A Virginia school district voted on Friday to undo a 2020 decision that removed the names of three Confederate military officers from schools in the district.
The Shenandoah County school board voted to rename Honey Run and Mountain View, two schools under their purview, Ashby-Lee Elementary and Stonewall Jackson High.
The schools were renamed in 2020 following a national outcry and protests over the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. The protests called for a re-examination of ingrained racial discrimination in the United States — including the continued veneration...
The Shenandoah County school board voted to rename Honey Run and Mountain View, two schools under their purview, Ashby-Lee Elementary and Stonewall Jackson High.
The schools were renamed in 2020 following a national outcry and protests over the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. The protests called for a re-examination of ingrained racial discrimination in the United States — including the continued veneration...
- 5/10/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
When confronted about describing immigrants with terms like “vermin” and “poisoning the blood” favored by Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini, former president Donald Trump not only defended using Nazi rhetoric but repeated it: “I didn’t know that, but that’s what they say. Because our country is being poisoned.”
Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News’ Howard Kurtz that aired less than 24 hours after the former president said at a rally that some migrants to the U.S. are “not people… these are animals.”
“When you...
Trump made the comments in an interview with Fox News’ Howard Kurtz that aired less than 24 hours after the former president said at a rally that some migrants to the U.S. are “not people… these are animals.”
“When you...
- 3/17/2024
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Meghan McCain is recalling her time on The View and says she feels validated after listening to Rosie O’Donnell saying she wouldn’t return to the talk show either.
“Rosie O’Donnell and I probably don’t agree on much. But here we’re in sync. There is nothing on God’s green earth that could convince me to ever walk on to that set again,” McCain wrote in her Daily Mail column.
McCain was responding to O’Donnell’s appearance on the Now What? with Brooke Shields podcast where the Now and Then star Whoopi Goldberg squashed certain topics from being discussed on the air, like the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.
Although McCain says she’s “always hesitant to rehash” her experience on the show that “ended in a complete disaster” she wrote in her column that she “was also pushed off topics that I thought were newsworthy by show producers.
“Rosie O’Donnell and I probably don’t agree on much. But here we’re in sync. There is nothing on God’s green earth that could convince me to ever walk on to that set again,” McCain wrote in her Daily Mail column.
McCain was responding to O’Donnell’s appearance on the Now What? with Brooke Shields podcast where the Now and Then star Whoopi Goldberg squashed certain topics from being discussed on the air, like the sexual assault allegations against Bill Cosby.
Although McCain says she’s “always hesitant to rehash” her experience on the show that “ended in a complete disaster” she wrote in her column that she “was also pushed off topics that I thought were newsworthy by show producers.
- 4/23/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Meghan McCain has spoken out about her “disastrous” time on The View in a searing column.
The former chat show host left the show in July 2021 after four seasons of presenting alongside co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin.
Months later, she disclosed in her book Bad Republican, the reason she left was due to an on-air tussle with Behar, which left her in tears.
McCain’s since been vocal about her “toxic” experience, but she’s decided to make further claims in a new column for The Daily Mail, published on Friday (21 April).
“I imagine being a former co-host of ABC News’ The View feels much like having a very public, very nasty breakup with an infamous ex-boyfriend,” she began.
“Everyone knows it ended in complete disaster. And absolutely everyone wants to talk about it.”
Continuing, she explained that while she’s “always hesitant to rehash it”, she...
The former chat show host left the show in July 2021 after four seasons of presenting alongside co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin.
Months later, she disclosed in her book Bad Republican, the reason she left was due to an on-air tussle with Behar, which left her in tears.
McCain’s since been vocal about her “toxic” experience, but she’s decided to make further claims in a new column for The Daily Mail, published on Friday (21 April).
“I imagine being a former co-host of ABC News’ The View feels much like having a very public, very nasty breakup with an infamous ex-boyfriend,” she began.
“Everyone knows it ended in complete disaster. And absolutely everyone wants to talk about it.”
Continuing, she explained that while she’s “always hesitant to rehash it”, she...
- 4/22/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
During its final hearing on Thursday, the Jan. 6 committee played behind-the-scenes video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers during the riot. Pelosi is seen on the phone with Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, asking for the kind of aid the former president refused to seek out as a mob of his supporters stormed the building.
CNN aired more footage of Pelosi on Thursday night, including a clip of her saying she “hoped” Trump would come to the Capitol. “I’m going to punch him out,” she says, visibly enraged.
CNN aired more footage of Pelosi on Thursday night, including a clip of her saying she “hoped” Trump would come to the Capitol. “I’m going to punch him out,” she says, visibly enraged.
- 10/14/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
The Jan. 6 committee wrapped up what appears to be its final hearing in dramatic fashion by voting unanimously to subpoena former President Donald Trump for documents and testimony.
The vote came shortly after the panel played video of something far more dramatic: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and other lawmakers trying to secure help as the mob of Trump supporters breached the Capitol. “I don’t know if you have been approached about the Virginia National Guard,” Pelosi said on a phone call to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam,...
The vote came shortly after the panel played video of something far more dramatic: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, and other lawmakers trying to secure help as the mob of Trump supporters breached the Capitol. “I don’t know if you have been approached about the Virginia National Guard,” Pelosi said on a phone call to Virginia Governor Ralph Northam,...
- 10/13/2022
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
"(On) July 4, 1776, not everybody was free and celebrating their Independence Day. So here's our day. And if you love us, it'll be your day, too." That's how Pharrell Williams addressed the press in his home state of Virginia in June 2020, according to The Virginian Pilot, as he appeared alongside Gov. Ralph Northam during a press conference in which the governor proposed making June 19—or Juneteenth, as it's commonly referred to—an official legal holiday in the state. Today, it's now a federal holiday, with President Joe Biden making the legislation official on June 17, 2021. With the nation examining its history of racial inequality, appeals to...
