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Rodriguez's trip to People’s Congress of Resistance at Howard University sheds light on path to radicalism. A radical left-wing group described as a "conduit" between the Chinese Communist Party and domestic anti-Israel groups raised money for Elias Rodriguez, the 30-year-old Chicago native who allegedly murdered two Israeli diplomats in Washington, D.C., to attend a "resistance" conference in September 2017. There, Rodriguez rubbed shoulders with "comrades" from pro-Hamas groups and other radical organizations, coming away impressed with their "commitment to actually getting things done," according to a video and an online fundraiser unearthed by the Washington Free Beacon. Rodriguez’s attendance at...

A glum-looking Nancy Pelosi avoided The Post’s questions Wednesday about her role in swapping in Kamala Harris for President Biden as the 2024 Democratic nominee — after getting in a tense discussion with ex-Democratic National Committee chair Donna Brazile ahead of the vice president’s concession speech at Howard University. “Do you think it was a mistake to kick Joe Biden off the ballot?” The Post inquired as the former House speaker left the event. The 84-year-old Pelosi, who was elected Tuesday to a 20th term representing her San Francisco-based district in the House, ignored all inquiries — including one about...

WASHINGTON — Grim looks are a common sight at Kamala Harris' Election Night watch party — as roughly half of the crowd headed home by midnight without a visit from the vice president. In scenes reminiscent of Hillary Clinton's dismal watch party at the Javits Center in 2016, young Harris supporters on the campus of Howard University frowned, crossed their arms and stared with mouths agape at TV screens. Harris, 60, was expected to triumphantly visit her alma mater in the event of good news — but remained at her official residence after losing North Carolina and lagging behind Donald...

President Joe Biden will not attend the election night watch party of his vice president and current Democrat nominee, Kamala Harris. Biden will be watching the results just two miles away, in what appears to be the latest snub between the president and Harris. “Tonight, the president and First Lady will watch election results in the White House residence with longtime aides and senior White House staff,” a White House official told the Washington Examiner. “The president will receive regular updates on the state of races across the country.” Harris’ election night watch party is being held at her alma...

Joe Biden will not attend Kamala Harris' Election Night watch party, while First Lady Jill Biden stepped out with a bold red suit as she hopes the electoral map stays blue. Both the president and first lady - who have largely been shut out of the campaign since Harris took the top of the ticket - will be watching the returns from home. 'Tonight, the president and First Lady will watch election results in the White House residence with longtime aides and senior White House staff,' a White House official said in a statement. 'The president will receive regular updates...

Donald Trump accused Kamala Harris of lying about working at McDonald's - a claim that has sparked endless speculation. *** 'She also said, "I worked at McDonald's.'' Turned out she didn't work at McDonalds," the former president mentioned to the audience. 'Did anyone see that?' he continued. 'After an exhaustive study that took about 20 minutes, they found out she never worked there. In April, Harris appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show, where she was asked if she worked at the fast food restaurant. 'I did. Yes, I did work at McDonald's,' the vice president said. 'When I was at...

Nope, it's not what you think. It wasn't pro-Hamas protesters—this time. We’ve seen anti-Israel protests at several graduations, and we’ve seen commencement ceremonies canceled altogether as some universities bent their knee to the demonstrators—but we haven’t seen this before.A graduation ceremony for nursing students at Howard University in Washington D.C. was canceled right in the middle of the keynote address Thursday as furious parents who were locked out due to capacity issues pounded on the doors and even smashed a window.It was a chaotic scene:1 hurt in chaos after Howard University nursing graduation ceremony reaches maximum capacity 📹: @Dream_Girl_MG https://t.co/BEL54p8OVJ...

Howard University has canceled their nursing graduation ceremony after family members began smashing windows and pounding on doors after being locked out due to the venue reaching full capacity. Parents and family members of College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences students crammed into the Cramton Auditorium in Washington, DC, on Thursday; however, some did not enter the building before the keynote speech abruptly ended the ceremony.

What's a doctoral degree from Howard University worth? Well, Joe Biden got one, honorary at least ... based on his 'sound analytical intellect' and 'illustrious reputation.' According to Fox News:President Joe Biden was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Howard University on Saturday for his "analytical intellect" and "popularity on both sides" – claims mocked by conservatives on Twitter and contradicted by recent polls.Dr. Wayne Frederick, the president of Howard University, introduced Biden with high praise at the school's 155th commencement on Saturday."Admired for your sound analytical intellect and open embrace for all, your popularity on both sides of the...

President Joe Biden was invited to give the commencement speech to excited graduates at Howard University this weekend. Usually, these speeches are inspirational and uplifting for graduates. Generally, speakers talk of the future, give advice for facing life’s adversities, and generally sending the happy grads off to start their new lives. Never one to even meet the lowest expectations, President Biden chose a different kind of speech, indeed. BIDEN at Howard University: "The most dangerous terrorist threat to our homeland is white supremacy, and I'm not saying this because I'm at a Black HBCU..."

