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Source: The Hill
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to resign after Northam acknowledged that he was in a photo that surfaced Friday featuring two men in blackface and KKK garb.
Castro, in a tweet, condemned Northam's behavior as "racist and unconscionable."
"It doesn't matter if he is a Republican or a Democrat," he wrote. "This behavior was racist and unconscionable. Governor Northam should resign."
Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428152-julian-castro-calls-on-northam-to-resign-over-racist-photo%3famp
NAACP calls on Northam to resign over blackface photo
Source: The Hill
The NAACP called on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) to resign Friday after he admitted he appeared in a picture showing a man wearing blackface and another dressed in a Ku Klux Klan robe.
“Black face in any manner is always racist and never okay. No matter the party affiliation, we can not stand for such behavior, which is why the @NAACP is calling for the resignation of Virginia Governor @RalphNortham,” NAACP President Derrick Johnson tweeted.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428153-naacp-calls-on-northam-to-resign-over-racist-picture
Florida Ethics Commission finds probable cause in complaint against Andrew Gillum
Source: Tallahassee Democrat
An advocate for the Florida Commission on Ethics recommended the board find probable cause on five separate allegations involving trips former Mayor Andrew Gillum took in 2016 to Costa Rica and New York City, according to documents obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat.
The advocate, who acts as a prosecutor for the commission, recommended probable cause be found that Gillum accepted gifts and "things of value" during the trips when he knew or should have known they were given to influence his official action. The advocate also recommended probable cause be found that Gillum received gifts from lobbyists when he knew or "reasonably believed" the gifts were valued over $100.
Finally, the advocate recommended probable cause be found that Gillum failed to report gifts he received on the two trips.
Read more: https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2019/01/25/andrew-gillum-florida-ethics-commission-probable-cause-complaint-fbi-costa-rica-new-york-trips/2667336002/?fbclid=IwAR3Mq78LLdnjS8NYze7HZp4-JBP66tT9D0DtIWbCE40F-KOfczQq9gS7eFQ
Florida Secretary of State Michael Ertel resigns after Halloween blackface photos emerge
Source: Tallahassee Democrat
Michael Ertel, the newly appointed Secretary of State of Gov. Ron DeSantis, has resigned after photos emerged of him posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim in blackface at a private Halloween party 14 years ago.
The photos obtained by the Tallahassee Democrat were shown to the Governor's Office on Thursday morning. Hours later it issued a statement.
"The governor accepted Secretary Ertel's resignation," the Governor's Office said.
The photo was taken in 2005, eight months after Ertel was appointed Seminole County supervisor of elections and two months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans.
Read more: https://amp.tallahassee.com/amp/2649161002?__twitter_impression=true
Sheila Jackson Lee Leaves 2 Posts After Aide Says She Was Fired for Reporting Sexual Assault
Source: The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Representative Sheila Jackson Lee, facing fallout from a lawsuit claiming she fired an aide who said she was sexually assaulted by a supervisor at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, said on Wednesday she had decided to resign as the foundation’s chairwoman.
Ms. Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat in her 13th term, also stepped aside temporarily from an important House Judiciary subcommittee chairmanship, the committee said.
Ms. Jackson Lee made the decision to step aside from both roles as pressure was growing within her own party to account for the claims in a Jan. 11 lawsuit brought by a woman who worked in her congressional office and who said she was sexually assaulted by a Black Caucus Foundation supervisor. Ms. Jackson Lee has adamantly denied that she fired the woman for retribution after the woman indicated she wanted to pursue legal action, but she planned to say Wednesday that she would step aside nonetheless.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/23/us/politics/sheila-jackson-lee-cbc-chairwoman.html
DEMOCRATS DROP WOMEN'S MARCH SUPPORT
Source: The Jerusalem Post
The Democratic National Committee has dropped its partnership in the Women’s March over anti-Semitism concerns, the Jewish News Syndicate reported Tuesday night.
The Women’s March, slated for January 19, has come under fire in recent months due to its leaders’ handling of allegations of antisemitism, with celebrities and activists openly criticizing the organizers’ actions.
The controversy started when organizer Tamika Mallory attended a speech by, and then praised, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has a long history of making anti-Jewish and homophobic statements. Though the organizers eventually disavowed Farrakhan’s antisemitism, many felt their response took too long and did not go far enough in denouncing him.
More recently, a report on Tablet online magazine said that Mallory and fellow organizer Carmen Perez had made antisemitic statements at two Women’s March planning meetings, claims the organizers deny
Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/Diaspora/Womens-March-names-3-Jewish-women-to-its-steering-committee-577446/amp
Lawmaker cuts ties with top donor over dead bodies found in his home
Source: NY Post
A California lawmaker said he’s ditching contributions from the deep-pocketed Democratic donor who was present when two men died in his home in separate incidents in under two years.
Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu said he would donate $18,500 in contributions from Ed Buck to not-for-profits that support African American and LGBTQ people such as the NAACP and Lambda Legal.
Read more: https://nypost.com/2019/01/10/another-dead-body-forces-lawmaker-to-cut-ties-with-top-donor/amp/?__twitter_impression=true
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