- 6/19/2022
- E! Online
As truckers, it’s second nature for Emily Slaughter and Michele Rusher to keep tabs on bad weather and road closures. But as the drivers, who work for the shipping company New Prime, Inc., headed southbound on Interstate 95 early Tuesday morning, Jan. 4, no radio updates or electronic road signs suggested they were about to hit the worst traffic jam imaginable.
At around one or two in the morning, Rusher and Slaughter joined a mass of cars stuck on the snow-covered, ice-slicked roads of Northern Virginia. A sudden winter storm the...
At around one or two in the morning, Rusher and Slaughter joined a mass of cars stuck on the snow-covered, ice-slicked roads of Northern Virginia. A sudden winter storm the...
- 1/4/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Conversations about Blackface, when white people darken their skin to perform exaggerated versions of nonwhite characters, often centers on the historical when it comes to the media’s role in perpetuating the racist act.
In some cases, historical means the minstrels of 19th century theater, silent films, or the more recent history of satire like Robert Downey Jr.’s 2008 film “Tropic Thunder,” which has aged horribly in a Hollywood landscape that demands sensitive and authentic portrayals, regardless of genre.
But it’s not always about decades or centuries ago. In the past seven days, however, at least three headlines directly or indirectly involved the damaging tradition have run — from the aesthetics of the Kardashian-Jenner family, to the astonishing rebound of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, to the crisis team helping fashion label Prada recover from scandal.
In short, says academic and author Ayanna Thompson, the continued prevalence of Blackface — both in...
In some cases, historical means the minstrels of 19th century theater, silent films, or the more recent history of satire like Robert Downey Jr.’s 2008 film “Tropic Thunder,” which has aged horribly in a Hollywood landscape that demands sensitive and authentic portrayals, regardless of genre.
But it’s not always about decades or centuries ago. In the past seven days, however, at least three headlines directly or indirectly involved the damaging tradition have run — from the aesthetics of the Kardashian-Jenner family, to the astonishing rebound of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, to the crisis team helping fashion label Prada recover from scandal.
In short, says academic and author Ayanna Thompson, the continued prevalence of Blackface — both in...
- 6/14/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham on Monday signed the cannabis bill the state’s legislature passed last month, making New Mexico the 17th state to legalize the drug for recreational use. Lujan Grisham had pushed for the passage of the Cannabis Regulation Act last month, and so putting her signature on it to make it official was only a formality. “This legislation is a major, major step forward for our state,” she wrote on Twitter. “Legalized adult-use cannabis is going to change the way we think about New Mexico for the better — our workforce,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Virginia’s General Assembly voted Friday to legalize marijuana in the state, with a plan in place to open dispensaries beginning in 2024.
The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senator and House of Delegates both overwhelmingly voted in favor of the measure that could legalize simple possession of marijuana in the state as soon as this summer; weed was previously decriminalized in the state in July 2020.
The measure now awaits the signature of Governor Ralph Northam, who in the past has supported marijuana legalization in Virginia. When passed, Virginia will be the first of...
The Democrat-controlled Virginia Senator and House of Delegates both overwhelmingly voted in favor of the measure that could legalize simple possession of marijuana in the state as soon as this summer; weed was previously decriminalized in the state in July 2020.
The measure now awaits the signature of Governor Ralph Northam, who in the past has supported marijuana legalization in Virginia. When passed, Virginia will be the first of...
- 2/6/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
A monument honoring the traitor Robert E. Lee was removed overnight from the U.S. Capitol.
The statue of Lee, who commanded Confederate forces in the rebellion waged to preserve the institution of slavery in the South, had been a fixture in the federal Statuary Hall collection for more than a century. The Capitol collection features two monuments from each state, and Lee had been chosen to represent Virginia since 1909, just 44 years after the Confederate general surrendered to end the Civil War at the Appomattox court house.
The removal of...
The statue of Lee, who commanded Confederate forces in the rebellion waged to preserve the institution of slavery in the South, had been a fixture in the federal Statuary Hall collection for more than a century. The Capitol collection features two monuments from each state, and Lee had been chosen to represent Virginia since 1909, just 44 years after the Confederate general surrendered to end the Civil War at the Appomattox court house.
The removal of...
- 12/21/2020
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
A panel of the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency authorize Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for emergency use.
The decision was non binding, but it is likely to lead to Fda approval of the vaccine, perhaps in the next few days. The Fda’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee had a day-long discussion of the safety of the vaccine and any potential side effects, with medical experts weighing in on trial data. The vote was 17 in favor and four against, with one abstention. CNN carried the vote of the committee, which typically generates little fanfare.
The Trump administration has outlined plans to ship 2.9 million doses of the vaccine within 24 hours of approval. That will be matched by a similar amount for second doses for recipients. Plans are being made to distribute the vaccine to healthcare workers and those at long-term care facilities, with officials at...
The decision was non binding, but it is likely to lead to Fda approval of the vaccine, perhaps in the next few days. The Fda’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee had a day-long discussion of the safety of the vaccine and any potential side effects, with medical experts weighing in on trial data. The vote was 17 in favor and four against, with one abstention. CNN carried the vote of the committee, which typically generates little fanfare.
The Trump administration has outlined plans to ship 2.9 million doses of the vaccine within 24 hours of approval. That will be matched by a similar amount for second doses for recipients. Plans are being made to distribute the vaccine to healthcare workers and those at long-term care facilities, with officials at...
- 12/10/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
On May 27th, the second day of mounting national outrage over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, the president of America’s largest evangelical university decided it was the perfect time to blast out a tweet featuring the crudest of racial imagery. “I was adamantly opposed to the mandate from @GovernorVA requiring citizens to wear face masks until I decided to design my own,” wrote Jerry Falwell Jr. Below the text was his design: a mask displaying the image of a white person in blackface, standing next to...
