‘She Didn’t Have the Decency’: Sulking Kamala Slinks Away From Election Loss
The Democrats’ replacement candidate has been missing in action since her Election Day loss to Donald Trump.The Democrats’ replacement candidate has been missing in action since her Election Day loss to Donald Trump.President Biden warns Howard University graduates: 'The most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland is white supremacy'
President Joe Biden gave a commencement speech at Howard University on Saturday, when he warned graduates of the dangerous threats the country faces from white supremacy.
Biden told the graduates of the historically black university, "The most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland is white supremacy."
He proudly added, "And I’m not saying this because I’m at a Black HBCU, I say it wherever I go."
\u201cBiden at Howard Univ.: \u201cThe most dangerous threat to our homeland is white supremacy \u2026 and I\u2019m not just saying this because I\u2019m at a black HBCU.\u201d\u201d— Tom Elliott (@Tom Elliott) 1683995950
Biden claimed that he hoped hatred would disappear after Barack Obama was elected as president of the United States, but alleged that hatred "never goes away" and only "hides under rocks."
"A vivid demonstration when it comes to race in America, hope doesn’t travel alone. It’s shadowed by fear, by violence and by hate," he asserted.
"There are those who demonize, and pit people against one another," President Biden added during his address, likely hinting at former President Donald Trump. "There are those who would do anything, everything, no matter how desperate or immoral, to hold on to power."
Biden continued, "That's never going to be an easy battle. But I know this: The oldest most sinister forces, they believe they'll determine America's future. But they are wrong. We will determine America's future. You will determine America's future."
Biden rehashed the Capitol riot from Jan. 6, 2021.
"January 2021 – I stood in the U.S. Capitol to be inaugurated as president of the United States," he said at the commencement ceremony. "Just days before, on that very spot, a violent insurrection took place. A dagger at the throat of democracy."
"For the first time in our history, an attempt to stop a peaceful transfer of power in this country. They failed. Our democracy held. Again hope prevailed," Biden said.
Biden then mentioned Vice President Kamala Harris, "And this time I was standing with a black woman, about to take a two-mile procession down Pennsylvania Avenue as president and vice president of the United States of America."
Biden mentioned the Howard University marching band performing at Biden's inauguration.
Biden bragged, "I was able to fulfill my commitment to put the first black woman on the Supreme Court of the United States of America."
Biden touted Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson as "brighter than the rest" of the Supreme Court justices. He added, "She is one bright woman."
\u201cBiden on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson: \u201cBy the way, she\u2019s brighter than the rest\u201d of the Supreme Court. \u201cShe is one bright woman.\u201d\u201d— Mark Joseph Stern (@Mark Joseph Stern) 1683994219
Biden attacked the Republican Party for opposing his student debt relief plan. He then conflated student loans with the Paycheck Protection Program launched during the pandemic that offered potentially forgivable government loans to small businesses.
“This new Republican Party is dead set against it, suing my administration to stop you from getting student debt relief," Biden argued. "The same opposition who received relief loans, I might add, to keep their businesses afloat during the pandemic.”
Biden was awarded an honorary "Doctor of Letters" degree from Howard University during the ceremony.
Biden's speech at the historically black university arrived in the same week that a new poll showed that he is losing support from the black community.
The latest Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll shows Biden has a 58% current approval rating among black adults. The AP noted, "Roughly 9 in 10 black adults approved of Biden over his first months in office."
Only 41% of black adults want Biden to run in the 2024 presidential election, and just 55% said they would be likely to support him in a general election.
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University taps twice-failed Democratic gubernatorial candidate as 'Chair for Race and Black Politics'
Howard University has tapped twice-failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams to serve as "Ronald W. Walters Endowed Chair for Race and Black Politics."
"In this role, Abrams will foster interdisciplinary collaborations across the University on critical issues of race and Black politics, especially those issues that affect Americans of the African diaspora. The chair will inspire research and encourage broad discussions of scholarship for real-world solutions to complex, seemingly insoluble societal problems that adversely affect African diasporic communities and other vulnerable populations. Finally, as the inaugural chair, Abrams will lead a vibrant Ronald W. Walters Speakers Series with invited guests on a range of topics representing diverse perspectives," according to a press release.
Abrams, a Democrat, lost the 2018 and 2022 Georgia gubernatorial contests to Republican Brian Kemp. She had previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives.
