Image via Getty Suspicious Powder Found Outside Obama’s D.C. Office They really need to stop playing with our emotions. According to a report on Fox5DC Barack Obama’s Washington, D.C. office is surrounded by police, fire department and EMS after a powdery substance was found in a letter that was sent from Hong Kong. Investigators blocked off the street as a precautionary measure, but tests show that the powder was only baby powder. The Obamas live not too far from the office, but there is no word on whether the 44th POTUS was in the office at the time the powder was discovered. Somebody tried. Continue reading →
Caucasian woman recycling cans Trump Administration Proposes Food Boxes Instead Of “Free” SNAP Benefits The Trump administration is pressed to “save billions” and they think forcing low-income families to eat from a box of government-picked, nonperishable foods every month will be the solution instead of using the SNAP aka food stamp model in place now, where low income families, veterans and seniors can spend on produce and cold foods freely wherever it’s accepted. According to Politico , White House OMB Director Mick Mulvaney on Monday said the idea as one that” kept up with the modern era”, calling it a “Blue Apron-type program” (a high-end meal kit delivery company that reportedly had one of the worst stock debuts in 2017 and has struggled to hold onto customers.) Mulvaney says that non-perishable food boxes instead of freedom to purchase foods with EBT would offer more nutritious options. (Also implying– damn you raw vegans to your graves, if you’re poor.) This proposal was hidden in the White House’s fiscal 2019 budget. Trump’s administration aims to replace about half of the money most families receive via food stamps with what the Department of Agriculture is calling “America’s Harvest Box.” The USDA contends this new model would save over $129 billion over 10 years, but it’s not very comparable to startup meal-delivery companies like Blue Apron. The Trump administration’s proposal doesn’t include fresh items, like produce or meat, which are the core of Blue Apron and its competitors. Such products perish quickly and are incredibly expensive to ship. Needless to say, folks are not happy about the proposed changes to SNAP. Reportedly grocery retailers are also unhappy at the proposal, including the Food Marketing Institute — which represents major retailers like Walmart, Kroger and Albertsons, where tens of billions of dollars in SNAP benefits are spent each year. The industry argues that government-packed food boxes would simply be inefficient. Touche. It’s up to Congress to make this proposal real, and experts are saying that ain’t gonna happen. So have a seat, GOP goons. Continue reading →
Source: Drew Angerer / Getty Omarosa Manigault-Newman is suddenly in a pool of regret over her relationship with the Trump administration. The former Apprentice star, who was fired from her White House aide position, is dishing on her time with 45 on Celebrity Big Brother. According to her, it was all doom and gloom. “I was haunted by tweets every single day,” she said referring to Trumps reckless Twitter fingers. “Like what is he going to tweet next?” When describing the state of the country, Omarosa went on to say “it’s bad” and “it’s not going to be okay.” She also tearfully explained how everyone attacked her when she tried to confront Trump about certain actions. Finally, when asked if she would vote for Trump again she said , “Never. In a million years, never.” Remember this was the same woman who said “Every critic, every detractor, will have to bow down to President Trump” not too long ago. But, okay. You can watch the Celebrity Big Brother clip for yourself below.