- 10/18/2020
- by Bob Moser
- Rollingstone.com
As political tension are ramping up approaching the November presidential election, multiple people seeking to harm political figures have been arrested, their threats of violence under investigation by the FBI. On Tuesday, a hearing was held to review evidence of abduction plot against Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D). Investigators were able to find evidence against […]
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- 10/16/2020
- by Bry LeBerthon
- Uinterview
Jerry Falwell Jr. will take an “indefinite leave of absence” from his role of president of Liberty University following the outcry from a racy photo he posted on social media.
The evangelical Christian university’s board of trustees announced Friday that it requested Falwell Jr. to take leave “to which he has agreed, effective immediately.” The board’s statement did not provide a reason for Falwell Jr.’s leave.
However, the leave of absence comes just days after Falwell Jr., “President Trump’s principal liaison to evangelicals,” posted a since-deleted...
The evangelical Christian university’s board of trustees announced Friday that it requested Falwell Jr. to take leave “to which he has agreed, effective immediately.” The board’s statement did not provide a reason for Falwell Jr.’s leave.
However, the leave of absence comes just days after Falwell Jr., “President Trump’s principal liaison to evangelicals,” posted a since-deleted...
- 8/8/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Pharrell Williams discussed his efforts to make Juneteenth an official holiday during a visit to Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday.
Earlier in the week, Williams appeared alongside Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam at a press conference in support of making June 19th — or Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery — a holiday in the producer’s native Virginia.
“I just think it’s high time that if we’re gonna think about what independence and what freedom really looks like. Ours was never really acknowledged,” Williams told Kimmel. “There’s 47 states that observe [Juneteenth] but man,...
Earlier in the week, Williams appeared alongside Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam at a press conference in support of making June 19th — or Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery — a holiday in the producer’s native Virginia.
“I just think it’s high time that if we’re gonna think about what independence and what freedom really looks like. Ours was never really acknowledged,” Williams told Kimmel. “There’s 47 states that observe [Juneteenth] but man,...
- 6/20/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Eight-time Grammy winner Usher Raymond penned an impassioned and informative essay in the Washington Post today arguing that, while the Fourth of July should be celebrated, for black people “Juneteenth is our authentic day of self-determination. It is ours to honor the legacy of our ancestors, ours to celebrate and ours to remember where we once were as a people. And it should be a national holiday, observed by all Americans.”
Juneteenth is a celebration of June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that the slaves there were now free. They were the last slaves to be freed in the U.S. Their liberation came more than two months after commanding Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and two years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
“Recognizing Juneteenth as a national holiday,” wrote Usher, “would be a small gesture compared with...
Juneteenth is a celebration of June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that the slaves there were now free. They were the last slaves to be freed in the U.S. Their liberation came more than two months after commanding Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and two years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
“Recognizing Juneteenth as a national holiday,” wrote Usher, “would be a small gesture compared with...
- 6/19/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
“Black Af” creator Kenya Barris and pop star and “Happy” singer Pharrell Williams are in talks to develop a feature film musical based on the holiday Juneteenth at Netflix, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
Juneteenth, or June 19, celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S., though plot details about Barris and Williams’ musical are being kept under wraps.
Both Williams and Barris will also produce the film, with Williams producing alongside Mimi Valdes and Barris going through his production company Khalabo Ink Society.
Also Read: Pharrell Williams on How He Got Virginia to Make Juneteenth an Official State Holiday (Video)
Pharrell on Thursday night went on “Kimmel” and revealed that he had just come from Virginia and convinced Gov. Ralph Northam to make Juneteenth a state holiday.
“I called them and said, ‘Man, this is important for not only your own legacy, but the legacy of Virginia,...
Juneteenth, or June 19, celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S., though plot details about Barris and Williams’ musical are being kept under wraps.
Both Williams and Barris will also produce the film, with Williams producing alongside Mimi Valdes and Barris going through his production company Khalabo Ink Society.
Also Read: Pharrell Williams on How He Got Virginia to Make Juneteenth an Official State Holiday (Video)
Pharrell on Thursday night went on “Kimmel” and revealed that he had just come from Virginia and convinced Gov. Ralph Northam to make Juneteenth a state holiday.
“I called them and said, ‘Man, this is important for not only your own legacy, but the legacy of Virginia,...
- 6/19/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Pharrell Williams came on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Thursday night with some good news — the “Happy” singer has convinced the state of Virginia to make Juneteenth an official state holiday.
“I just think its high time that if we’re gonna think about what independence and what freedom really looks like — ours was never really acknowledged,” Williams told Kimmel over video chat. “Yeah, there are 47 states that observe it, but it’s not a paid holiday. We deserve a paid holiday.”
On Tuesday, Williams, who grew up in Virginia Beach, joined Gov. Ralph Northam in a press conference, after having spoken with state officials over the weekend about formally recognizing the holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived at Galveston, Texas, and delivered the news that all enslaved people in the state were free. It came two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
“I just think its high time that if we’re gonna think about what independence and what freedom really looks like — ours was never really acknowledged,” Williams told Kimmel over video chat. “Yeah, there are 47 states that observe it, but it’s not a paid holiday. We deserve a paid holiday.”
On Tuesday, Williams, who grew up in Virginia Beach, joined Gov. Ralph Northam in a press conference, after having spoken with state officials over the weekend about formally recognizing the holiday. Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, arrived at Galveston, Texas, and delivered the news that all enslaved people in the state were free. It came two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
- 6/19/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Pharrell Williams is helping to make history in his home state of Virginia. On Tuesday, the musician joined Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam at a press conference to propose that June 19—the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was signed—is officially made a state holiday. Virginia would be the second state in the United States to make the historic date, or Juneteenth as it's referred to, a holiday, the first being Texas. During the press conference, Pharrell, a native of Virginia Beach, said of the proposal, "This is our chance to lead, to truly embrace the importance of Juneteenth and to treat it as a celebration of freedom that Black people truly...
