The Senate confirmed U.S District Court contender Wendy Vitter’s nomination, despite what the NAACP calls her  “offensive” refusal to embrace the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education.

Democrats say the bill’s aid package is another sign of Republican disregard for the island.

With bipartisan support, the Senate passed a measure that includes provisions aimed at Indigenous and African Americans. 

It’s 2018, y’all.

Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights: “This bipartisan bill offers some important improvements to the current federal system, but it falls short of providing the meaningful change that is required.”

She did little to conceal her racism while running against her Black opponent, former Representative Mike Espy.

Activists disrupted the proceedings as Vice President Mike Pence called for the vote.

The New Jersey senator released confidential files, saying his act of “civil disobedience” is necessary so that Americans can know Kavanaugh’s views on race and what is at stake during the hearing.

NAACP President Derrick Johnson: “His views on voting rights, affirmative action, equal employment, fair housing and criminal justice could shut the courthouse door on justice for a generation.”

Bill supporter Color of Change: “When taxpayers foot the bill for needlessly locking up poor people before trial, the government is essentially subsidizing a racist, unnecessary and outright dangerous industry.”

Senator Kamala Harris: “Lynching is a dark, despicable part of our history, and we must acknowledge that, lest we repeat it.”

Watch as the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions holds a hearing on the Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017.

“This vote served as a useless exercise to unsuccessfully undermine the rights of pregnant individuals.”

Sigh.

Doug Jones won the special senate election in Alabama because Black folks used our own homegrown tools that we have been building and refining for many years. It’s past time to substantially invest in Black political organizing infrastructure in the South.

Black women were the deciding factor in keeping a racist, homophobic, alleged predator out of the Senate.

Moore wants to represent Alabama in the United States Senate. Democracy Now! breaks down the Republican candidate’s record.

Senator Cory Booker: “The mass incarceration explosion of the last 40 years has … disproportionately affected communities of color and the poor and devalued the very idea of justice in America.”

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary is hearing arguments for and against ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

“We must come together to reform a bail system that is discriminatory, wasteful and fails to keep our communities safe.”