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Black Kos, Tuesday’s Chile: Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive [1]
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Date: 2022-08-02
Here’s a quick review of major Biden-Harris appointees who are Black. How many of them do you follow on social media?
x By a vote of 93-2, the U.S. Senate has just confirmed Lloyd Austin as Secretary of Defense.
He is the first African American to serve as Secretary of Defense in U.S. history.
https://t.co/98w4VMYK3A — Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) January 22, 2021
Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield
x JUST IN: President Biden's UN Ambassador nominee, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, gets bipartisan confirmation from the Senate 78-20. pic.twitter.com/JWE4pT6jfD — BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ (@mmpadellan) February 23, 2021
Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, Cecilia Rouse
x U.S. Senate confirms Cecilia Rouse to head Biden's Council of Economic Advisers
https://t.co/EaC1GZOczy — Bloomberg (@business) March 3, 2021
x Susan Rice, the President’s Domestic Policy Advisor, and Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors, took some time out of their days to break down the American Families Plan — a key piece of the Build Back Better Agenda. pic.twitter.com/lU8pEhRKaU — The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 10, 2021
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Marcia Fudge
x The Senate voted 66-34 to confirm Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH) as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. pic.twitter.com/VCXNYJpQ3C — NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 10, 2021
x How amazing is it that Rep. Marcia Fudge was confirmed, voted for the ARP and was then sworn in as Secretary of HUD all in one day. Great timing!
https://t.co/7v4fRDvCwA — Candidly Tiff 🌟 (@tify330) March 11, 2021
Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Michael S. Regan
x .@Michael_S_Regan has 51 votes for confirmation. He will be the first Black man ever to serve as @EPA Administrator. — David Darmofal (@david_darmofal) March 10, 2021
x JUST IN: The Senate confirms Michael Regan as EPA chief, where he will play a major role in President Joe Biden's climate plans. He is the first Black man to lead the agency
https://t.co/gTE56ajxE0 pic.twitter.com/TGFATDOnFI — CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) March 10, 2021
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Shalandra Young
x BREAKING: The Senate has confirmed President Biden’s highly qualified nominee to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget:
Shalanda Young.
She is the first Black woman ever confirmed by the Senate to lead OMB. pic.twitter.com/rMWGxdNj4c — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) March 15, 2022
x Hi everyone! Shalanda Young here, Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
Excited to make my Twitter debut by recognizing the incredible public servants at OMB and all across the country as we celebrate Public Service Recognition Week. #GovPossible pic.twitter.com/pRtvE1GCqc — Shalanda Young (@ShalandaYoung46) May 4, 2022
Let us not forget the appointment of Karine Jean-Pierre, as Press Secretary.
x President Biden Announces Karine Jean-Pierre as White House Press Secretary
https://t.co/AZYdKjJ8bP pic.twitter.com/pyQzEQqOlY — CSPAN (@cspan) May 5, 2022
x We love to see Black women making history! ✨ After news of Jen Psaki's departure, #KarineJeanPierre, the first Haitian-American woman was appointed the newest White House Press Secretary. To read more about Karine Jean-Pierre's accomplishment, head to
https://t.co/Pcfc6djmce! pic.twitter.com/Z3N5GURiLc — TV One (@tvonetv) May 6, 2022
Key to our futures, the Biden-Harris administration has paid particular attention to the appointment of judges — the most ground-breaking one was of course the nomination, and confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to SCOTUS.
x Historic moment for our courts and for our country. Congratulations, Judge Jackson. pic.twitter.com/eLSfs1QoHB — President Biden (@POTUS) April 7, 2022
Do not ignore the importance of other judicial nominees.
x Biden's judicial appointees by far the most diverse, ABA says
https://t.co/HNFwAIqhfA — Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 28, 2022
Karen Sloan writes, “Biden's judicial appointees by far the most diverse, ABA says”
(Reuters) - President Joe Biden has far outpaced his Oval Office predecessors in nominating women and racially diverse attorneys to the federal bench, a new American Bar Association analysis confirms. As of July 1, 68% of the 68 federal judges nominated by Biden and confirmed by the Senate are Black, Hispanic or Asian American, and just three are white men, the ABA found. By contrast, 16% of the judges installed on the federal bench by former President Donald Trump are non-white, according to the organization's 2022 Profile of the Legal Profession. After Biden, Barack Obama appointed the second-most non-white federal judges, at 36%, followed by Bill Clinton at 24%. According to the ABA’s figures, which date back to the Carter administration, Ronald Reagan had the lowest percentage of non-white federal judges at 6%. Among the federal judges appointed by Biden, 28% are Black; 22% are Hispanic; and 18% are Asian, according to the ABA. Biden has also appointed a larger percentage of women than recent presidents. More than three-quarters (77%) of his appointments are women. That figure was 24% for Trump and 42% for Obama.
