June 7, 2018
VOL. 31, No. 69
NAACP Sues HH MAXINE WATERS Betsy DeVos and HER TIME the Department RECLAIMED AND CLAIMED A VICTORY IN THE JUNE PRIMARY ELECTION of Education
By Francis Taylor, Asst. Editor
ABANDONING DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINTS
The Education Department has started dismissing hundreds of civil rights complaints that… Last week the organization joined with the National Federation of the Blind, and the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, to file the suit against DeVos and the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights in the U.S. District Court of Maryland. It was reported that Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education have determined that civil rights no longer matter, with their decision to abandon DOE’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) responsibility to investigate racial, gender or disability discrimination complaints. “By summarily changing policies to allow for the dismissal of civil rights complaints and the ability of organizations to appeal their rulings, DeVos is basically saying protecting civil rights and the rights of those with disabilities no longer matter at the Department of
The unstoppable U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters once again demonstrated her dominance as an iconic veteran among elected representatives in California’s history by soundly defeating the republican candidate whose fledgling candidacy had been bolstered by a host of resources from Donald Trump and his supporters. In the 43rd District House of Representatives primary, Waters crushed her opponent by garnering 72 percent of the vote. During a career in elected office that spans decades, Waters has come to be known as the outspoken critic who speaks outside the box without trepidation. She ‘calls it as she sees it,’ without fear and frequently speaks truth to power in a manner that most other elected officials, particularly her male counterparts, are too timid to articulate. The most recent and noteworthy example of Waters’ assertiveness is the position she has taken against Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United
States. She has not been afraid to forcefully say out loud and in public what many democrats and republicans have reportedly said behind closed doors and under the cover of fear and weakness. Her version of political correctness is to correctly describe Trump’s antics, comments and policies , exactly as they are; disgusting, untruthful, vile, and hateful, which is exactly what she did at her campaign headquarters Tuesday night when she thanked her supporters for their confidence in her leadership. Waters explained that despite Trump’s outspoken remarks against her and the campaign support he has provided for her opponent, her re-election bid was centered on the issues that are important to the constituents in her district, as it has always been. Highlighting her focus on affordable housing, health care, college-loan indebtedness for young people, veteran’s rights and benefits, social security and medical benefits for the elderly, to name a few,
Waters said that she would use her platform in Washington to address the issues that are important to the ‘least among us’ and provide them with a decent quality of life.
WHEN GAVIN NEWSOM IS GOVERNOR? By Angela Hart
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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s victory speech promised plenty as he moved into position Tuesday to become California’s next Democratic governor. As it became clear that he and Republican John Cox would face off in November, he called for a universal health care system. In outlining a broad plan for helping Cal-
ifornians struggling with the high cost of housing, he evoked American efforts after World War II to stabilize Western Europe. “Guaranteed health care for all. A ‘Marshall Plan’ for affordable housing,” Newsom said. “A master plan for aging with dignity. A middle-class workforce strategy. A cradle-to-college promise for the
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next generation. An all-hands approach to ending child poverty.” Newsom launched his political career in San Francisco as a moderate, businessfriendly Democrat, but during his campaign to succeed Gov. Jerry Brown, he has seized the left flank of the California Democratic Party. He says he wants to take “audacious” and “bold” action on major issues affecting California, especially its housing affordability and homelessness crisis. “No family should ever lack a roof over their heads,” Newsom said. “No child should ever be raised below the poverty line. No patient should ever be denied access to basic health care. And no Californian should ever have to choose between the three.” Should the former San Francisco mayor fulfill expectations and become California’s next governor, he would bring with him a policy agenda more liberal than
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