The Washington Post reported that during an interview, Abrams did not rule out running for office in the future, but noted that doing so is not currently her focus. The outlet reported that she anticipates beginning the multiyear appointment in September and will engage in some travel to Washington, D.C., but stay based in the Peach State.
"We are entering an inflection point in American politics where the conversation of race and Black politics will be a central facet," she said, according to the Post, "and having the chance to help guide part of the conversation for young people who are studying at Howard University is an exceptional opportunity."
"From my alma mater, Spelman College, I have carved out a career that allows me to weave together policy analysis, political leadership, social justice, business, environmental, entertainment, and more. Through this post, I hope to emulate Dr. Walter's diasporic lens on our world and be a part of how Howard University continues to contribute to the broader political discourse," Abrams said, according to the press release.
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Furious Howard University students call for College of Fine Arts Dean Phylicia Rashad to be fired over Cosby tweet
Howard University students are calling for Phylicia Rashad — former "Cosby Show" actress and current dean at the school's Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts — to be fired from the university.
What's a brief history here?
Rashad spoke up in defense of friend and former TV husband Bill Cosby's release from prison after Pennsylvania's Supreme Court overturned the embattled actor's sexual assault conviction Wednesday.
In response to the news, Rashad — in a since-deleted tweet — wrote, "FINALLY!!!! A terrible wrong is being righted- a miscarriage of justice is corrected!"
After the backlash, Rashad added, "I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward. My post was in no way intended to be insensitive to their truth. Personally, I know from friends and family that such abuse has lifelong residual effects. My heartfelt wish is for healing."
I fully support survivors of sexual assault coming forward. My post was in no way intended to be insensitive to the… https://t.co/jmXhcXKvOi
— Phylicia Rashad (@PhyliciaRashad) 1625085343.0
Rashad made the remark just one day before beginning her career as dean at the university, which announced the appointment in May.
Following her statement, a spokesperson for Howard University said, "Survivors of sexual assault will always be our priority. While Dean Rashad has acknowledged in her follow-up tweet that victims must be heard and believed, her initial tweet lacked sensitivity towards survivors of sexual assault. Personal positions of University leadership do not reflect Howard University's policies."
The statement continued, "We will continue to advocate for survivors fully and support their right to be heard. Howard will stand with survivors and challenge systems that would deny them justice. We have full confidence that our faculty and school leadership will live up to this sacred commitment."
https://t.co/UqiGznSkiJ
— Howard University (@HowardU) 1625107609.0
What was the campus reaction?
According to a Friday report in the Los Angeles Times, Katherine Gilyard — a communications major at the university — joked several weeks ago "that she'd switch her major from the School of Communications to the College of Fine Arts just to learn" from the beloved actress.
"Now I wouldn't walk past Fine Arts if she remains like the current dean of the school," Gilyard says now according to the outlet. "To see how happy she was, rejoicing and thrilled that [Cosby's conviction] has been overturned ... I feel disgusted. That was like a very visceral reaction. My stomach kind of turned, like this is disgusting and not something you expect from someone like that. Yes, they should fire her, but knowing Howard, I don't think they will."
Alumna Nylah Burton told the outlet, "Howard should absolutely fire her because she's not fit to be a dean of students. For someone like that, when they have such passionate support of a rapist, the fear is not just that you will be ignored or dismissed. The fear is that you'll be retaliated against, that you'll be attacked, and you'll be punished for speaking out."
Burton added, "It just does not surprise me that Phylicia Rashad tweeted out such exuberant support of Bill Cosby. But it's really disappointing thinking about all the students who, like myself during my time at Howard, go through a sexual assault thinking, 'OK, who do I turn to for support,' and she's the dean."
An unnamed recent grad told the outlet that Rashad's remarks disturbed her.
"I think that this situation is definitely cause for termination," she said. "Just because she's a dean and so many girls are just not going to feel comfortable going to the dean. [For] survivors, it's already hard to feel like you can speak about what happened to you. A lot of women don't feel safe speaking to just anyone about it, usually just their circle of friends or maybe family."
According to a Friday report from the New York Post, the hashtag #ByePhilicia began trending following Rashad's remarks.
One social media user according to the report demanded, "Hold her ass accountable."
Another added, "I don't think she deserves to lead the Chadwick A. Boseman School of Fine Arts. Not anymore."
“I think it's good that Phylicia Rashad spoke up and showed us she's not qualified to be the Dean of the College of Fine Arts," another alumni tweeted. “It's really on Howard to do the right thing and rectify the situation."
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