It did not take long for the NFL to wade into controversial waters on Super Bowl Sunday. Early in the evening, the NFL showed a montage of images featuring Martin Luther King Jr., in an effort to celebrate civil rights heroes of the past.
House Democrats Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) announced Friday that they will not attend President Trump’s first State of the Union address this month.
President Trump signed a bill aboard Air Force One Monday upgrading the birthplace of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to a national historic park.
Friday on CNN’s “Situation Room,” while discussing White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ statement on Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) and Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) not joining President Donald Trump at the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Trump has “never missed an opportunity to
Friday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” while discussing White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ statement on Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) not joining President Donald Trump at the new Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) said he didn’t “worry about their ignorance of the civil rights movement.” Instead,
Sunday on MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation,” Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said President Donald Trump was causing a “growing sense of hopelessness today in America.” Partial transcript as follows: SHARPTON: How do you, John Lewis, the civil rights icon, see race in America
Obama convinced Democrats they would govern for 40 years — and that if they were displaced, it would be by a new party, not today’s GOP.
Tuesday on CNN’s “New Day,” Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) said his colleague Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) “was not wrong” when he said President-elect Donald Trump was illegitimate because Lewis earned “the right and respect” to make such remarks. Partial transcript as
Monday in Miami after attending a Martin Luther King Day event, while commenting on the controversy over Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) saying of President-elect Donald Trump he didn’t “see the president-elect as a legitimate president” and Trump’s tweeted response, Sen. Marco Rubio
Monday on MSNBC, commenting on Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) saying “I don’t see the president-elect as a legitimate president,” Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) said President-Elect Donald Trump’s “legitimacy is in question” and that he will not attend the inauguration. Grijalva
On this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” in commenting on Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) saying “I don’t see the president-elect as a legitimate president,” Vice President-elect Mike Pence called the comments “deeply disappointing.” Pence said, “I have great respect for
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” commenting on Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) saying “I don’t see the president-elect as a legitimate president,” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) said she understood why Lewis “feels the way he does.” Feinstein said, “Well, I
Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said he would not invite President-elect Donald Trump to the site of historical civil rights marches, Selma, AL. Lewis said, “Well, by going to Selma, like President Bush, President Clinton,
Wednesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said, “African-Americans and all Americans must get out and vote like we never voted before,” against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump because, he said, “Our future depends on it.” Lewis
Georgetown University, the oldest Catholic and Jesuit institute of higher learning in the United States, will honor advocates of abortion during its commencement ceremonies this coming weekend.