Donald Trump was signing some decree about MLK Day in a room full of Black people that inexplicably agreed to be on hand to watch him do this, when White House reporter April Ryan began pressing him to answer for his comments about African nations and Haiti being “sh*thole countries” that we don’t need immigrants from. Of course, he acted like he couldn’t hear anything and kept moving. Twitter/Getty Getty Continue reading →
Source: NBC / Getty Chance The Rapper and musical guest Eminem both descended upon Saturday Night Live last night to give fans a night they won’t soon forget. The show kicked off with Chance’s hilarious monologue poking fun at Mariah Carey ‘s mainstay performance at Christmas and the debut of his Thanksgiving song. The Chicago native teamed up with cast favorites Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd for a sensational R&B parody that gave us ’90s Boyz II Men vibes. Instead of singing to win back the heart of a lover, the group tried to croon their way back into Barack Obama’s heart so that he’ll save us all and make a return to the White House once more. Get into those vocals, though! Finally, Eminem performed his latest hit “Walk On Water,” blended with a medley of classic hits “Stan” and “Love The Way You Lie.” Singer Skylar Grey assisted with the vocals. IMAGE CREDIT: Getty
Source: FOX / Getty Empire is finally back after being pre-empted by the World Series, and tonight we pick up with Cookie, Thirsty, and the best custody lawyer around grooming Hakeem for their upcoming hearing. The most important thing is that Hakeem shares all the dirty details he can about his relationship with Anika and her connection to his family so there are no surprises. Things get worse when TMZ reports the tea that Lucious Lyon has been suffering from amnesia and lying to his fans about it. Lordt. via GIPHY This means that Cookie could get forced off the board. The threat is definitely looming because later on it comes out that the board believes Cookie has been defrauding the shareholders behind not being forthcoming about Lucious’ condition. Cookie springs a plan in action for Lucious to make an announcement to the press claiming it’s fake news. Then we find out the obvious, Claudia has fallen in love with “Dwight.” She tells him she crossed the line and wants to be professional, but it’s too late. Plus, Dwight reels her in, even more, when he says he doesn’t want to go back to being Lucious again. Claudia claims she can help him be a better man. Back to Cookie’s plan. She’s the only one who thinks it’s a good idea to invite press to follow Lucious around for 48 hours. Lucious is obviously fragile, but he goes along with it anyway. And everyone else is rightfully nervous about this. You know how Dwight is prone to getting overwhelmed and passing out when too many lights flash. via GIPHY Jamal is still galavanting with Warren the snake, who actually seems to be falling in love for real. They run into Angelo out and about and engage in a contentious discussion, of course. Angelo starts talking wild greasy (while pretending he doesn’t know Warren, of course), and even asks Jamal if he ever wondered who leaked the details to the press about his pops. He walks away from Jamal saying, “Your chick looks thirsty.” Bug planted. There’s a reason for this, though. Hold that thought. Later on, Lucious’ meeting with the press starts off well, but then he gets triggered by a song Shyne plays. Claudia pulls him out of the fray to calm him down. Lucious should really just go home, but it’s not in Cookie’s best interests for this publicity stunt to fail because Thirsty then delivers news that if this first album (of 20 for the year) doesn’t get turned in soon, and there’s more bad press for the company, then Cookie will be forced to step down from the board. But then, super producer, Eddie Barker (Forrest Whittaker), who is Lucious’ relative, walks in, followed by Lucious, who is back in the game, and the press goes nuts. via GIPHY Warren confronts Angelo about almost blowing his cover and Angelo says he did what he did to keep Warren in the game because it’s obvious that he caught feelings for Jamal. Warren denies it, but we all know what’s up. Then they get interrupted by Hakeem. Warren scurries away and hides and Angelo taunts Hakeem to the point where he gets punched in the face. That was the plan. Now Hakeem looks unstable. BUT ANIKA IS A MURDERER AND A STALKER AND DIANA KIDNAPPED BELLA! Why is this even an issue? via GIPHY Sure, Diana swore Hakeem to secrecy, but now is the time for Hakeem to blow up her spot and play just as dirty. Hakeem thinks it’s a good idea to run away with Bella to Cuba and tries to get Tiana on board with this plan. She thinks it’s silly, but says she’ll meet him at the airport after taking care of some things. Y’all know she’s not dimwitted like Hakeem. She tells Cookie what’s up and of course, Cookie and Tiana meet him at the airport to shut him down. Cookie gives him a speech about how they’re Lyons and they’re going to fight this. via GIPHY Then we find out Lucious has synesthesia. In short, that means that when he listens to music his brain sees color. Claudia says his brain has been