STACEY ABRAMS - ANOTHER BLACK WOMAN IS POISED TO MAKE HISTORY (GEORGIA)

STACEY ABRAMS - ANOTHER BLACK WOMAN IS POISED TO MAKE HISTORY (GEORGIA):

THE WORLD OF POLITICS FINALLY RECOGNIZES BLACK WOMEN ARE POLITICAL GOLD JUST LIKE OBAMA.

BLACK MEN SHOULD NOT BE JEALOUS..........JUST SUPPORT BLACK WOMEN SO ALL OF AMERICA CAN BECOME STRONGER.

IT'S NOT ABOUT LIGHT SKIN vs DARK SKIN.

IT'S NOT ABOUT DEMS vs GOP.........IT'S ABOUT EQUALITY vs POVERTY.

IT'S NOT ABOUT DEMS vs GOP......... IT'S ABOUT PRIVILEGE vs OPPORTUNITY.

I PREDICT ABRAMS WILL BECOME GEORGIA'S FIRST BLACK WOMAN GOVERNOR.

GET OUT THE VOTE AND CONGRATS TO STACEY.


Post Sources: CNN, 11Alive, Youtube


******** Stacey Abrams wins Democratic primary in Georgia. She could become the nation's first black woman governor.


Stacey Abrams will win the Democratic primary in Georgia's gubernatorial race Tuesday, CNN projects, becoming the first black woman in the nation to hold a major party's nomination for governor.

If she wins in November, she will become the country's first Black female governor.

The former state House minority leader defeated former state Rep. Stacey Evans, who ran a campaign that tried to appeal to moderates and independent voters.

Abrams, who grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi, as one of six children, told CNN's Kyung Lah in an interview before the election she was aware that "as an African-American woman, I will be doing something no one else has done."

In the interview, Abrams also recounted a story about being rejected as a high school student at the gates of the Georgia Governor's Mansion at an event honoring the state's top students.

"In front of the most powerful place in Georgia, telling me I don't belong there, that's resonated for me for the last 20 years. The reality is having a right to be places does not always mean that you'll gain admission," she said.

Abrams' status as an African-American with strong progressive support, as well as Georgia's status as an early primary and marquee general election state, made her campaign a major draw for national Democratic figures.

Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders endorsed Abrams, and New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker and California Sen. Kamala Harris went to Georgia to campaign for her.

The Republican race, meanwhile, could be headed to a runoff, with none of the six candidates -- including Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and secretary of state Brian Kemp -- currently holding a majority of the vote.

If no candidate tops 50%, the top two will advance to a one-on-one runoff on July 24 to decide who will take on Abrams.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (RACE-BASED) FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION UPHELD BY SCOTUS 4-3

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION (RACE-BASED) FOR COLLEGE ADMISSION UPHELD BY SCOTUS 4-3:

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION KICKS OPEN THE DOOR FOR EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN AMERICA.

ELENA KAGAN RECUSED HERSELF.

Sources: NY Times, NBC News, YouTube

****** Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action Program at University of Texas

 The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a race-conscious admissions program at the University of Texas at Austin, handing supporters of affirmative action a major victory.

The vote was 4-3. 

Only seven justices participated in the decision, as Justice Elena Kagan had recused herself for prior work on the case as United States solicitor general and the late Justice Antonin Scalia’s seat remains vacant.

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy wrote the majority opinion, joined by Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor. 

Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr., dissented.

The case concerned the University of Texas’ idiosyncratic admissions program. 

Most applicants from within the state are admitted under a part of the program that guarantees admission to top students in every high school in the state.

 (This is often called the Top 10 Percent program, though the percentage cutoff can vary by year.)

The Top 10 Percent program has produced significant racial and ethnic diversity. In 2011, for instance, 26 percent of freshmen who enrolled under the program were Hispanic, and 6 percent were black. Texas is about 38 percent Hispanic and 12 percent black.

The case challenged a second part of the admissions program. 

Under it, remaining students from Texas and elsewhere are considered under standards that take into account academic achievement and other factors, including race and ethnicity. 

Many colleges and universities base all of their admissions decisions on such holistic grounds.

In Grutter v. Bollinger in 2003, the Supreme Court endorsed free-standing admissions programs, saying it was permissible to consider race as one factor among many to achieve educational diversity. 

Writing for the majority in that case, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor said she expected that “25 years from now,” the “use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary.”

