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Let’s Be Clear: #Black Women Voters Were Reason Democrats Won Alabama And Virginia Races
Newly elected Alabama senator Doug Jones poses with a sup- porter.
AWWWW—- Our Former President Obama Delivers Gifts To Thrilled Children In D. C.
It’s no secret Ala- bama’s Black women voters put Democrat Doug Jones over the top in the narrow and unexpected defeat of his Republican opponent for the U.S. Senate, the infamously racist, homophobic and al- legedly pedophilic Roy Moore.
Turning up at the polls in greater numbers than their share of the general elec- torate, 98 percent of Black women voters (and 93 per- cent of Black men) pulled the lever for Jones, handing vic- tory to the former federal
prosecutor who successfully imprisoned several Klansmen in the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham Church that killed four, little black girls.
The thanking of Black women commenced, particu- larly on Twitter. “Let me be clear: We won in Alabama and Virginia because #Black- Women led us to victory,” tweeted Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez.
“Black women are the backbone of the Democratic Party, and we can’t take that for granted. Period.”
Fortunately for some kids in Washington former presi- dent Barack Obama de- cided to do his Santa thing this year and bring some Christmas cheer to them at the local Boys and Girls club.
The former President sur- prised the group when he showed up to deliver presents to the 50 excited children, and he did it all while wear- ing a Santa hat.
Mr. Obama visited the Washington, D. C. organiza- tion Thursday.
Since leaving the White House, the Obamas have sur- prised students on multiple oc-
The 44th president of the U.S. and the happy children.
Republicans Senate Finally Has Enough Votes To Pass Tax Bill
Marco Rubio was a holdout until Friday. Now the Republicans have enough votes to pass the tax bill.
Former V. P. Joe Biden Says He Owes Anita Hill An Apology
casion at local schools. They’re also focusing on training the next generation of leaders
through their charitable organ- ization, The Obama Founda- tion.
Republican lawmakers ap- peared to secure enough votes on Friday to pass the most sweeping tax overhaul in decades.
On Friday, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida said he would vote yes after gaining a more generous child tax credit in the final bill and Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, who voted against the initial Senate bill over deficit con- cerns, said he would support the legislation.
The final legislation released by Republicans on Friday fol-
lows the broad strokes of the previous House and Senate bills, providing deep and long- standing tax cuts for busi- nesses, including a corporate tax rate of 21 percent, down from the current 35 percent.
The bill also provides tem- porary tax benefits for low- and middle-income Ameri- cans, including lower marginal tax rates, and a new top tax rate of 37 percent for the wealthiest Americans, down from 39.6 percent. All of the individual tax breaks will ex- pire at the end of 2025.
As the rise of the #MeToo movement continues to galva- nize men and women to speak out against sexual harassment and misconduct, Joe Biden is reflecting on one of the most famous sexual harassment claims in politics.
In 1991, Anita Hill, who fa- mously accused U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas of sexual harassment, was called to testify in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
At the time, Biden was a 48-year-old Delaware Senator and chair of the Committee, while Thomas, 43, was a Supreme Court nominee.
Hill, a then 35-year-old at- torney claims that she en- dured two years of Thomas’ repeated sexual harassment while he was her boss at the Department of Education and the Equal Employment Op- portunity Commission. De- tails of the alleged harassment were leaked to the press days before Thomas’ confirmation hearing, which led to Hill being called to publicly testify
Too little, too late, now Anita Hill is getting renewed recog- nition for her courage to accuse Supreme Court judge, Clarence Thomas with sexual harassment in 1991. Former V. P. Joe Biden was chair of the committee that heard Hill’s testimony
along with Thomas. Thomas denied Hill’s al-
legations, and likened the pro- ceedings to a “high class lynching for uppity Blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves.”
Meanwhile, Hill’s credibil- ity was questioned, and she was painted as seeking re-
venge against Thomas, who was later confirmed to the Supreme Court in a 52–48 vote.
In retrospect, Biden wishes that he could have “done more” for Hill. “I owe her an apology,” the former Vice President recently told Teen Vogue.
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