Category: Minorities

11/25/2020

BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN/CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19/JOE BIDEN/LGBTQ/MINORITIES/TRANSGENDER/WOMEN: “As many as 1 in 3 women is the victim of gender-based violence at some point in her life, and that rate is even higher for women of color, lesbian and bisexual women, transgender individuals, and other members of vulnerable or underserved communities. The COVID-19 pandemic has made matters worse, creating a […]

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11/20/2020

BIDEN-HARRIS ADMIN/JOE BIDEN/LGBTQ/MINORITIES/TRANSGENDER: “At least 37 transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been killed this year, most of them Black and Brown transgender women. It’s intolerable. This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honor their lives—and recommit to the work that remains to end this epidemic of violence. To transgender and gender-nonconforming people across America and around […]

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10/16/2020

JOE BIDEN/LGBTQ/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Violence against transgender and gender non-conforming people — particularly Black and Brown transgender women — is an epidemic that needs national leadership. But Donald Trump has done nothing but fan the flames of transphobia. It has to end. https://t.co/v2DAbcIcCv?amp=1″ ––Joe Biden, Twitter.com, October 16, 2020 1:54 pm […]

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7/6/2020

ELIZABETH WARREN/MINORITIES/SPORTS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “They name teams out of STRENGTH, not weakness, but now the Washington Redskins & Cleveland Indians, two fabled sports franchises, look like they are going to be changing their names in order to be politically correct. Indians, like Elizabeth Warren, must be very angry right now!“ ––Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 6, […]

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6/23/2020

GOP/MINORITIES/POLICE: “Tomorrow @SenatorTimScott and the Senate Republicans have a Great Bill, the #JUSTICEAct, up for a vote. Will be great for both people of color and police – in fact, has major police support. Rebuilding trust and keeping communities safe! Hope to sign it into law ASAP!“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 23, 2020 5:30 pm […]

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2/27/2020

ELECTION/INDIA/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Donald Trump’s campaign has launched a five-figure digital ad buy targeting an unlikely voting demographic for Republicans: Indian Americans. It’s likely the first time a Republican presidential candidate has spent a large amount of money on ads tailored for Indian American voters, according to five people involved in recent Republican presidential campaigns. […]

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9/2/2019

ECONOMY/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘The last three years of Trump policy have finally brought real hope and real change. Unemployment this year hit a 50 year low. With President Trump we’ve seen the lowest EVER African American and Hispanic unemployment. The booming Trump Economy has pushed up workers wages…” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2019 6:57 […]

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8/2/2019

CIVIL RIGHTS/HUD/MINORITIES/RACISM/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing to significantly raise the bar for civil rights groups seeking to prove that a landlord, insurance company or lender is guilty of housing discrimination. The proposal, first revealed by Politico, would force civil rights groups to jump over five hurdles, instead of three, […]

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7/18/2019

DEMS/MINORITIES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/WOMEN: “President Donald Trump’s series of attacks this week against four Democratic women – all minorities – has stirred outrage but it’s far from the first time he has stoked racial tensions. Trump has created controversy for years with incendiary rhetoric that is often directed at people of color – from his branding […]

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7/16/2019

ELECTION/GOP/MINORITIES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Sen. John Cornyn prides himself on winning a large share of the Latino vote in Texas, campaigning in the Asian American community and running ads in three languages. It’s a crucial strategy for a Republican in a diverse state — and one that is sharply divergent from President Donald Trump’s approach. So […]

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7/11/2019

JOBS/MINORITIES/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “‘Nearly one million more blacks and two million more Hispanics are employed than when Barrack Obama left office, and minorities account for more than half of all new jobs created during the Trump Presidency. Unemployment among black women has hovered near 5% for the last six…..”  –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 11, 2019 […]

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7/3/2019

HUMAN RIGHTS/LGBTQ/MINORITIES/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration plans to officially launch a new panel on human rights as early as Monday [7-8-19]— one already under scrutiny from Democrats who fear its stated focus on ‘natural law and natural rights’ could undercut protections for women and LGBTQ people around the world. State Department officials are […]

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5/27/2019

CRIME/ELECTION/JOE BIDEN/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT:  “President Donald Trump on Monday [5-27-19] criticized former Vice President Joe Biden for his involvement in passing the 1994 Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act…Biden, who chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee at the time, did play a central role in getting the 1994 bill passed, and it has loomed over […]

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5/13/2019

MINORITIES/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “There are presently more than 20 million people of Asian American or Pacific Islander (AAPI) descent residing in the United States, which amounts to more than 6 percent of the population. The AAPI population is the most rapidly growing ethnic group in the country and is expected to increase to over 40 […]

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12/17/2018

BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/GUNS/MINORITIES/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration is planning to roll back Obama-era policies aimed at ensuring that minority children are not unfairly disciplined, arguing that the efforts have eased up on punishment and contributed to rising violence in the nation’s schools, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. The decision culminates a […]

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11/26/2018

CONGRESS/ELECTION/GOP/MINORITIES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “U.S. Representative Mia Love, the only black Republican woman in Congress, lashed out on Monday [11-26-18] at President Donald Trump and her party, saying in her concession speech that they had failed to fully embrace minority voters. Love, a conservative from Utah, narrowly lost her bid for a third term to Salt Lake […]

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11/26/2018

ELECTION/GOP/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Days after losing her re-election bid in deep red Utah, Representative Mia Love, the only black Republican woman in Congress, condemned President Trump on Monday [11-26-18] in a scathing concession speech, describing him as having ‘no real relationships, just convenient transactions.’ She used similar language to attack her own party, accusing […]