The case, Fisher v. University of Texas, No. 14-981, was brought by Abigail Fisher, a white woman who said the university had denied her admission based on her race. 

She has since graduated from Louisiana State University.

When the court last considered Ms. Fisher’s case in 2013, supporters of affirmative action were nervous. 

But the court deferred conclusive action in what appeared to be a compromise decision.

OSCARS RACE WAR v BLACK ACTORS (WILL & JADA)

OSCARS RACE WAR v BLACK ACTORS

WILL & JADA SMITH v TYLER PERRY

Sources:  Good Morning America, Variety, Youtube

Instead of Will & Jada Pinkett Smith starting a Political Race War online about the Oscars, why not use their money to help combat Racism as Tyler Perry did?

Tyler Perry opened his own Studio and hires many Black and Latino actors to star in his film projects.

Will and Jada could also use their wealth to fund Non-profit Acting and Playwright Summer camps for Low Income children.

Furthermore if Hollywood is so Racist then why haven't Will and Jada moved?

It's easy to complain and call for Boycotts but what about using their Celebrity profile to help uplift the Black community in a constructive, creative manner?

I'm just saying.

**** Will Smith Says He Won’t Attend Oscars

Will Smith has joined his wife, actress Jada Pinkett Smith, in vowing not to attend the Feb. 28 Academy Awards ceremony in protest over the lack of diversity among nominees in major categories this year. Smith’s decision comes as pressure mounts on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences to address what many are calling the org’s diversity crisis.

Smith told “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts on Thursday that he is “uncomfortable” with the situation. For the second year in a row, the 20 acting nominees are all white. Smith generated Oscar buzz this awards season for his work in the football drama “Concussion.”

“My wife’s not going. It would be awkward to show up with Charlize (Theron),” he said. “We’ve discussed it. We’re part of this community. But at this current time, we’re uncomfortable to stand there and say, ‘This is OK.'”

Smith has previously been nommed twice for best actor, for 2001’s “Ali” and 2006’s “The Pursuit of Happyness.” He lost both times to other black actors: Denzel Washington for “Training Day” and Forest Whitaker for “The Last King of Scotland.”

“To me, that was huge,” Smith said. “So when I see this list and series of nominations that come out – and everybody is fantastic. That’s the complexity of this issue. … But it feels like it’s going in the wrong direction.”

Smith said he has a responsibility to speak out or risk contributing to the problem.

“There’s a position that we hold in this community and if we’re not a part of the solution, we’re part of the problem,” Smith told Roberts. “And it was her call to action for herself and for me and for our family to be a part of the solution.”

“[For] my part, I think I have to protect and fight for the ideals that make our country and our Hollywood community great,” he continued. “And so when I look at the series of nominations of the Academy, it’s not reflecting that beauty.”

Although his wife’s call for a boycott was partly motivated by him getting snubbed for his role in “Concussion,” Smith insists the root of the issue is much bigger than that.

“This is so deeply not about me,” he said. “This is about children that are going to sit down and watch this show and they’re not going to see themselves represented.

“There’s a regressive slide toward separatism, towards racial and religious disharmony,” he added. “And that’s not the Hollywood that I want to leave behind.”

The angry response to this year’s Oscar nominations has steamrolled in the past few days. Pinkett Smith expressed her outrage last week after the Jan. 14 nominations announcement. Director Spike Lee joined her in vowing to sit out the ceremony, although on Wednesday during a “GMA” appearance, Lee made a point of telling anchor George Stephanopoulos that he was not calling for others to boycott the ceremony.

Also on Wednesday, past AMPAS board member Quincy Jones said he would seek to address the current board next week on the issue. Jones is the first African-American to be appointed to the Academy’s board of governors and the first African-American to be awarded the Academy’s prestigious Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. He’s also a four-time Oscar nominee and he exec produced the Oscar telecast in 1996.

ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT FOR DONALD TRUMP (GREENVILLE, SC DEBATE)

GOP GREENVILLE, SC DEBATE: FEBRUARY 13, 9:00pm ET:

ANOTHER ENDORSEMENT FOR DONALD TRUMP (2016 GOP TSUNAMI)

THE GOP'S PLATFORM REPRESENTS OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL.

While covering the most recent GOP Debate in the beautiful city of Greenville, South Carolina, I announce my official endorsement of Donald Trump for U.S. President.

In the event Mr Trump is not the nominee, my endorsement of the GOP's 2016 platform will not be revoked.

