June 17, 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a meeting in the Vice President's Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, June 15, 2021. Harris met with immigrant women who work in the care economy on the ninth anniversary of the creation of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Photographer: Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Harris hosts female senators for ‘evening of relationship building’ at vice president’s residence

Published on June 17, 2021

By Jasmine Wright and Veronica Stracqualursi Vice President Kamala Harris held a private dinner Tuesday night for the female US senators, a show of bipartisanship among a deeply divided Congress. It was the first known time that Harris hosted lawmakers in the vice-presidential residence at the Naval Observatory since moving in April, a process that was

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Special Assistant to President Obama, My Brother's Keeper Michael Smith attends the launch of Careers In Entertainment Tour (CIE), September 21, 2016 at the Brooklyn Expo Center, Brooklyn, NY. The Careers In Entertainment Tour is an initiative of the Will and Jada Smith Family Foundation in the support of President Obamas My Brothers Keepers initiative and in partnership with the Rockefeller Foundation, U.S. Small Business Administration and NYC Mayors office of Media and Entertainment. The event hosted approximately 600 youth from NYC Public Schools and colleges who gained an insightful perspective of alternative careers within the entertainment industry through panel discussions moderated by actor, author, and activist Hill Harper, and an interactive experience with immersive and experimental workshops with top executives, producers, educators, talent and production crew. Panelists included Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Leona Lewis, actress Regina Hall and actor Jussie Smollett. (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for the Will And Jada Smith Family Foundation)

Politics

Biden to nominate Michael D. Smith as CEO of AmeriCorps

Published on June 17, 2021

By Kate Sullivan President Joe Biden will nominate Michael D. Smith to serve as the chief executive officer of AmeriCorps, the nation’s main public service program, the White House confirmed Tuesday. Smith currently serves as the executive director of the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance — an initiative launched by former President Barack Obama in 2014 to