- 6/17/2020
- E! Online
Pharrell Williams joined Gov. Ralph Northam in Richmond, Va. on Tuesday to announce legislation to make Juneteenth, or June 19, a state holiday.
The popular artist and Virginia Beach native has been at the forefront of proposing Juneteenth, the day which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, as a national holiday.
“Juneteenth deserves the same level of recognition and celebration,” said Pharrell. “July 4, 1776, not everybody was free and celebrating their Independence Day. So here’s our day. And if you love us, it will be your day too.”
During the announcement, Northam said the holiday is just “one step toward reconciliation.”
“It’s time we elevate this,” said Northam,” not just a celebration by and for some Virginians, but one acknowledged and celebrated by all of us.”
Although the holiday, which is this Friday, will be for executive branch employees, Northam said he would stand by legislation to...
The popular artist and Virginia Beach native has been at the forefront of proposing Juneteenth, the day which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States, as a national holiday.
“Juneteenth deserves the same level of recognition and celebration,” said Pharrell. “July 4, 1776, not everybody was free and celebrating their Independence Day. So here’s our day. And if you love us, it will be your day too.”
During the announcement, Northam said the holiday is just “one step toward reconciliation.”
“It’s time we elevate this,” said Northam,” not just a celebration by and for some Virginians, but one acknowledged and celebrated by all of us.”
Although the holiday, which is this Friday, will be for executive branch employees, Northam said he would stand by legislation to...
- 6/16/2020
- by Klaritza Rico
- Variety Film + TV
Late-night host Jimmy Fallon has apologized publically after facing backlash on social media over an old “SNL” skit from 2000 in which he wore blackface, calling the decision “unquestionably offensive.”
The hashtag #JimmyFallonIsOverParty was trending Tuesday as a result of the Fallon and Darrell Hammond sketch, which features Fallon doing an impersonation of Chris Rock in full hair and makeup to look like the former cast member.
“In 2000, while on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this. I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable,” Fallon wrote.
Also Read: Megyn Kelly Decries Being 'Cancelled' by NBCUniversal for Blackface Comments
A clip from the 20-year-old skit was posted by Twitter user @chefboyohdear, who pointed out, “NBC fired Megyn Kelly for mentioning blackface. Jimmy Fallon performed on NBC in blackface.
The hashtag #JimmyFallonIsOverParty was trending Tuesday as a result of the Fallon and Darrell Hammond sketch, which features Fallon doing an impersonation of Chris Rock in full hair and makeup to look like the former cast member.
“In 2000, while on SNL, I made a terrible decision to do an impersonation of Chris Rock while in blackface. There is no excuse for this. I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable,” Fallon wrote.
Also Read: Megyn Kelly Decries Being 'Cancelled' by NBCUniversal for Blackface Comments
A clip from the 20-year-old skit was posted by Twitter user @chefboyohdear, who pointed out, “NBC fired Megyn Kelly for mentioning blackface. Jimmy Fallon performed on NBC in blackface.
- 5/26/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Just days after Gov. Ralph Northam signed Senate Bill 272 and House Bill 1552 into law, thereby significantly increasing protections for tethered dogs statewide, comedy icon and PETA supporter Carol Burnett — who previously wrote an op-ed in support of the measure — sent him a thank-you note on PETA’s behalf.
“As someone who is particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, I’m taking precautions to protect myself, and I’ve developed a much deeper understanding of the loneliness, frustration, fear, anxiety, and desperation that dogs endure when they’re kept chained and isolated for their entire lives,” writes Burnett. “You’ve made Virginia a more humane place for dogs as well as a safer place for all residents.”
PETA — whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” — notes that Gov. Northam’s administration supported the bills during session and that as of July 1, Virginia law will prohibit...
“As someone who is particularly vulnerable to Covid-19, I’m taking precautions to protect myself, and I’ve developed a much deeper understanding of the loneliness, frustration, fear, anxiety, and desperation that dogs endure when they’re kept chained and isolated for their entire lives,” writes Burnett. “You’ve made Virginia a more humane place for dogs as well as a safer place for all residents.”
PETA — whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way” — notes that Gov. Northam’s administration supported the bills during session and that as of July 1, Virginia law will prohibit...
- 4/27/2020
- Look to the Stars
The White House’s latest coronavirus briefing was geared largely to the issue of testing, as substantial issues remain as to whether states have the necessary supplies to scale up screenings on a large scale basis.
But on the top of the minds of reporters in the room were a series of President Donald Trump’s tweets he sent earlier in the day, in which he seemingly sided with protesters in Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia who are demonstrating against stay-at-home orders and other measures in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
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“These are people who are expressing their views,” Trump told reporters. “I see where they are. I see the way they work it.
But on the top of the minds of reporters in the room were a series of President Donald Trump’s tweets he sent earlier in the day, in which he seemingly sided with protesters in Minnesota, Michigan and Virginia who are demonstrating against stay-at-home orders and other measures in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
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“These are people who are expressing their views,” Trump told reporters. “I see where they are. I see the way they work it.
- 4/18/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As thousands of colleges across the country have shut their doors and transitioned to online learning thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, at least one college plans to resume operation: Liberty University, the private evangelical university founded by Jerry Falwell in Lynchburg, Virginia.
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jerry Falwell, Jr. is inviting the college’s 5,000 students to return to campus to live in dorms, though some have returned from spring break to pack their bags and return home. While their courses will continue to take place online, professors are being...
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jerry Falwell, Jr. is inviting the college’s 5,000 students to return to campus to live in dorms, though some have returned from spring break to pack their bags and return home. While their courses will continue to take place online, professors are being...
- 3/24/2020
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Washington — Over the next few days, a curious piece of mail will land in the mailboxes of voters in northern Virginia, Hampton Roads, and the suburbs of Richmond that is unlike any political campaign lit they’ve received before. There are no shadowy photos of “corrupt” politicians, no all-caps doom-saying about the future.