x The ABA data shows that the federal judiciary is still far less diverse than the U.S. population. Read @Karen_Sloan1 and @Disha_RC’s report
https://t.co/jfJEhkuBmO 5/5 pic.twitter.com/1yaH3hTM9E — Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) July 28, 2022
x Among the federal judges appointed by Biden, 28% are Black; 22% are Hispanic; and 18% are Asian, according to the ABA. Biden has also appointed a larger percentage of women than recent presidents. That figure was 24% for Trump and 42% for Obama 3/5 pic.twitter.com/plgmJsghiw — Reuters Legal (@ReutersLegal) July 28, 2022
x President Biden has nominated 12 Black women to serve on our federal circuit courts. As of today, seven have been confirmed:
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Candace Jackson-Akiwumi
Tiffany Cunningham
Eunice Lee
Holly Thomas
Stephanie Davis
J. Michelle Childs
This matters tremendously. — The Leadership Conference (@civilrightsorg) July 20, 2022
Another key positive has been the expansion of Black Democratic representation in Congress. Take a look at how the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has grown since its founding
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) was established in 1971 by 13 founding members. The founding members include: Rep. Shirley A. Chisholm (D-N.Y.)
Rep. William L. Clay, Sr. (D-Mo.)
Rep. George W. Collins (D-Ill.)
Rep. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.)
Rep. Ronald V. Dellums (D-Calif.)
Rep. Charles C. Diggs, Jr. (D-Mich.)
Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (D-Calif.)
Rep. Ralph H. Metcalfe (D-Ill.)
Rep. Parren J. Mitchell (D-Md.)
Rep. Robert N.C. Nix, Sr. (D-Pa.)
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)
Rep. Louis Stokes (D-Ohio)
Del. Walter E. Fauntroy (D-D.C.)
117th Congress
For the 117th Congress, the CBC has a historic 56 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, representing more than 82 million Americans, 25.3 percent of the total U.S. population, and more than 17 million African-Americans, 41 percent of the total U.S. African-American population. In addition, the CBC represents almost a fourth of the House Democratic Caucus.
The CBC is engaged at the highest levels of Congress with members who serve in House leadership. Representative James E. Clyburn (D-SC) serves as the Majority Whip in the House of Representatives, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) serves as Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and Representative Barbara Lee (D-CA) serves as co-chair of the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. In addition, five CBC members serve as chairs on full House committees, and 28 CBC members serve as chairs on House subcommittees.
x The Congressional Black Caucus.
The conscience of the Congress since 1971.#OfficialPhoto — 116th Congress.
58 Members.
Chairwoman @RepBeatty.
Our Power. Our Message. pic.twitter.com/0YPLCg5pSK — The Black Caucus (@TheBlackCaucus) July 28, 2022
I’m closing this review with a little uplifting musical advice, with a song that has been sung by many artists— here’s Aretha Franklin’s version:
x YouTube Video
Lyrics Songwriters: Mercer John H / Arlen Harold
You got to ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive
E-lim-i-nate the negative
And latch on to the affirmative
Don't mess with Mr. In-between
You got to spread joy up to the maximum
Bring gloom down to the minimum
And have faith, or pandemonium
Liable to walk upon the scene
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NEWS ROUND UP BY DOPPER0189, BLACK KOS MANAGING EDITOR
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an onterview on the highest ranking black american in congress Time: Jim Clyburn's Long Quest for Black Political Power
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On a sticky-hot night in the South Carolina capital, Representative Jim Clyburn takes the outdoor stage at his late-night afterparty. Clyburn—the 82-year-old House Democratic whip, maker of Presidents, and highest-ranking Black man in Congress—has a message of hope for dark times. “In spite of all its faults, there ain’t a better country to be living in,” he says in his imposing baritone. “And you and I will have to do our jobs out here at the polls to save this country from itself.”
Of the hundreds in attendance this June evening at the EdVenture Children’s Museum, some have come from the fundraising dinner down the street for the South Carolina Democratic Party, where the first Black woman Vice President was the keynote speaker. But many have not. Clyburn throws this free bash so those who can’t afford to attend a fundraiser have a way to participate. Wearing a navy suit and holding a mixed drink, he’s joined on the patio by Congresswoman Shontel Brown of Ohio, who credits Clyburn’s endorsement for her victory in a special election last year, coming from 35 points behind to defeat a Bernie Sanders–backed progressive.
“It’s no coincidence that his initials are J.C.—you can reference the story of Lazarus by another J.C. in the Bible,” Brown tells me. “When you think about folks like myself and Joe Biden, who looked like they didn’t have a chance to win, our J.C., Jim Clyburn, gave us his stamp of approval and resurrected what had been perceived by many as an impossible victory.”