Anyone looking for a glimpse of what Vice President Kamala Harris could bring to the campaign trail would have found it this week at Howard University, where she headlined a rally for reproductive rights. After two years of tightly scripted, uneven performances that often dismayed Democrats and cheered Republicans, Harris is looser, more forceful and more willing to speak off the cuff following her trip to Africa a month ago. "That is the vice president that America is going to get a chance to get to know for the first time," said Laphonza Butler, a former adviser to Harris who...

A growing number of historically Black colleges and universities have had to lock down or postpone classes due to bomb threats on the first day of Black History Month. At least 14 HBCUs reported bomb threats Tuesday. At least one of them, Howard University, also received a bomb threat Monday. "We've had these challenges before," Howard University President Wayne Frederick said Tuesday. But "since I've been here (as a student) in 1988, it has not been this widespread and also, I think, this overt." See article for locations.

After Florida governor Ron DeSantis introduced legislation Wednesday in an effort to crack down on the teaching of Critical Race Theory and other ‘woke’ ideology in schools and places of employment, MSNBC race baiters declared it to be a “new effort to codify white supremacy for political gain”.DeSantis announced his Stop Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees Act (Stop W.O.K.E Act) this week, urging that his state will not tolerate the “elite-driven phenomenon” of “cultural Marxism”. DeSantis further emphasised that proponents of CRT “want to tear at the fabric of our society and our culture, really things we’ve taken for...

President Joe Biden referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “President Harris” during a speech at South Carolina State University on Friday. The president spoke about the importance of Historic Black Colleges and Universities, noting that Harris was a graduate of Howard University. “Of course, President Harris is a proud Howard alum,” Biden said, without correcting himself. Biden spoke at South Carolina State University’s 2021 Commencement Ceremony to recognize Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-SC), crediting him for saving his presidential campaign. The president spent a part of his speech accusing the United States of ongoing systemic racism against black people, including...

Howard University journalism Professor Nikole Hannah-Jones quickly took to spreading falsehoods about Kyle Rittenhouse after his verdict. A Kenosha County, Wisconsin jury on Friday found Rittenhouse not guilty on all counts stemming from his August 2020 killing of two people and wounding a third who attacked him during a riot. In response to the verdict, Hannah-Jones, who touted her Pulitzer Prize award when applying for a journalism teaching job at the University of North Carolina, repeated falsehoods about the facts of the case. “Even if you feel the jury got it right for legal reasons, what kind of person are...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson was hospitalized on Monday after he fell during a visit to Howard University to advocate on behalf of students protesting campus living conditions. The 80-year-old civil rights leader took a spill and hit his head while entering a building on the Washington, DC, campus, according to his spokesman Frank Watkins. Jackson was taken to Howard University Hospital where he will be kept overnight for observation. He underwent a CT scan that came back normal, Watkins said.

Creator of the New York Times' 1619 Project Nikole Hannah-Jones has dramatically rejected the University of North Carolina's offer of tenured position and will be accepting a role at Howard University instead. Hannah-Jones announced Tuesday she will become a member of the historically black university's Cathy Hughes School of Communication and will also lead its newly created Center for Journalism and Democracy to train the next generation of African-American reporters. One week ago, trustees at UNC-Chapel Hill approved Hannah-Jones' tenure, capping weeks of tension that began when her application was halted because she did not come from a 'traditional academic-type...

The classics are classics for a reason and offer valuable, time-worn lessons about humanity itself.We were excited to see the sign at the Lansing Mall: Barnes and Noble Booksellers. My roommate and I, on our spring break excursions, were shopping in another city when we spotted the national bookselling chain. We envisioned a long hour of perusing the great books — from Cicero to Tolstoy, Shakespeare to Dickens, Plato to Faulkner. My roommate joked she never made it out of a bookstore without purchasing at least one volume.After walking through a maze of board games, Harry Potter paraphernalia, and $10...

“Upon learning to read while enslaved, Frederick Douglass began his great journey of emancipation, as such journeys always begin, in the mind. Defying unjust laws, he read in secret, empowered by the wisdom of contemporaries and classics alike to think as a free man. Douglass risked mockery, abuse, beating and even death to study the likes of Socrates, Cato and Cicero. Long after Douglass’s encounters with these ancient thinkers, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. would be similarly galvanized by his reading in the classics as a young seminarian — he mentions Socrates three times in his 1963 “Letter From...

Look for Dana Bash in an upcoming Downy commercial. Or maybe My Pillow guy Mike Lindell, in a bit of bipartisanship, might hire Bash as a celebrity endorser. Because the CNN host definitely is an expert when it comes to the soft and fluffy stuff—at least when she's interviewing Democrats. Witness Bash's super-cushy, sentimental, suck-up journey with Kamala Harris today to Howard University, her alma mater. Guest-hosting on CNN's State of the Union, Bash gave Kamala one of those servile feminist-sisterhood Pelosi blowouts.Get the rest of the story and view the video here.