Instead, this particular mailer takes the form of a letter — plain in design, black text on a white background, no graphics or photos — from a mother named Brenda M. whose son Shawn was killed by an act of gun violence.
Instead, this particular mailer takes the form of a letter — plain in design, black text on a white background, no graphics or photos — from a mother named Brenda M. whose son Shawn was killed by an act of gun violence.
- 10/11/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
Canada’s Prime Minister and one-time Rolling Stone coverfeature Justin Trudeau has positioned himself as the free world’s anti-Trump — a leader who doesn’t seek to build walls to keep out refugees, but has embraced the resettlement of 25,000 Syrians in Canada.
His woke brand of politics celebrates diversity. So it comes as a shock that the 47-year-old liberal politician is now apologizing for appearing in racist brownface makeup at an “Arabian Nights” themed party in 2001, when he was a teacher at a private school in Vancouver.
The photo, which was memorialized in a yearbook,...
His woke brand of politics celebrates diversity. So it comes as a shock that the 47-year-old liberal politician is now apologizing for appearing in racist brownface makeup at an “Arabian Nights” themed party in 2001, when he was a teacher at a private school in Vancouver.
The photo, which was memorialized in a yearbook,...
- 9/19/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Justin Fairfax, the lieutenant governor of Virginia, filed a $400 million defamation lawsuit against CBS on Thursday after the network aired two interviews with women who accused him of sexual assault.
Gayle King interviewed the two women, Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson, for airing on CBS This Morning. Fairfax contends that “both encounters were entirely consensual.”
In the lawsuit, Fairfax claims that the network had access to information indicating that the that the accusations were false, but the network “recklessly disregarded whether what Watson and Tyson were saying was, in fact, true.”
Fairfax “filed this lawsuit so that he can fight these allegations in a court of law, with the protections of due process, and on a level playing field.”
CBS News issued a statement in response to the lawsuit. “We stand by our reporting and we will vigorously defend this lawsuit.”
The women came forward just as it looked like Gov.
Gayle King interviewed the two women, Vanessa Tyson and Meredith Watson, for airing on CBS This Morning. Fairfax contends that “both encounters were entirely consensual.”
In the lawsuit, Fairfax claims that the network had access to information indicating that the that the accusations were false, but the network “recklessly disregarded whether what Watson and Tyson were saying was, in fact, true.”
Fairfax “filed this lawsuit so that he can fight these allegations in a court of law, with the protections of due process, and on a level playing field.”
CBS News issued a statement in response to the lawsuit. “We stand by our reporting and we will vigorously defend this lawsuit.”
The women came forward just as it looked like Gov.
- 9/12/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Nancy Pelosi must be sick of talking about it. Alas, if she were only blessed with a president whose actions wouldn’t provoke the question! However, the Speaker of the House has been stuck with possibly the worst commander-in-chief in American history: a man whose campaign and associates are under constant investigation and whose personal incompetence, anti-intellectualism and corruption appear to have no bottom.
So, we ask Pelosi, again and again: Do you support impeaching President Trump? And we continue to get similar answers. Last July, before the midterm elections,...
So, we ask Pelosi, again and again: Do you support impeaching President Trump? And we continue to get similar answers. Last July, before the midterm elections,...
- 3/13/2019
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
Former Trump employees have warned that as objectionable as the president may sound in public, he’s even worse behind closed doors. Such was the case last Friday when Trump spoke to Republican National Committee donors at Mar-a-Lago. According to Axios, organizers were so concerned with Trump’s private comments leaking that they made attendees seal their cell phones in magnetized pouches. Though the measure may have prevented the release of audio recordings of the president’s speech, a few donors gave Axios a run-down of proceedings. They were as...
- 3/11/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Last call for “Last Call”: After 2,000 episodes, Carson Daly is stepping away from “Last Call.” That means the NBC (very) late-night show is coming to an end.
The move is Daly’s decision, an NBC spokesman told TheWrap. Daly intends to focus on his other jobs, as host of the Orange Room on “Today” and host and producer on “The Voice,” and to spend more time with his family.
During his tenure on all three shows, Daly was working in three dayparts — morning, primetime and late-night.
Also Read: Stephen Colbert Hijacks Gayle King's Ralph Northam Interview (Video)
Not surprisingly, Daly had a lot to say about the decision to walk away from “Last Call.”
“If you had told me in 2002 I would be a part of the historic NBC late-night family for 17 years, I would have said you were crazy! Hard to believe it’s been so long — 2,000 episodes,...
The move is Daly’s decision, an NBC spokesman told TheWrap. Daly intends to focus on his other jobs, as host of the Orange Room on “Today” and host and producer on “The Voice,” and to spend more time with his family.
During his tenure on all three shows, Daly was working in three dayparts — morning, primetime and late-night.
Also Read: Stephen Colbert Hijacks Gayle King's Ralph Northam Interview (Video)
Not surprisingly, Daly had a lot to say about the decision to walk away from “Last Call.”
“If you had told me in 2002 I would be a part of the historic NBC late-night family for 17 years, I would have said you were crazy! Hard to believe it’s been so long — 2,000 episodes,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Former basketball star Corey Maggette, who is now an analyst for Fox Sports West, did not appear as scheduled on last night’s La Clippers telecast after a report linked him to a 1999 rape involving the accuser of Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax.
A lawyer for Fairfax’s accuser, Meredith Watson, issued a statement last week saying that a basketball player had raped her while both were students at Duke. The university said it was opening an investigation into the matter, but the player was not named. A report by the New York Times named Maggette as the player in question.
Watson has also alleged that Fairfax sexually assaulted her on campus at Duke in 2000, when they were students. The Times report, citing a Facebook message from Watson, said she did not report the alleged Fairfax assault after being discouraged by university officials from pursuing the claim against Maggette.