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Getty Trust Commits $30 Million to Digitize the Johnson Publishing Company Archive Which Features More Than 4 Million Prints and Negatives That Chronicle 20th Century Black Life. Smithsonian: Ford, Mellon and MacArthur Foundations Transfer Sole Ownership of Historic Ebony and Jet Photo Archive to Getty and NMAAHC
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A consortium comprising the Ford Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Mellon Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution, announced today the official transfer of ownership of the acclaimed Johnson Publishing Company (JPC) archive to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) and to the Getty Research Institute, a program of the Getty Trust.
The Getty Trust has committed $30 million in support for the processing and digitization of the archive — an essential step in the critical work of making this preeminent collection available and searchable to scholars, researchers, journalists, and the general public. With work already underway, portions of the archive will be accessible to the public during the ongoing intensive digitization process.
The JPC collection is regarded as one of the most significant and substantial collections of Black American culture in the 20th century, and features images from the iconic publications Ebony and Jet. Though now jointly owned by the two entities who are sharing in the collection’s care and processing, the archive will be physically housed at the NMAAHC in Washington DC, ensuring its availability for the public to access in the years to come.
“The consortium is pleased to assure that this historic treasure is available to be viewed and studied in perpetuity,” said Jim Cuno, president of the J. Paul Getty Trust. “Both Getty and the Smithsonian have worked diligently for the past three years to safely house the Johnson Publishing archive, begin the digital archiving process and to plan for the archive’s future, so that these vital histories can be freely shared with everyone.”
“For decades, Ebony and Jet documented stories of Black celebrity, fashion, and the Civil Rights Movement and provided an opportunity for African Americans to see an authentic public representation of themselves while also offering the world a fuller view of the African American experience," said Kevin Young, the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. "Our museum is proud that this significant and iconic collection of African American images will be housed in our museum and preserved for generations to study, observe and enjoy.”
Since the consortium’s purchase, the full collection has remained carefully housed in Chicago – the city where JPC was headquartered since its inception – for ongoing conservation and select exhibition and programming. Notwithstanding the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Chicago-based team of archivists funded by Getty and led by Steven D. Booth has carefully assessed, cataloged, and begun the digitization process of the archive’s holdings. While the collection will be housed primarily at NMAAHC, a portion of the JPC archive pertinent to the history and culture of Chicago is expected to be housed permanently in Chicago.
Singer James Brown is captured off stage around Memphis, Tenn. (Ted Williams/Johnson Publishing Company Archive). Courtesy Ford Foundation, J. Paul Getty Trust, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Smithsonian Institution.
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Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89.
Her son Kyle Johnson said Nichols died Saturday in Silver City, New Mexico.
“Last night, my mother, Nichelle Nichols, succumbed to natural causes and passed away. Her light however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration,” Johnson wrote on her official Facebook page Sunday. “Hers was a life well lived and as such a model for us all.”
Her role in the 1966-69 series as Lt. Uhura earned Nichols a lifelong position of honor with the series’ rabid fans, known as Trekkers and Trekkies. It also earned her accolades for breaking stereotypes that had limited Black women to acting roles as servants and included an interracial onscreen kiss with co-star William Shatner that was unheard of at the time.
x It is with great sorrow that we report the passing on the legendary icon Nichelle Nichols. No words. #roddenberry #RIPNichelle #StarTrek pic.twitter.com/wQkB0OZ9t5 — 𝚃𝚑𝚎 ❤ 𝚘𝚏 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛 𝚃𝚛𝚎𝚔 (@roddenberry) July 31, 2022
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NBA champion, Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell dies ESPN: Boston Celtics great Bill Russell, 11-time NBA champion, dies at 88
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Bill Russell, the cornerstone of the Boston Celtics dynasty that won eight straight titles and 11 overall during his career, died Sunday. The Hall of Famer was 88.
Russell died "peacefully" with his wife, Jeannine, at his side, a statement posted on social media read. Arrangements for his memorial service will be announced soon, according to the statement.
The statement did not give the cause of death, but Russell was not well enough to present the NBA Finals MVP trophy in June because of a long illness.
"But for all the winning, Bill's understanding of the struggle is what illuminated his life. From boycotting a 1961 exhibition game to unmask too-long-tolerated discrimination, to leading Mississippi's first integrated basketball camp in the combustible wake of Medgar [Evers'] assassination, to decades of activism ultimately recognized by his receipt of the Presidential Medal of Freedom ... Bill called out injustice with an unforgiving candor that he intended would disrupt the status quo, and with a powerful example that, though never his humble intention, will forever inspire teamwork, selflessness and thoughtful change," the statement read.
"Bill's wife, Jeannine, and his many friends and family thank you for keeping Bill in your prayers. Perhaps you'll relive one or two of the golden moments he gave us, or recall his trademark laugh as he delighted in explaining the real story behind how those moments unfolded. And we hope each of us can find a new way to act or speak up with Bill's uncompromising, dignified and always constructive commitment to principle. That would be one last, and lasting, win for our beloved #6."
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