The GOP's national represents Opportunity for all.

As we approach the general election in November, I encourage other BLACK voters to dismiss any negative, Racist rhetoric they've heard about the Republican Party and strongly consider showing support for a political party that wants to see all American citizens experience Success versus waiting on the Federal gov't to prop them up.

2016 is a year of Tsunami Victory for the GOP.

BLACK voters need to wake up and join a Winning team before it's too late.

**** How To Watch Tonight's CBS News Republican Debate In South Carolina

On Saturday night, the remaining Republican presidential candidates will gather in Greenville, South Carolina for their first debate since this week's New Hampshire primaries.

This will be the last debate before South Carolina's Republican primary on Feb. 20, and it will take place at the Peace Center in Greenville, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.

These candidates have been invited to the debate: businessman Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former neurosurgeon Ben Carson, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich.

The candidates will face off just days after New Hampshire's nominating contest, where Trump swept the competition with 35 percent of the votes. Kasich came in second with 16 percent, Cruz finished with 12 percent. Bush and Rubio were the only other candidates to garner double-digit support, with 11 percent each.

Since the New Hampshire primaries, former tech executive Carly Fiorina, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, and former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore have withdrawn from the race.

"Face the Nation" host and CBS News political director John Dickerson will serve as the main moderator for the debate. He will be joined by two panelists: CBS News chief White House correspondent Major Garrett and The Wall Street Journal's Kimberly Strassel.

CBS News will offer multi-platform coverage of the debate, with extensive coverage before, during, and after the debate via CBSN, the network's 24/7 digital streaming news service.

CBSN will also offer a special 9:00 PM broadcast of the debate that will include enhanced graphics to showcase real-time Google Trends data and a curated Twitter stream.

To catch a preview of Saturday's debate stage, take a look at this 360-degree view of the stage, taken from Donald Trump's center podium.

Sources: CBS News, The Hill, YouTube

DONALD TRUMP'S APPEAL: OPPORTUNITY, GREATNESS, BUSINESS GROWTH & SUCCESS (STEPHEN COLBERT)

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DONALD TRUMP'S APPEAL - OPPORTUNITY, GREATNESS, BUSINESS GROWTH & SUCCESS FOR ALL:

STEPHEN COLBERT AGREES.

2016 GOP Frontrunner Donald Trump's appeal represents more than his Bold personality and Fame.

For American voters, Vets, the U.S. Military and Wall Street Trump's appeal actually represents Opportunity, Greatness, Business Growth & Success for all.

Comedian and Political Commentator Stephen Colbert agrees with this analysis.

~ Stephen Colbert: Donald Trump's Populism 'Very Appealing'

"There is something really hopeful about the fact that, well, 36 percent of the likely voters want him so the people in the machine don't get to say otherwise," late-night host says

Over the past few months, Stephen Colbert has had some fun with Donald Trump's headlines-grabbing presidential campaign, from overdosing on Trump jokes to daring the GOP frontrunner to donate $1 million to charity to disguising Jon Stewart as the mogul. However, in a new interview with Face the Nation set to air Sunday, Colbert admitted that he admires how Trump's campaign has shifted the balance of power in the Republican party.

"There's a populism to Trump that I found very appealing," Colbert said. "The party elders would like him to go away but the people have decided that he is not going to. I may disagree with anything that he's saying and think that his proposals are a little ... well, more than a little shocking. But there is something really hopeful about the fact that, well, 36 percent of the likely voters want him so the people in the machine don't get to say otherwise. That's the one saving grace, I think, of his candidacy."

As 2016 approaches and Trump's GOP lead continues to swell, Colbert also confessed that his earlier boast that there was no way Trump could ever win the White House was shortsighted. "What I do respect is that he knows that it is an emotional appeal, and it might be emotional appeals that I can't respect, but he knows that you have to appeal to the voter. And that's why, I may be wrong - I made a big deal about there's no way he's gonna win," Colbert said before conceding, "I don't know anything about politics."

At a press event before Colbert took the helm of The Late Show, the former Colbert Report host was asked about Trump's presidential odds. "Honestly, he could, and that's not an opinion of Trump. That's my opinion of our nation," Colbert said. "You know what, there have been some great presidents and there have been some bad presidents. Having a giant swinging set of balls isn't the worst thing in the world."

Sources: CBS News, Rolling Stone, NY Times, Face The Nation, YouTube