I always enjoy my appearances on @CTVNews. Earlier today, I discussed the current state of Canada-US relations and the latest in Iran.
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Happy Birthday to Walter Fauntroy--a graduate of Dunbar High School, noted civil rights leader, contemporary of Martin Luther King, Jr., vice chair of the pre-Home Rule/presidentially-appointed District Council, & DC's 20-year non-voting Delegate to the House of Representatives
Black Fact = 1971 (March 23) - A former aide of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Rev. Walter Fauntroy, became the first non-voting Congressional delegate from the District of Columbia since the Reconstruction period on this date in 1971. #theraydiotwins
My hometown Delegate from Washington, DC, Walter Fauntroy, who is the last surviving founder of the CBC.
Rev. Walter Fauntroy pours water from a bottle onto the parking lot over a historic Black cemetery. Behind him are activists, including Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. who is reading a statement into a bullhorn.
In the 1960s, a developer built a parking lot and high rise apartment building atop a historic Black cemetery in Bethesda, Maryland. In this photo, Rev. Walter Fauntroy anoints the site as Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr. speaks into a bullhorn during a 2017 protest #BlackHistoryMonth photo 9/28. 🗃️
Hechinger and Fauntroy. Big ol' names. LBJ wasn't screwing around.
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Today on February 6:
Bob Marley was born in 1945.
Natalie Cole was born in 1950.
And Walter E Fauntroy, one of MLK Jr's last living "lieutenants," was born in 1933.
He's 93 today.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Standing, L-R: Parren Mitchell, Charles Rangel, Bill Clay, Ron Dellums, George W. Collins, Louis Stokes, Ralph Metcalfe, John Conyers, and Walter Fauntroy. Seated L–R: Robert N.C. Nix, Sr., Charles Diggs, Shirley Chisholm, and Augustus F. Hawkins.
The day the Caucus met with Nixon, the famous photo of the founders was taken in the Roosevelt Room, across the hall from the Oval Office. 🧵
'I think that this bill has substantial problems': Analyst on Trump's bill passing in the Senate - Analyst Michael Fauntroy on Israel ceasefire talks, Trump’s bill passing by a slim margin, and the issues with the legislation.
Watch George Mason University professor and LRP author Michael Fauntroy on CTV discussing Jesse Jackson's legacy in D.C.:
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Listen to "Michael K. Fauntroy Joins Tavis Smiley" by KBLA Talk 1580 via #spreaker www.spreaker.com/episode/mich...
“It’s always been the House that’s been more problematic for the city" Schar School’s Michael Fauntroy weighs in on "How Washington became Donald Trump’s chew toy" (subscription may be required). @economist.com www.economist.com/united-state...
My latest Substack essay explores Trump's affection for White Nationalism.
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I joined Tavis Smiley to discuss the Democratic generational tug-of-war currently playing out in primary elections across the country.
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Listen to "Michael K. Fauntroy Joins Tavis Smiley" by KBLA Talk 1580 via #spreaker www.spreaker.com/episode/mich...
I joined #TavisSmiley to discuss the generational angle of the Democratic primaries around the country. Always good to be on with him.
#ScharSchool
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March 1. They day my attitude begins to improve.
#WaitingForSpring
Billboard Hits in addition to "Da Butt"
"Buck Wild" (1989): A go-go/new jack swing hybrid, this song was a Top 10 hit on the R&B chart.
"Taste of Your Love" (1989): Another Top 10 R&B hit for the band, it was a ballad that further expanded their national reach.
Here is an interesting article on how Democrats around the country are turning away from legacy media.
www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
My thoughts on Trump's illogical takeover of DC law enforcement and the crime stat lies used to justify it.
open.substack.com/pub/michaelf...
Trump Attacks Diversity, Excellence, and Black Leadership at George Mason University
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Introducing . . . .
My first Substack essay looks at an odd phenomenon in American politics: It seems like Trump and congressional Republicans think poor people have too much money and wealthy people have too little. Odd.
Thoughts?
fauntroy.substack.com/p/trump-and-...
The Brennan Center’s new survey of local election officials found that 46% of local election officials are concerned about politically motivated investigations of themselves or other election officials in future elections. Read more in @thehill.com.
I am looking forward to joining my dear brother Tavis Smiley on Monday to discuss the recently passed GOP-Trump budget bill, among other issues.
We've got a lot to talk about!
Noon ET/9A PT
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Pardons often include allowing criminals to skip repaying stolen money.
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