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Sanders beats Clinton in Wyoming Democratic caucus as focus turns to New York – as it happened Sanders beats Clinton in Wyoming Democratic caucus as focus turns to New York – as it happened
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Today in Campaign 2016Today in Campaign 2016
Scott BixbyScott Bixby
As the stakes of the Democratic and Republican presidential contests rise higher and higher, the scale of the victories bringing the remaining candidates to those heights are, somewhat contradictorily, becoming smaller.As the stakes of the Democratic and Republican presidential contests rise higher and higher, the scale of the victories bringing the remaining candidates to those heights are, somewhat contradictorily, becoming smaller.
There has hardly been a better example of this phenomenon than today’s showdowns in the Mountain west, as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders squared off over a vanishingly small number of delegates in Wyoming and the Republican field jostled over 27 new delegates to be apportioned at the Colorado party convention.There has hardly been a better example of this phenomenon than today’s showdowns in the Mountain west, as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders squared off over a vanishingly small number of delegates in Wyoming and the Republican field jostled over 27 new delegates to be apportioned at the Colorado party convention.
Questions of “momentum” and “inevitability” have been tossed aside in the light of cold, hard math – and with delegate-rich state contests in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey on the horizon, today may have been a dress rehearsal for delegate battles that will require a TI-83 calculator to sort out.Questions of “momentum” and “inevitability” have been tossed aside in the light of cold, hard math – and with delegate-rich state contests in New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey on the horizon, today may have been a dress rehearsal for delegate battles that will require a TI-83 calculator to sort out.
Before you break down into fits of long division, however, here are the key takeaways from the campaign trail on this cold, windy Saturday in April:Before you break down into fits of long division, however, here are the key takeaways from the campaign trail on this cold, windy Saturday in April:
That’s it for today – check back soon for more up-to-the-minute updates from the campaign trail.That’s it for today – check back soon for more up-to-the-minute updates from the campaign trail.
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Clinton courts Latino votersClinton courts Latino voters
Lauren GambinoLauren Gambino
“My very first experience with Latinos, with Hispanics, I was about 11 years old,” Hillary Clinton said during a rally in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Saturday that was billed as a Latino organizing event.“My very first experience with Latinos, with Hispanics, I was about 11 years old,” Hillary Clinton said during a rally in Sunset Park, Brooklyn on Saturday that was billed as a Latino organizing event.
At the time, Clinton said, recounting a story she has shared before on the campaign trail, Chicago was surrounded by farmland. Clinton described how migrant farmworkers from Mexico would come to harvest the crops.At the time, Clinton said, recounting a story she has shared before on the campaign trail, Chicago was surrounded by farmland. Clinton described how migrant farmworkers from Mexico would come to harvest the crops.
Through her church, Clinton said, she volunteered with a friend to babysit the children of the migrants while their parents and older siblings worked in the field. At the end of the day, a bus made its way down the long, dirt road leading to the shanties where the migrant workers stayed.Through her church, Clinton said, she volunteered with a friend to babysit the children of the migrants while their parents and older siblings worked in the field. At the end of the day, a bus made its way down the long, dirt road leading to the shanties where the migrant workers stayed.
“When those little children saw that bus … they started running down the road,” Clinton said. “As the door of the bus opened and the parents were coming off, kids were throwing themselves into their parents’ arms. And I just stood there thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s what I used to do when I was a little kid when my father would come home. I would run and hold out my arms.’ And I thought: ‘These are people just like me, these are people who have the same values.’”“When those little children saw that bus … they started running down the road,” Clinton said. “As the door of the bus opened and the parents were coming off, kids were throwing themselves into their parents’ arms. And I just stood there thinking, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s what I used to do when I was a little kid when my father would come home. I would run and hold out my arms.’ And I thought: ‘These are people just like me, these are people who have the same values.’”
The crowd burst into applause. Clinton promised she would fight for comprehensive immigration reform in her first 100 days in office. She noted that her opponent, Bernie Sanders, had voted against a 2007 bill supported by the Democratic senator Ted Kennedy and the Republican senator John McCain, a bill she called the “best chance in the past” to pass immigration reform.The crowd burst into applause. Clinton promised she would fight for comprehensive immigration reform in her first 100 days in office. She noted that her opponent, Bernie Sanders, had voted against a 2007 bill supported by the Democratic senator Ted Kennedy and the Republican senator John McCain, a bill she called the “best chance in the past” to pass immigration reform.
