Rep. Al Green (D-TX 9th District) took to the floor of the House of Representatives and made a speech in which he stated that there will be a vote on impeachment regardless of what the Mueller Commission says. Watch that speech below:
.@RepAlGreen: "There will be a vote on impeachment regardless as to what the Mueller Commission says." pic.twitter.com/07Nk0YxTHZ
— CSPAN (@cspan) February 7, 2019
Frank Robinson, the first African-American manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win MVP in both leagues, has died at age 83, MLB said Thursday.
An outfielder and first baseman, Robinson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 in his first year of eligibility.
A fearsome hitter, Robinson ranks 10th on the career home runs list with 586. He won the Triple Crown with the Baltimore Orioles in 1966 and became the first black manager in MLB history in 1975 with the Cleveland Indians.
He also served as MLB's executive vice president of baseball development, with his focus on increasing African-American participation in the sport. He later served as a senior adviser to commissioner Rob Manfred.
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Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams delivered the Democratic party's response to President Donald Trump's 2019 State of the Union address. Abrams delivered a thoughtful, insightful, and issue filled response. Watch the future of the Democratic Party give her response below:
Kamala Harris released a 'prebuttle' ahead of Trump's State of the Union speech via Twitter. Watch her statement below:
No matter what we hear tonight, remember this: The strength of our union has never been found in the walls we build. It’s in our diversity and our unity – and that is our power. pic.twitter.com/f1ytQq0o0T
— Kamala Harris (@SenKamalaHarris) February 6, 2019
Amazon says it has named Starbucks executive Rosalind Brewer to its its all-white board, making her the second black woman to ever sit on the online retailer’s board of directors.
Brewer is currently the chief operating officer at coffee chain Starbucks. She has also been CEO of Sam’s Club, the warehouse club owned by Walmart.
Seattle-based Amazon and other big companies have been under pressure to diversify their boards, which tend to be made up of white men.
With Brewer’s addition, Amazon’s 10-person board now has four women members.
