“Too many innocent Americans have fallen victim to the unthinkable violence of MS-13’s animals.”

“I wanted to make a statement about the rise of White supremacy, from the White House on down, and what it means and has meant historically for Black, Brown and Indigenous people.”

The proposed $2 billion in cuts and removal of 3,000 employees would bring the agency to a place it hasn’t been since the mid-1980s and early 1990s.

The move is in preparation for Rex Tillerson’s Senate confirmation hearing January 11.

Several changemakers of color past and present will receive the nation’s highest civilian honor during a ceremony on November 22.

Both BET’s “Love and Happiness: An Obama Celebration” and PBS’ “Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise” highlight the past and present of Black pop cultural domination. They are both available to stream today.

It also calls for “climate equity” for disenfranchised populations.

The announcement came as the Justice Department said it will consider each of the thousands of petitions from people serving prison time for drug-related offenses before the president leaves office.

“We shouldn’t get too caught up in this notion that somehow people who are asking for fair treatment are somehow, automatically, anti-police, are trying to only look out for Black lives as opposed to others.”

The series’ season finale will air on WGN on May 11.

“He understands the way law affects the daily reality of people’s lives in a big, complicated democracy and in rapidly changing times. And throughout his jurisprudence runs a common thread: a dedication to protecting the rights of every American.”

John Legend, Aldis Hodge and Jurnee Smollett-Bell join other creators and castmembers for a White House Black History Month event tonight at 5:30 p.m. EST.

The President will visit the Islamic Society of Baltimore to meet with community leaders and deliver remarks. 

K-Dot described the visit in a new video supporting the “Pay It Forward” campaign. 

Lots of folks on Twitter rejoiced yesterday when White House press secretary Josh Earnest said that presidential hopeful Donald Trump should be disqualified from the race due to his anti-Muslim comments. But the #TrumpIsDisqualifiedParty ended when they found out that the White House can’t actually fire the Republican frontrunner.

The list also includes Shirley Chisholm, Gloria and Emilio Estefan, and civil rights advocate Minoru Yasui. 

After hosting a forum on Friday, the White House Council on Women and Girls announced $100 million in foundation funding for programs that improve the economic status of low-income women and girls of color.

Activists representing Campaign Zero and Black Lives Matter-affiliated organizations met with Valerie Jarrett, Roy Austin and other senior White House officials on Wednesday. 

Officials at his school and Republican presidential candidates, however, do not. 

Trans Latina Raffi Freedman-Gurspan joins the White House staff.