Democrats have long courted Latino voters in presidential elections, but this time the vote is expected to be especially consequential, as the Republican frontrunner has made building a wall on the border with Mexico the lynchpin of his campaign.Democrats have long courted Latino voters in presidential elections, but this time the vote is expected to be especially consequential, as the Republican frontrunner has made building a wall on the border with Mexico the lynchpin of his campaign.
Clinton said she look forward to running against whoever emerges as the Republican nominee – Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.Clinton said she look forward to running against whoever emerges as the Republican nominee – Donald Trump or Ted Cruz.
“Both of them have really put anti-immigration statements at the core of their campaigns,” she said. “Donald Trump started his campaign calling immigrants rapists and criminals and he’s gone on from there. So this is an issue that I am committed to.”“Both of them have really put anti-immigration statements at the core of their campaigns,” she said. “Donald Trump started his campaign calling immigrants rapists and criminals and he’s gone on from there. So this is an issue that I am committed to.”
Clinton was introduced by congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the US House of Representatives. She applauded the former secretary of state for doing “so much for women, for Latinos!”Clinton was introduced by congresswoman Nydia Velázquez, the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the US House of Representatives. She applauded the former secretary of state for doing “so much for women, for Latinos!”
Before Clinton arrived on stage, guests were treated to a performance by Puerto Rican singer Toby Love, who serenaded the crowd with the rhythmic bachata beat.Before Clinton arrived on stage, guests were treated to a performance by Puerto Rican singer Toby Love, who serenaded the crowd with the rhythmic bachata beat.
“We gotta get Hillary Clinton into that White House,” Love implored the crowd, adding: “I’m speaking to you as a Latino, as a Puerto Rican.”“We gotta get Hillary Clinton into that White House,” Love implored the crowd, adding: “I’m speaking to you as a Latino, as a Puerto Rican.”
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A last despatch from Sarah Betancourt, who has been watching Bernie Sanders speak in Harlem, New York City this evening…A last despatch from Sarah Betancourt, who has been watching Bernie Sanders speak in Harlem, New York City this evening…
The historic Apollo Theater was packed with almost a thousand mostly local supporters, and a few undecided voters.The historic Apollo Theater was packed with almost a thousand mostly local supporters, and a few undecided voters.
Under a large banner bearing the campaign slogan “A Future to Believe In”, Sanders held a community event with the former congresswoman Nina Turner, the entertainer and social justice figure Harry Belafonte, and Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner, the man who was killed by police in Staten Island in July 2014.Under a large banner bearing the campaign slogan “A Future to Believe In”, Sanders held a community event with the former congresswoman Nina Turner, the entertainer and social justice figure Harry Belafonte, and Erica Garner, the daughter of Eric Garner, the man who was killed by police in Staten Island in July 2014.
Sanders focused his opening comments primarily toward former president Bill Clinton’s controversial comments toward Black Lives Matters protesters earlier this week in Pennsylvania.Sanders focused his opening comments primarily toward former president Bill Clinton’s controversial comments toward Black Lives Matters protesters earlier this week in Pennsylvania.
Belafonte spoke heatedly against the prospect of another Clinton presidency. “We’ve been there, done that,” he said.Belafonte spoke heatedly against the prospect of another Clinton presidency. “We’ve been there, done that,” he said.
Sanders talked extensively about criminal justice reform and police brutality, and looped back to welfare reform of the 1990s, when the Clintons were in the White House. “Going after the most vulnerable for votes was unacceptable,” he said.Sanders talked extensively about criminal justice reform and police brutality, and looped back to welfare reform of the 1990s, when the Clintons were in the White House. “Going after the most vulnerable for votes was unacceptable,” he said.
Sanders also let out a more personal side, speaking of the death of family members during the Holocaust.Sanders also let out a more personal side, speaking of the death of family members during the Holocaust.