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11/9/2018

ELECTION/GOP/IMMIGRATION/MINORITIES/RACISM/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Trump’s efforts to whip up fear around immigration in the closing days of the midterm cycle may have helped some Republicans clinch wins around the country. But in places like the diverse Denver suburbs, it had the opposite effect. ‘We are part of this country,’ said Saad Salim, who fled Iraq […]

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10/26/2018

MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Whether you are African-American, Hispanic-American or ANY AMERICAN at all – you have the right to live in a Country that puts YOUR NEEDS FIRST! https://t.co/hwDICbpOT7“ –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 26, 2018 1:48 pm […]

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10/8/2018

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MINORITIES/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [10-8-18] said he has directed the Justice Department to work with law enforcement in Chicago to ‘straighten out the terrible shooting wave’ in the city…The president also suggested that civic leaders in Chicago actually might not want to curb the violence in Chicago, but that his […]

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10/8/18

MINORITIES/POLICE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump pledged on Monday [10-8-18] to end a ‘crime spree’ in Chicago and called for loosening restrictions on police in the third-largest U.S. city to allow stopping and frisking suspects for weapons and other contraband. Chicago police agreed in August 2015 to outside monitoring of stop-and-frisk searches after an […]

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9/2/2018

DEMS/JOBS/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “….The fact is that African/American unemployment is now the lowest in the history of our country. Same with Asian, Hispanic and almost every other group. The Democrats have been all talk and no action. My Administration has already produced like no other, and everyone sees it!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 2, 2018 […]

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8/29/2018

DEMS/ELECTION/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Democratic nominees for governor include three African-Americans, two of them in the old Confederacy, a prospect that not long ago would have been unthinkable. Record numbers of women are competing in congressional races. Elsewhere, Muslims, gays, lesbians and transgender people will be on the ballot for high-profile offices. That diverse cast is […]

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8/12/2018

JEFF SESSIONS/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/VOTER FRAUD/VOTING: “A new voter ID law could shut out many Native Americans from the polls in North Dakota. A strict rule on the collection of absentee ballots in Arizona is being challenged as a form of voter suppression. And officials in Georgia are scrubbing voters from registration rolls if their […]

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8/11/2018

JOBS/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I am proud to have fought for and secured the LOWEST African American and Hispanic unemployment rates in history. Now I’m pushing for prison reform to give people who have paid their debt to society a second chance. I will never stop fighting for ALL Americans!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, August 11, 2018 […]

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7/12/2018

JOBS/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’Trump has been the most consequential president in history when it comes to minority employment. In June, for instance, the unemployment rate for Hispanics and Latinos 16 years and older fell to 4.6%, its lowest level ever, from 4.9% in May.’ https://t.co/ex9jizOyAV“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, July 12, 2018 10:10 am […]

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6/11/2018

ECONOMY/MINORITIES/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Stock Market up almost 40% since the Election, with 7 Trillion Dollars of U.S. value built throughout the economy. Lowest unemployment rate in many decades, with Black & Hispanic unemployment lowest in History, and Female unemployment lowest in 21 years. Highest confidence ever!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 11, 2018 4:52 pm […]

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5/29/2018

ASIA/FOREIGN POLICY/MINORITIES/RELIGION/STATE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Myanmar’s military campaign to kill or drive away its ethnic minorities is worsening despite a growing international outcry, according to a State Department religious freedom report that was released on Tuesday [5-29-18]. Violence against the Rohingya, nearly all of whom are Muslim, in the country’s Rakhine state has been likened to […]

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4/5/2018

JEFF SESSIONS/LEGAL/MINORITIES/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday [4-5-18], asking a federal court to overturn his December decision to revoke legal guidance designed to protect minorities, the indigent and disabled. City Attorney Dennis Herrera said in a statement that his lawsuit focuses on six […]

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3/9/2018

MINORITIES/POLITICS/RELIGION: “Then white evangelicals voted for Mr. Trump by a larger margin than they had voted for any presidential candidate. They cheered the outcome, reassuring uneasy fellow worshipers with talk of abortion and religious liberty, about how politics is the art of compromise rather than the ideal. Christians of color, even those who shared these […]

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3/08/2017

HEALTHCARE/MINORITIES/PHARMA/POLITICS/ELIJAH CUMMINGS: “Rep. Elijah Cummings said Wednesday [3-8-17] that he used a meeting with President Donald Trump on prescription drug prices to deliver an additional message: don’t speak about America’s black communities like they’re all in crisis… ‘I said to him,*Mr. President, most respectfully, when you’re talking about the African-American community, I want you to […]

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6/5/2013

CRIME/MINORITY COMMUNITY: “Sadly, the overwhelming amount of violent crime in our major cities is committed by blacks and hispanics-a tough subject-must be discussed.”  – 6/5/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/5/2013 […]

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6/5/2013

BILL REILLY/CRIME/MINORITY COMMUNITY: “According to Bill O’Reilly, 80% of all the shootings in New York City are blacks-if you add Hispanics, that figure goes to 98%. 1% white.”  – 6/5/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/5/2013 […]

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6/5/2013

CRIME/MINORITY COMMUNITY: “Likewise, the primary victims of violent crimes are in the African American and Hispanic communities. These people want LAW AND ORDER now!”  – 6/5/2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/5/2013 […]

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8/15/2011

MINORITIES: “Unemployment is plaguing both Black and Hispanic youths. Very troubling.” [2:41:15 PM]  – Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, Aug. 15, 2011 02:41pm […]

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9/5/1989

AFRICAN AMERICANS: “A well-educated black has a tremendous advantage over a well-educated white in terms of the job market. … [I]f I [Donald Trump] were starting off today, I would love to be a well-educated black, because I believe they do have an actual advantage.”  – Donald Trump, Transcript, NBC News, Sept. 5, 1989 […]

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