rewired. He stays up all night seeing color and whatnot and eventually completes the first of 20 albums for the company. Cookie presents the album to the board and tells the truth about Lucious. She downplays Lucious’ brain injury, but it’s not enough. One of the board members suggests that they bring in someone from the outside. Cookie was prepared for this so she brings in Eddie Barker to be the “outside” person because she’s not about to have them bring on a stranger that doesn’t know Empire’s legacy ruin things for her. It goes over well and Eddie becomes her special advisor. via GIPHY Claudia is overseeing another Lucious painting session, and it’s helping him begin to get his memory back. Claudia says his synapses are reawakening because he’s connecting the colors with the music and then they go into a sexy sequence of painting and Lucious imagining Claudia as Cookie. He’s remembering their love and how Cookie was his muse. He says this out loud to Claudia, but he’s not really talking to her. This is going to be a problem though. When Lucious and Claudia wake up, Claudia is all happy and in love about the moments they shared and tells Lucious that he told her he loved her. Lucious then says that he was talking about Cookie. Claudia tells him that he can’t trust his memories and that he’s Dwight, but Lucious says he remembers now and that his name is Lucious. Cookie walks in and demands to know what’s going on. Claudia tries to get Cookie to leave so she can continue to convince Dwight to stick around, but Lucious tells her that she doesn’t call the shots in his house. Cookie has Claudia escorted out stuck on stupid, which will probably come back to bite them later because she knows too much and might decide to be petty. Cookie steps out because it’s time for Hakeem’s hearing, so Lucious doesn’t get to tell her that he’s back yet. It’s really him. You can hear it in his voice. Trouble is definitely afoot. Next week it’s time for Hakeem’s fight to get custody of Bella. RELATED POSTS ‘Empire’ Recap: Anika Teams Up With Angelo To Bring More Drama ‘Empire’ Recap: Evil Claire Huxtable Is Going Full Throttle With Revenge
Omarosa hasn’t made much news lately, so it’s unclear what her status is these days in the ever-changing Trump White House. However, a recent story has surfaced that indicates that she thinks she’s important. It appears that Omarosa took wedding photos at The White House after she got hitched to Florida pastor John Allen Newman in April. Politico.com first reported the incident . Per Politico: The Apprentice villain turned senior White House official brought members of her 39-person bridal party to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for an extended wedding photo shoot, catching fellow senior aides and some security officials by surprise in her bridal attire. The visitors loudly wandered around, looking to snap photos in the Rose Garden and throughout the West Wing, according to four current and former White House officials. While it’s unclear whether she received formal permission for the photo shoot, at least some lawyers and other senior aides were not briefed in advance, the officials said. They quickly banned Manigault, director of communications for the Office of the Public Liaison, from posting the pictures online, citing security and ethical concerns. The incident — which created buzz in the West Wing for weeks — did little to help the reputation of the Office of Public Liaison, seen by some White House officials as one of the most unruly and under-utilized operations in the West Wing, according to eight current and former White House officials and advisers. The office has floundered for months, these people say, and has drawn particular scrutiny from Chief of Staff John Kelly, who has asked for changes. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook . Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Share your email below to receive our daily newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Share on Facebook Share on Twitter [ione_media_gallery src=”https://blackamericaweb.com” id=”41632″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Mark Wilson / Getty Twitter user @KingTrillaX decided to get White people back for cultural appropriation by remixing one of their favorites . White people stay stealing black people dances so I decided to take one of theirs pic.twitter.com/LtOQPbkvx8 — Juwan (@KingTrillaX) May 23, 2017