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More from Sarah Betancourt, who is in the audience at the Sanders event in Harlem, speaking to members of the audience…More from Sarah Betancourt, who is in the audience at the Sanders event in Harlem, speaking to members of the audience…
Daniel Melendez is a 25-year-old barista at Starbucks, making $11.50 an hour, and a supporter of Bernie Sanders’ economic message. A student of biochemistry at Queens College, he is hoping to become an entrepreneur.Daniel Melendez is a 25-year-old barista at Starbucks, making $11.50 an hour, and a supporter of Bernie Sanders’ economic message. A student of biochemistry at Queens College, he is hoping to become an entrepreneur.
“I see myself engaging in the green economy,” he said, “or maybe doing research on cancer and immunology.”“I see myself engaging in the green economy,” he said, “or maybe doing research on cancer and immunology.”
Right now, he lives with his mother in Queens.Right now, he lives with his mother in Queens.
“My mom was a single mom and a preschool teacher. She knows what it’s like. She felt the effect of [former New York City mayor Michael] Bloomberg’s policies. I’m just very critical of establishment politics.”“My mom was a single mom and a preschool teacher. She knows what it’s like. She felt the effect of [former New York City mayor Michael] Bloomberg’s policies. I’m just very critical of establishment politics.”
Asked if he would consider Sanders to be a member of the establishment after so many years in Congress, Melendez said: “Absolutely not.”Asked if he would consider Sanders to be a member of the establishment after so many years in Congress, Melendez said: “Absolutely not.”
He hoped the senator would clarify a question that is very important to him.He hoped the senator would clarify a question that is very important to him.
“I want to know how he is going to [achieve] a break-up of the big banks without hurting the pockets of the middle class people,” Melendez said.“I want to know how he is going to [achieve] a break-up of the big banks without hurting the pockets of the middle class people,” Melendez said.
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David SmithDavid Smith
Interviews with residents of Hillary Clinton’s adopted home town suggest that while she will garner most votes here on 19 April, writes the Guardian’s David Smith, and the email scandal is a non-issue, her husband remains a star whose light is difficult to eclipse.Interviews with residents of Hillary Clinton’s adopted home town suggest that while she will garner most votes here on 19 April, writes the Guardian’s David Smith, and the email scandal is a non-issue, her husband remains a star whose light is difficult to eclipse.
Founded by Quakers in the 1730s, Chappaqua – derived from the Native Indian name Shepequa, meaning “a place where nothing is heard but the rustling of wind in the leaves” – sits in the wooded suburbs of Westchester County. It was previously home to Horace Greeley, the founder and first editor of the once mighty New York Herald Tribune and losing presidential candidate.Founded by Quakers in the 1730s, Chappaqua – derived from the Native Indian name Shepequa, meaning “a place where nothing is heard but the rustling of wind in the leaves” – sits in the wooded suburbs of Westchester County. It was previously home to Horace Greeley, the founder and first editor of the once mighty New York Herald Tribune and losing presidential candidate.
Chappaqua is unquestionably well off by American or world standards, and will do little to dispel critics’ portrayal of Hillary as an establishment figure. But the wealth does not ooze from every pore and is more understated than in Greenwich, just 13 miles from here in Connecticut, home to hedge-fund executives, Wall Street bankers and the Bush political dynasty.Chappaqua is unquestionably well off by American or world standards, and will do little to dispel critics’ portrayal of Hillary as an establishment figure. But the wealth does not ooze from every pore and is more understated than in Greenwich, just 13 miles from here in Connecticut, home to hedge-fund executives, Wall Street bankers and the Bush political dynasty.
Grace Bennett, publisher of Inside Chappaqua magazine, who has interviewed Hillary and travelled with her on an official trip to Africa, said: “It’s a caring town. Yes, there’s affluence here but you don’t have a lot of the ladies who lunch and play tennis. There’s a lot of intelligence running through it. It’s an extension of the city: a lot of people moved here from there.”Grace Bennett, publisher of Inside Chappaqua magazine, who has interviewed Hillary and travelled with her on an official trip to Africa, said: “It’s a caring town. Yes, there’s affluence here but you don’t have a lot of the ladies who lunch and play tennis. There’s a lot of intelligence running through it. It’s an extension of the city: a lot of people moved here from there.”
