Democratic Rep. Al Green of Texas called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump Wednesday morning, the first member of Congress to officially request leveling charges against the President from the House floor. Watch video of his request below:
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CLIP: @RepAlGreen: "I rise today...to call for the impeachment of the President of the United States of America for obstruction of justice." pic.twitter.com/k3OMGcZbEF
— CSPAN (@cspan) May 17, 2017
Taylor Dumpson was elated. On May 1, she became student government president at American University -- the first African-American woman ever to hold the job.
But less then 24 hours after she officially took office, her joy turned to pain. Dumpson got a message from a friend as she was on her way to campus. Bananas had been found hanging from nooses at three different spots on campus, her friend said.
One had the words "Harambe bait" scrawled on it, after the gorilla that was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo for dragging a child who fell into his enclosure.
Another was marked with the initials of the historically black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, of which Dumpson is a member.
The discovery shook her to her core. The nooses were a clear reference to lynching, Dumpson said, the bananas a play on the racist trope that African-Americans are monkeys.
"I think the message that they were trying to send is, I shouldn't be in the position I am," she said.
At first, Dumpson said, being targeted left her feeling numb. "It's just overwhelming," she said. "I didn't see this coming. But now I am here. And I haven't had time to just stop ... I still have to lead."
What happened at American University isn't an isolated incident. So far over the course of the 2016-2017 school year, there have been at least 153 racist incidents on 108 campuses across 34 states, according to the Anti-Defamation League.
Read more: What it's like to be the target of racism on campus
A civil rights group is asking the NCAA to move a regional softball tournament out of Mississippi because the state flag contains the Confederate battle emblem.
Mississippi NAACP president Derrick Johnson calls the emblem a “racial hate symbol.”
The University of Mississippi in Oxford is hosting an NCAA regional tournament Friday through Sunday, based on the team’s performance.
Since 2001, the NCAA has not scheduled a “pre-selected championship,” such as a football bowl game, in a state where the rebel flag flies prominently. However, the NCAA allows schools in those states to host events in which the team earns a home field advantage.
The NCAA praised South Carolina in 2015 for removing a Confederate battle flag from the statehouse. The collegiate sports group called the flag a “symbol of racism.”
Liz Smith, the president of the Eureka, California branch of the NAACP, was listed as a missing person Monday afternoon, according to Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Stacy Hanson.
The following is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:
On Monday, May 15, 2017 at about 1540 hours, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office was contacted by a concerned friend of Elizabeth Ana Smith stating that Elizabeth was missing. Her friend was concerned for Elizabeth’s welfare due to her making statements that she possibly wants to harm herself.
Elizabeth is descripted at a Black female, age 39, 5’3, 185 pounds with brown eyes and long brown hair. Elizabeth is associated with a 2007 black Lexus, Ca plate 5TYB663.
Anyone with information regarding Elizabeth’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office.
NJ Senator Cory Booker released the following statement after news reports broke stating that Trump had shared classified information with the Russians:
These revelations are appalling and deeply disturbing. This sharing of extremely sensitive, classified intelligence information with Russia undermines our national security, breaks the trust of our allies, and puts lives at risk.
Patriotic Americans and our allies put their lives on the line every day to gather the intelligence that protects this country and keeps us safe. If literally anyone else did what President Trump is reported to have done, there would be an immediate criminal investigation because such actions are extraordinarily dangerous.
When will Congressional Republicans do their job and begin holding President Trump accountable for his actions?