According...
A lawyer for Fairfax’s accuser, Meredith Watson, issued a statement last week saying that a basketball player had raped her while both were students at Duke. The university said it was opening an investigation into the matter, but the player was not named. A report by the New York Times named Maggette as the player in question.
Watson has also alleged that Fairfax sexually assaulted her on campus at Duke in 2000, when they were students. The Times report, citing a Facebook message from Watson, said she did not report the alleged Fairfax assault after being discouraged by university officials from pursuing the claim against Maggette.
According...
- 2/12/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Adam Sandler dropped by “The Tonight Show” Monday to help Jimmy Fallon celebrate five years at 11:35 p.m. “My Jimmy Fallontine” got everybody in the anniversary spirit.
Below are some of the lyrical highlights from Sandler’s Frank Sinatra parody.
Like:
“I think it’s pretty cool/you’ve had the same haircut since middle school/and you imitate me with your ‘zabba-dabba-do'”
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Plus:
“When there’s drug tests at NBC/you give Questlove a sample of your pee/You’re like a younger version of me/except not a Jew”
And:
“Be mine for goodness sake/Break up with Timberlake”
Also Read: Stephen Colbert Calls Out John Oliver's Suddenly Gray Hair: 'You're Decaying' (Video)
Watch Sandler do his thing via the video above.
We’re not sure it’s enough for Jimmy to kick Justin to the curb.
Below are some of the lyrical highlights from Sandler’s Frank Sinatra parody.
Like:
“I think it’s pretty cool/you’ve had the same haircut since middle school/and you imitate me with your ‘zabba-dabba-do'”
Also Read: Stephen Colbert Hijacks Gayle King's Ralph Northam Interview (Video)
Plus:
“When there’s drug tests at NBC/you give Questlove a sample of your pee/You’re like a younger version of me/except not a Jew”
And:
“Be mine for goodness sake/Break up with Timberlake”
Also Read: Stephen Colbert Calls Out John Oliver's Suddenly Gray Hair: 'You're Decaying' (Video)
Watch Sandler do his thing via the video above.
We’re not sure it’s enough for Jimmy to kick Justin to the curb.
- 2/12/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Maybe never debut a new look at “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” A more salt than pepper John Oliver learned that important lesson on Monday night.
“I know your work is incredibly hard, because look at what it’s doing to you,” Colbert greeted his suddenly gray guest. “You’re decaying. You’re decaying before our very eyes.”
“You had jet-black hair the last time I saw you,” the CBS host continued. “You looked like you were in a K-Pop band the last time I saw you.”
Also Read: Stephen Colbert Hijacks Gayle King's Ralph Northam Interview (Video)
That latter punchline is a callback to Oliver’s opening joke of the panel segment. The entire visit between the two hosts who both got their starts on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” is worth a watch.
“The key thing with decaying is not to start from a particularly attractive point,...
“I know your work is incredibly hard, because look at what it’s doing to you,” Colbert greeted his suddenly gray guest. “You’re decaying. You’re decaying before our very eyes.”
“You had jet-black hair the last time I saw you,” the CBS host continued. “You looked like you were in a K-Pop band the last time I saw you.”
Also Read: Stephen Colbert Hijacks Gayle King's Ralph Northam Interview (Video)
That latter punchline is a callback to Oliver’s opening joke of the panel segment. The entire visit between the two hosts who both got their starts on Comedy Central’s “Daily Show” is worth a watch.
“The key thing with decaying is not to start from a particularly attractive point,...
- 2/12/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
It was a wild week for news, and Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update covered it all. From Virginia Governor Ralph Northam admitting he wore blackface to Liam Neeson admitting he wanted to commit a hate crime to rapper 21 Savage being deported because he’s British—”which is kind of like finding out Adele is from Atlanta,” host Michael Che joked. And then, of course, there’s Jeff Bezos’s blackmail scandal and the State of the Union, where President Donald Trump preached unity—”which is kind of like Captain Morgan preaching sobriety,...
- 2/10/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
As Virginia continues to reel from allegations that both Governor Ralph Northam and the state’s attorney general donned blackface in the Eighties, a Saturday Night Live sketch mocked the state’s clueless representatives.
“Alright, so we’re all in agreement that the lieutenant governor should be encouraged to step down? Okay, so it’s settled,” Kenan Thompson’s chair of the ethics committee told the representatives, addressing yet another scandal roiling Virginia politics before turning his attention to the blackface issue.
Thompson’s character then polled the white representatives...
“Alright, so we’re all in agreement that the lieutenant governor should be encouraged to step down? Okay, so it’s settled,” Kenan Thompson’s chair of the ethics committee told the representatives, addressing yet another scandal roiling Virginia politics before turning his attention to the blackface issue.
Thompson’s character then polled the white representatives...
- 2/10/2019
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
NBC's Saturday Night Live took repeated shots at Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who is currently embroiled in a scandal over blackface photos on his medical-school yearbook page, on Saturday night.
In an early sketch, the late-night sketch show depicted castmember Kenan Thompson asking other "Virginia government officials" if they had ever dressed in blackface in the past and then fielding their clueless follow-up questions.
Fellow castmember Pete Davidson played a man named Glen, who had dressed in blackface as Mr. T. A character played by castmember Beck Bennett asked, “What if the blackface was just part of your ...
In an early sketch, the late-night sketch show depicted castmember Kenan Thompson asking other "Virginia government officials" if they had ever dressed in blackface in the past and then fielding their clueless follow-up questions.
Fellow castmember Pete Davidson played a man named Glen, who had dressed in blackface as Mr. T. A character played by castmember Beck Bennett asked, “What if the blackface was just part of your ...
