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Trump’s commerce secretary pick publicly affirmed DEI at US companies before nomination

Before being nominated by President Donald Trump to be secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Howard Lutnick affirmed the need for companies to prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion — a stark contrast to the policy position of his future boss and his administration. During an interview with CNBC in December 2020, Lutnick, then chairman and CEO of the financial services institutions Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Group, affirmed DEI’s corporate benefits. “Well, look, I have two public companies … both of […]

todayFebruary 12, 2025

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For Black women delegates at DNC, Harris’ historic nomination hits different

For Black women delegates who cast their ballots for Vice President Kamala Harris at this year’s Democratic National Convention, her historic presidential nomination hits differently.  In less than 10 years, the party has nominated its second female presidential nominee and only its second Black candidate in less than 20 years. And as a Black and South Asian woman, Harris’ nomination is historic for multiple reasons. Black women delegates at the DNC in Chicago who spoke with theGrio expressed their jubilation […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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NAACP president says Harris’ DNC nomination reflects ‘what is in store for the future’

Vice President Kamala Harris, the first Black woman and woman of color to receive the presidential nomination from a major political party, walks into a historic Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Sources close to the delegate count say Harris amassed slightly more votes than President Joe Biden’s 3,900 delegates before he exited the presidential race last month. “You think about what is in store for the future,” NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson told theGrio ahead of his Monday evening […]

todayAugust 20, 2024

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Harris’ DNC nomination is a debt owed to Black women, says MSNBC’s Joy Reid 

The Democratic National Convention (DNC) marks a historic feat for Kamala Harris. On Thursday, she will officially become the first Black woman and person of South Asian descent to clinch the presidential nomination from a major political party. It’s a moment that can be seen as Democrats’ long-owed debt to Black women, who, for decades, have been regarded as the political backbone of the racially and ethnically diverse party.  “For me, as a Black woman, I look at it from […]

todayAugust 19, 2024

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Kamala Harris’ nomination was an unprecedented moment. As we head toward the Democratic National Convention, history is in our hands.

A year ago, I answered President Joe Biden’s call to serve as the chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. And on Tuesday, just 13 days before the convention kicks off here in Chicago, I was honored to officially recognize Vice President Kamala Harris as our next Democratic nominee for President of the United States. It’s hard to overstate the significance of this moment, for the first time ever — a Black woman has secured the presidential nomination of a […]

todayAugust 8, 2024

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Watch: DNC co-chair breaks down what to expect with Harris nomination

The Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago on Aug. 19, where the DNC will coronate presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris. For this week’s “The Hill with April Ryan,” Leah Daughtry, co-chair of the DNC rules committee, breaks down what we should expect during the four-day convention as momentum builds for Harris‘s bid for the Oval Office. Before President Joe Biden withdrew from the race, he secured more than 3,900 delegates. Within days, Harris earned enough of […]

todayJuly 29, 2024

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2024 Election Latest: Harris vows to ‘earn and win’ party nomination after Biden drops out

President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris is being thrust into the most scrutinizing of spotlights, suddenly the leading candidate to succeed Biden as the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee and her party’s main hope of defeating Trump. Follow the AP’s Election-2024 […]

todayJuly 22, 2024