In an open letter to the Clintons published by the New York Times in 1999, Timothy Jack Ward wrote: “The friendliness here has an edge to it. Ours are reinvented personalities, hardened by jobs in Manhattan. However bucolic our little hamlet might appear, many people drive their lives the way they do their jumbo-size expeditions, with a peculiar aggression, a hyper-busyness, that takes some getting used to.”In an open letter to the Clintons published by the New York Times in 1999, Timothy Jack Ward wrote: “The friendliness here has an edge to it. Ours are reinvented personalities, hardened by jobs in Manhattan. However bucolic our little hamlet might appear, many people drive their lives the way they do their jumbo-size expeditions, with a peculiar aggression, a hyper-busyness, that takes some getting used to.”
Related: The Clintons of Chappaqua: it's Hillary's home turf, but Bill still shines
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Lauren GambinoLauren Gambino
Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Toby Love serenaded the crowd with the rhythmic bachata beat at Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn rally.Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Toby Love serenaded the crowd with the rhythmic bachata beat at Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn rally.
Performing in front of a large American flag at Industry City, an open industrial space in the largely Hispanic neighborhood of Sunset Park, Love peppered his hits with shout outs to “Hillary” and paused to urge the crowd to vote for her in the state’s April 19 primary.Performing in front of a large American flag at Industry City, an open industrial space in the largely Hispanic neighborhood of Sunset Park, Love peppered his hits with shout outs to “Hillary” and paused to urge the crowd to vote for her in the state’s April 19 primary.
Swoon! @TheRealTobyLove serenades a somewhat unmoved crowd pic.twitter.com/rkzKG8QRHqSwoon! @TheRealTobyLove serenades a somewhat unmoved crowd pic.twitter.com/rkzKG8QRHq
“We gotta get Hillary Clinton into that White House,” Love told the crowd, adding, “I’m speaking to you as a Latino, as a Puerto Rican.”“We gotta get Hillary Clinton into that White House,” Love told the crowd, adding, “I’m speaking to you as a Latino, as a Puerto Rican.”
Four dancers dressed in black hip-hop gear moved energetically behind but the crowd was mostly stoic. At the rally, a Latino organizing event, Clinton will speak directly to the challenges facing Latinos and immigrants. Though the crowd was diverse and heavily female, the rally seemed to draw as many – or likely more – plaid shirts than Latino supporters.Four dancers dressed in black hip-hop gear moved energetically behind but the crowd was mostly stoic. At the rally, a Latino organizing event, Clinton will speak directly to the challenges facing Latinos and immigrants. Though the crowd was diverse and heavily female, the rally seemed to draw as many – or likely more – plaid shirts than Latino supporters.
At the end of his performance, Love asked the crowd to put their hands together for his last song. They appeased the Bronx native and clapped along. Some even dared to sway a bit.At the end of his performance, Love asked the crowd to put their hands together for his last song. They appeased the Bronx native and clapped along. Some even dared to sway a bit.
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If current polls accurately measure voter behavior, Donald Trump is on his way to a median of 1,356 delegates at the conclusion of the Republican primary calendar – almost 120 more than the 1,237 he needs for a first-ballot victory at the national convention in Cleveland.If current polls accurately measure voter behavior, Donald Trump is on his way to a median of 1,356 delegates at the conclusion of the Republican primary calendar – almost 120 more than the 1,237 he needs for a first-ballot victory at the national convention in Cleveland.
At least, that’s according to a meta-analysis of current polling from the Princeton Election Consortium, combining national leads with individual state leads in upcoming nominating contests, as well as factoring in congressional district-level rules.At least, that’s according to a meta-analysis of current polling from the Princeton Election Consortium, combining national leads with individual state leads in upcoming nominating contests, as well as factoring in congressional district-level rules.
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Lauren GambinoLauren Gambino
In the back and forth battle to prove who has more New York street cred, Hillary Clinton swung by Junior’s for a slice of cheesecake before her Brooklyn rally on Saturday night.In the back and forth battle to prove who has more New York street cred, Hillary Clinton swung by Junior’s for a slice of cheesecake before her Brooklyn rally on Saturday night.
