cooperation is the 'only choice' - as state-run paper warns country will cut sales of iPhones and US cars if 'naive' Trump pursues trade war Reince Priebus AND Steven Bannon will lead Trump's White House: ... (more)
President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday picked Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus, the favorite of the party's establishment and a low-key Washington insider, to serve in the influential position of White House chief of staff. Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee, delivers a speech as Republican president-elect Donald Trump looks on during his election night event at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York City.
'Kill the police!' Clinton and Trump supporters clash with cops in Indianapolis who blame 'out of town instigators', while 19 are arrested in Portland on another night of widespread protests Yoga expert, 37, accused of killing her identical twin sister by driving them off a 200-foot cliff in Hawaii is arrested on murder charge AGAIN in New York after new evidence emerges California BANS plastic bags: State approves scrap of single-use carriers - so residents now have to bring their own or pay 10 cents 'I'm not giving up and neither should you': Kate McKinnon chokes up as she foregoes comedy and performs rendition of late Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah at beginning of SNL Hillary blames Comey: Clinton tells donors she was 'leading by large margins' before white women sitting on the fence were swayed by FBI director's decision to reopen email probe Megyn Kelly claims Trump repeatedly offered ... (more)
It was after 3 in the morning on Wednesday when I finally left Salon's New York office after a long night of monitoring election night returns, and I was exhausted. I boarded the elevator of my hotel with three men I didn't know and I rode up to the 30th floor, trying not to let them see that I had started to cry.
Hillary's last hurrah: Clinton greets her campaign staff one final time, admitting the last few days have been 'very, very tough' as it's claimed she was 'inconsolable' after crushing defeat to Trump Angry anti-Trump demonstrators in Portland are hit with tear gas while 11 are arrested in New York as protest leaders vow to continue marching across the country all the way to Inauguration Day Don't blame Hillary! Don't blame us! Loser's closest aides claim it was the FBI and the media who dared to scrutinize her who cost the election 'F**k your father!' Eric Trump and his wife, Lara, heckled on the streets of New York City after a dinner celebrating Donald's election win 'A sexual predator who lost the popular vote': Senator Harry Reid slams President-elect Donald Trump's victory for leaving law-abiding Americans 'wracked with fear' Is Trump about to DITCH his pledge to lock Hillary up? ... (more)
Robert De Niro gave anti-Donald Trump protesters across the United States his backing Friday as he spoke about how "depressed" the tycoon's win in the presidential election had made him. The 73-year-old star was on the red carpet at the world premiere of his new film "The Comedian" in Los Angeles when he was asked how he was coping with Trump's victory over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
New Yorkers suffering from post-election stress have an outlet for the blues. They're pouring their political souls onto sticky notes that fill tile walls of a Manhattan subway station.