The University of California, Los Angeles dismissed its appeal to a judge’s devastating Aug. 13 ruling that found the school has failed in its responsibility to maintain equal access to programs, activities, and campus areas for Jewish and non-Jewish students alike. UCLA has decided to pull its appeal, which the school originally filed this week,
“Something wonderfully magical is in the air, isn’t it?” asked Michelle Obama at the top of her stemwinder speech to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week. “You know, we’re feeling it here in this arena, but it’s spreading across this country we love. A familiar feeling that has been buried too deep for
Al Sharpton calls to ‘do a job on those that have done a job on us’ Rev. Al Sharpton, an anti-Semite who in 1991 incited a pogrom in Brooklyn, struck an upbeat tone during his primetime remarks Thursday at the Democratic National Convention. “Joy! Joy! Joy! Joy! Coming in the morning,” Sharpton shouted at the
Inside the Kamala camp’s vibe-centered digital messaging strategy (Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE) CHICAGO—We’ve all been there. You’re home alone on the Peloton, feeling the vibe on a group ride with your (virtual) friends and (real) cats, when the instructor tells you to up the resistance. You really want to use this as an opportunity
CHICAGO—The long-time leader of the Anti-Defamation League, who now serves as director emeritus, expressed concern about Jews being forced to meet in “secret locations” at the Democratic National Convention due to security threats and anti-Semitism. “I know in my heart that in the future, it will be better, for Jews in America, then [sic] it
A Texas Democratic delegate, who is in Chicago for his party’s convention, was robbed at gunpoint early Wednesday morning, CWBChicago reported. At about 2:00 a.m., a gunman emerged from a Range Rover near the Allegro Royal Sonesta Hotel in downtown Chicago and robbed a 25-year-old man. After stealing the man’s belongings, the robber crossed the
‘If Trump had his way, I would have never become a mom,’ Gwen Walz said (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is under scrutiny for claiming to have conceived his two children through in-vitro fertilization, a false narrative he has used in a political attack on Republicans. But he’s not the only member