- 2/10/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Virginia’s problematic governor, Ralph Northam, who admitted to wearing blackface as part of a Michael Jackson costume in 1984 after first admitting, then denying he was pictured in blackface or a Kkk robe in his medical school yearbook, sat down with Gregory S. Schneider of the Washington Post for the first interview since his press conference last week.
In the interview, Northam addressed the controversy and reiterated that he would not step down over the scandal, adding that he will focus the remainder of his term on fixing “racial inequity.
In the interview, Northam addressed the controversy and reiterated that he would not step down over the scandal, adding that he will focus the remainder of his term on fixing “racial inequity.
- 2/9/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Update, with video… Jack Kingston can’t seem to find a friendly spot since getting the boot from CNN. First the Trump surrogate was rebuked by Ari Melber on MSNBC for calling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as “a 29-year-old coffee barista,” and tonight on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher he seemed to have been called a racist by one guest and dismissed as a paid mouthpiece by another.
Kingston, the conservative former congressman from Georgia-turned-former CNN pundit (his contract recently wasn’t renewed) was expressing shock at the blackface past of Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam. As Kingston was attempting to criticize Northam’s behavior as an outlier for the era – “Nobody did that” – he said, “And I’m from the Deep South…”
At which point Malcolm Nance, the career U.S. Counterterrorism Intelligence Office and frequent Real Time guest, said what sounded like, “Well, you exercised your racism,...
Kingston, the conservative former congressman from Georgia-turned-former CNN pundit (his contract recently wasn’t renewed) was expressing shock at the blackface past of Virginia’s Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam. As Kingston was attempting to criticize Northam’s behavior as an outlier for the era – “Nobody did that” – he said, “And I’m from the Deep South…”
At which point Malcolm Nance, the career U.S. Counterterrorism Intelligence Office and frequent Real Time guest, said what sounded like, “Well, you exercised your racism,...
- 2/9/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ralph Northam is still the governor of Virginia.
The Democrat has yet to step down in the wake of a bizarre blackface controversy that has led nearly every prominent party leader to call for his resignation, including his state’s two senators. But if and when Northam does step aside, the line of succession doesn’t get any less problematic. Next up would be Justin Fairfax, the state’s lieutenant governor who is currently embroiled in allegations of sexual assault. After that, it’s the state’s attorney general, Mark Herring,...
The Democrat has yet to step down in the wake of a bizarre blackface controversy that has led nearly every prominent party leader to call for his resignation, including his state’s two senators. But if and when Northam does step aside, the line of succession doesn’t get any less problematic. Next up would be Justin Fairfax, the state’s lieutenant governor who is currently embroiled in allegations of sexual assault. After that, it’s the state’s attorney general, Mark Herring,...
- 2/6/2019
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
On Monday’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Trevor Noah had a lot of fun at the expense of Virginia gov. Ralph Northam and the wild press conference Northam held on Saturday.
If you don’t know what we’re referring to, click here to read all about it, but briefly: After apologizing on Friday for a racist photo from his medical school yearbook page that showed one person in blackface, and another in a Kkk costume, Northam A) announced in a press conference the next day that he won’t resign from office, because B) he doesn’t believe he was in the photo, because C) while he says he doesn’t remember the photo, he does remember a different time he wore blackface for a Michael Jackson costume.
“This guy’s a legend,” Noah joked. “His new defense is that he didn’t do this blackface, because he clearly remembers a different blackface.
If you don’t know what we’re referring to, click here to read all about it, but briefly: After apologizing on Friday for a racist photo from his medical school yearbook page that showed one person in blackface, and another in a Kkk costume, Northam A) announced in a press conference the next day that he won’t resign from office, because B) he doesn’t believe he was in the photo, because C) while he says he doesn’t remember the photo, he does remember a different time he wore blackface for a Michael Jackson costume.
“This guy’s a legend,” Noah joked. “His new defense is that he didn’t do this blackface, because he clearly remembers a different blackface.
- 2/5/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
The controversy over a racist image in Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook is so absurd and twisty that it seems tailor-made for late-night commentary. And sure enough, hosts including Trevor Noah, Seth Meyers and Stephen Colbert had a field day with the story on Monday night's shows amid amplifying calls for the governor to resign.
Last week, Ralph Northam, the Democratic governor of Virginia, encountered a wave of backlash when his medical school yearbook page, which features a picture of one person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan outfit, resurfaced on social media. On ...
Last week, Ralph Northam, the Democratic governor of Virginia, encountered a wave of backlash when his medical school yearbook page, which features a picture of one person in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan outfit, resurfaced on social media. On ...
Not long after Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam immolated what was left of his political career, I got the Reverend Dr. William Barber on the phone. The fiery civil rights leader, known for founding the Moral Mondays movement and for reviving Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign, did not focus on Northam’s current troubles — including the governor’s reversal that he was dressed as either a Sambo or Klansman in that 1984 medical school yearbook photo. Nor did Barber zero in on Northam’s derogatory “Coonman” nickname.
- 2/4/2019
- by Jamil Smith
- Rollingstone.com
President Donald Trump has weighed in on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s alleged appearance in a racist photo from his 1984 medical school yearbook.
Northam, a 59-year-old Democrat, is under pressure to resign after a picture surfaced showing a man in blackface posing next to someone wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood.
After initially apologizing when the picture resurfaced Friday, Northam held a news conference Saturday afternoon and denied it was him.
As his wife stood beside him, he said he had looked more closely at the photo and is “convinced that I am not in that picture.” Although he did admit to darkening his face with shoe polish when he dressed up as Michael Jackson for a dance contest in San Antonio, Texas in the 1980s.
Hours after Northam’s news conference, President Trump took time out from his golfing trip in Florida to criticize the Democrat, and bring up...
Northam, a 59-year-old Democrat, is under pressure to resign after a picture surfaced showing a man in blackface posing next to someone wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood.
After initially apologizing when the picture resurfaced Friday, Northam held a news conference Saturday afternoon and denied it was him.