A lthough an upcoming White House summit where President Donald Trump will meet with the leaders of historically Black colleges and universities has drawn a lot of criticism, several HBCU leaders say that they are committed to moving forward with the meeting, reports USA Today . Some HBCU presidents gearing up for White House summit https://t.co/zmu3R1pUn5 via @USATODAY — Walter M. Kimbrough (@HipHopPrez) September 16, 2017 While some HBCU presidents have made the decision to pull out of the event—which is slated to take place on Monday—those who still plan on attending believe that it’s crucial to meet with the president so that they can voice their concerns, the news outlet writes. “It’s important that we be at the table,” David Beckley , president of Rust College, told USA Today. “We have to be there to express our concerns. I’m willing to try again. I’m not sure how many more times I’ll go — based on results of this trip.” But will a seat at the table guarantee that their concerns will be addressed? In February, President Trump met with a collective of HBCU presidents to discuss the financial needs of Black institutions and an executive order which moved the HBCU initiative from the Department of Education to the White House. Following the meeting, then-Morehouse president, John Wilson Jr. shared that the exchange was “troubling.” Not to mention, the attention was diverted from their concerns to a viral photo of Kellyanne Conway sitting awkwardly during the meeting. In a piece featured on Medium , Dillard University President Dr. Walter Kimbrough shared that the meeting turned out to be a photo-op for the president. “There was very little listening to HBCU presidents today- we were only given about 2 minutes each, and that was cut to one minute, so only about 7 of maybe 15 or so speakers were given an opportunity today,” he wrote. Since that meeting went awry, things have gone downhill between Trump’s administration and HBCUs. Around the same time that the meeting took place, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos came under fire for making uninformed, ignorant remarks about HBCUs being “pioneers of school choice.” In May, while signing a government spending bill , Trump implied that federal financing for historically Black colleges and universities was unconstitutional. According to NPR , this week Tim Scott —the only Black Republican in the Senate—sat down with Trump to discuss his failure to condemn White supremacists during the Charlottesville chaos. The meeting proved to be ineffective after Trump still blamed “both sides” for the events that took place. What are your thoughts about the upcoming meeting? Sound off in the comments. SOURCE: USA Today , Medium , NPR SEE ALSO: Roland Martin Slams Trump HBCU Funding Flip Flop Finally, DeVos Backtracks On Tone-Deaf HBCU ‘School Choice’ Comments [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3478918″ overlay=”true”]
BIG FACTS F ollowing the destruction of Hurricane Harvey , Beyoncé has released a statement to the Houston Chronicle regarding her hometown and her plans to help. “ My heart goes out to my hometown, Houston, and I remain in constant prayer for those affected and for the rescuers who have been so brave and determined to do so much to help ,” she said. “ I am working closely with my team at BeyGOOD as well as my pastor (Rudy Rasmus at St. John’s in downtown Houston) to implement a plan to help as many as we can .” BeyGOOD—“ a philanthropic effort that partners with global charity organizations to get people employed and provide clothing, counseling, housing, food and medical assistance ”—was launched in 2013. On Tuesday, Beyoncé was among the many public figures who dedicated special messages to the residents of Texas via social media. If you think Beyoncé not gone do shit for Houston you crazy — Mr. Wesley (@NoBeeetch) August 28, 2017 BIG NEWS D onald Trump has approved a disaster declaration in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. “ This action will help alleviate the hardship and suffering that the emergency has inflicted on the local population ,” The White House writes. “ Specifically, FEMA is authorized to identify, mobilize, and provide at its discretion equipment and resources necessary to alleviate the impacts of the emergency. Emergency protective measures, including direct Federal assistance, will be provided at 75 percent Federal funding .” On Monday, Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards thanked Trump for his “ quick response ” to the declaration request. Just spoke with @POTUS @realDonaldTrump and thanked him for the quick response to our emergency declaration request. #lawx #lagov — Gov John Bel Edwards (@LouisianaGov) August 28, 2017 JUST IN: Trump approves #Harvey disaster declaration for Louisiana pic.twitter.com/FzOPxTFEFN — Ethan Klapper (@ethanklapper) August 28, 2017 BIG LIES B ut Trump is also facing two lawsuits in response to his transgender military ban —one from the ACLU, and the other from Lambda Legal. The ACLU’s lawsuit argues the ban “ discriminates based on sex and transgender status ” and is “ based on uninformed speculation .” On Monday morning, Lamda tweeted: “ We just sued @realDonaldTrump over his #TransMilitaryBan. See you in court, Mr. President .” BREAKING: We're taking @realDonaldTrump to court to challenge the unconstitutional transgender military ban. pic.twitter.com/udV6P1hIJh — ACLU National (@ACLU) August 28, 2017 BREAKING: We just sued @realDonaldTrump over his #TransMilitaryBan . See you in court, Mr. President. #LGBTQ pic.twitter.com/eo8wT4XtQO — Lambda Legal (@LambdaLegal) August 28, 2017 SOURCE: Houston Chronicle , The White House , ACLU SEE ALSO: Kevin Hart Issues Celebrity Challenge For Hurricane Harvey Relief Effort Here Are Ways You Can Help Victims Of Hurricane Harvey [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3341599″ overlay=”true”]
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