As his wife stood beside him, he said he had looked more closely at the photo and is “convinced that I am not in that picture.” Although he did admit to darkening his face with shoe polish when he dressed up as Michael Jackson for a dance contest in San Antonio, Texas in the 1980s.
Hours after Northam’s news conference, President Trump took time out from his golfing trip in Florida to criticize the Democrat, and bring up...
- 2/3/2019
- by Anita Bennett
- Deadline Film + TV
The controversy surrounding Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s alleged appearance in a racist photo in a medical school yearbook is drawing reactions in the larger Hollywood, media and celebrity world.
Northam, a liberal Democrat, is under pressure to resign after a picture surfaced showing a man in blackface posing with someone in Ku Klux Klan regalia. The photo was published in 1984.
Northam initially apologized, but now is denying that he is in the photo, calling the image “disgusting and offensive.” He also said he did not purchase the yearbook and saw the photo only recently.
He also revealed during a Saturday press conference that he once blackened his face during a dance contest in San Antonio, where he dressed as singer Michael Jackson.
If Northam steps down, Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, will become the Commonwealth’s governor. So far, Northam has declined to do so, even as he...
Northam, a liberal Democrat, is under pressure to resign after a picture surfaced showing a man in blackface posing with someone in Ku Klux Klan regalia. The photo was published in 1984.
Northam initially apologized, but now is denying that he is in the photo, calling the image “disgusting and offensive.” He also said he did not purchase the yearbook and saw the photo only recently.
He also revealed during a Saturday press conference that he once blackened his face during a dance contest in San Antonio, where he dressed as singer Michael Jackson.
If Northam steps down, Virginia’s lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, will become the Commonwealth’s governor. So far, Northam has declined to do so, even as he...
- 2/2/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN corrected a segment of “Anderson Cooper 360” after a chyron misidentified Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam as a Republican during its coverage of his apology for a racist old photo.
During the segment, video of Northam’s apology was paired with text that said “Gov. Ralph Northam (R) Virginia.” Northam, a Democrat, was elected in 2017.
The clip was was shared by the show’s Twitter account during the regular broadcast on Friday night, but deleted later. However, it was widely shared throughout the night by conservative critics.
Also Read: Chris Cuomo Compares Maga Hat to Shirt That Says 'I Hate Black People' (Video)
Early Saturday morning, the show posted a new version of the video that correctly identified Northam as a Democrat.
Virginia governor apologizes for ‘racist and offensive’ costume in photo showing people in blackface, Kkk garb.
A previous tweet had a video misidentifying Gov. Northam’s party affiliation, it...
During the segment, video of Northam’s apology was paired with text that said “Gov. Ralph Northam (R) Virginia.” Northam, a Democrat, was elected in 2017.
The clip was was shared by the show’s Twitter account during the regular broadcast on Friday night, but deleted later. However, it was widely shared throughout the night by conservative critics.
Also Read: Chris Cuomo Compares Maga Hat to Shirt That Says 'I Hate Black People' (Video)
Early Saturday morning, the show posted a new version of the video that correctly identified Northam as a Democrat.
Virginia governor apologizes for ‘racist and offensive’ costume in photo showing people in blackface, Kkk garb.
A previous tweet had a video misidentifying Gov. Northam’s party affiliation, it...
- 2/2/2019
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Bill Maher has been accused of making a racist joke after he referred to Popeyes Chicken during an interview with Texas Republican Congressman Will Hurd on Friday’s episode of his HBO show “Real Time With Bill Maher.”
“I was in the CIA for almost a decade,” Hurd said during the segment at the top of the show. “I was the dude in the back alley’s at four o’clock in the morning collecting intelligence on threats to the homeland.”
“That’s where they collect them huh? By the Popeyes Chicken,” Maher told Hurd, who is black.
The comment followed a fried chicken joke Maher made during his opening monologue: “Besides the lies and the crazy [President Donald Trump] is just aggressively stupid. It’s black history month, so he went into the Rose Garden and pardoned a bucket of chicken.”
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“I was in the CIA for almost a decade,” Hurd said during the segment at the top of the show. “I was the dude in the back alley’s at four o’clock in the morning collecting intelligence on threats to the homeland.”
“That’s where they collect them huh? By the Popeyes Chicken,” Maher told Hurd, who is black.
The comment followed a fried chicken joke Maher made during his opening monologue: “Besides the lies and the crazy [President Donald Trump] is just aggressively stupid. It’s black history month, so he went into the Rose Garden and pardoned a bucket of chicken.”
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- 2/2/2019
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
After apologizing and admitting he appeared in a photo of two people—one in blackface, the other in a Ku Klux Klan hood—that was published on his personal page in his medical school yearbook, Virginia governor Ralph Northam will now claim it is not him in the image, the New York Times’s Jonathan Martin reported. Northam is expected to address the controversy in a press conference at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, and a spokesman has confirmed he will not resign.
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- 2/2/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Amazon today announced that it has selected New York City and Arlington, Virginia, as the location for its new headquarters, making official a choice that had been widely reported over the past week.
The Seattle technology giant said it would invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees each in New York City and Arlington.
“These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come,” Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement.
Amazon stands to receive more than $2 billion in tax incentives across the locations. Up to $1.2 billion will come from New York State’s Excelsior program, which is a discretionary tax credit. In Virginia, the company could receive as much as $500 million in cash incentives.
The announcement concludes a 14-month long national frenzy, in which...
The Seattle technology giant said it would invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters locations, with more than 25,000 employees each in New York City and Arlington.
“These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come,” Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos in a statement.
Amazon stands to receive more than $2 billion in tax incentives across the locations. Up to $1.2 billion will come from New York State’s Excelsior program, which is a discretionary tax credit. In Virginia, the company could receive as much as $500 million in cash incentives.
The announcement concludes a 14-month long national frenzy, in which...
- 11/13/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
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