Clinton was joined at the Flatbush location by US representative Hakeem Jeffries, New York state assemblyman Walter Mosely and New York City councilwoman Laurie Cumbo.Clinton was joined at the Flatbush location by US representative Hakeem Jeffries, New York state assemblyman Walter Mosely and New York City councilwoman Laurie Cumbo.
The former secretary of state ordered an “original” cheesecake served with strawberry and pineapple at the beloved New York restaurant chain, according to a pool report from the afternoon stop.The former secretary of state ordered an “original” cheesecake served with strawberry and pineapple at the beloved New York restaurant chain, according to a pool report from the afternoon stop.
How’s the cheesecake, a reporter asked?How’s the cheesecake, a reporter asked?
“I learned early on not to eat in front of all of you,” she replied smugly. Her compatriots laughed and clapped their hands.“I learned early on not to eat in front of all of you,” she replied smugly. Her compatriots laughed and clapped their hands.
“So, I’m sitting here just pining, pining for a bite!” she said.“So, I’m sitting here just pining, pining for a bite!” she said.
Another reporter shouted a question about Bernie Sanders, who had not yet won the Wyoming primary at this point. Clinton brushed it aside.Another reporter shouted a question about Bernie Sanders, who had not yet won the Wyoming primary at this point. Clinton brushed it aside.
Clinton: “Oh, I’m talking cheesecake. Cheesecake! Look at this fabulous cheesecake,” she said gesturing to the slice on the table in front her.Clinton: “Oh, I’m talking cheesecake. Cheesecake! Look at this fabulous cheesecake,” she said gesturing to the slice on the table in front her.
Wouldn't be a Brooklyn campaign stop without a visit to @JuniorsCheeseck. pic.twitter.com/4o4KPo16AwWouldn't be a Brooklyn campaign stop without a visit to @JuniorsCheeseck. pic.twitter.com/4o4KPo16Aw
Then Cumbo told Clinton that she had helped so many people in her district. Clinton nodded graciously.Then Cumbo told Clinton that she had helped so many people in her district. Clinton nodded graciously.
“You know, I was a Girl Scout. I was a Brownie and there’s a great song we used to sing in Brownies: Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold, and I also am particularly committed to helping …”“You know, I was a Girl Scout. I was a Brownie and there’s a great song we used to sing in Brownies: Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other is gold, and I also am particularly committed to helping …”
Before she finished, reporters were escorted out of the restaurant leaving them to forever wonder just who or what she is committed to helping.Before she finished, reporters were escorted out of the restaurant leaving them to forever wonder just who or what she is committed to helping.
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Sarah BetancourtSarah Betancourt
Sarah Betancourt is in the audience at Bernie Sanders’ current New York event, a discussion of criminal justice issues at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. She sends this dispatch…Sarah Betancourt is in the audience at Bernie Sanders’ current New York event, a discussion of criminal justice issues at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. She sends this dispatch…
Asha Lewis was jumping up and down like a Taylor Swift fan-girl. ‘I’m here to see Bernie Sanders,’ cried the 10-year old charter school student from Brooklyn. She is already a diehard supporter, but her mother, Monisha, was undecided.Asha Lewis was jumping up and down like a Taylor Swift fan-girl. ‘I’m here to see Bernie Sanders,’ cried the 10-year old charter school student from Brooklyn. She is already a diehard supporter, but her mother, Monisha, was undecided.
“I’m here for the concert,” she said, grinning. “But I do want my daughter to get involved in community.” Monisha said that although she had seen growth from Sanders on issues important to her, she was hoping to hear more about everyday working people from both candidates.“I’m here for the concert,” she said, grinning. “But I do want my daughter to get involved in community.” Monisha said that although she had seen growth from Sanders on issues important to her, she was hoping to hear more about everyday working people from both candidates.
“I want them to talk about people, not each other,” she said, to several nods of approval from bystanders. “I want to hear more about their visions.”“I want them to talk about people, not each other,” she said, to several nods of approval from bystanders. “I want to hear more about their visions.”
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Florida governor Rick Scott got an earful at a Gainesville Starbucks on Tuesday, when a Florida voter read him the riot act over his decision not to expand Medicaid to low-income Floridians.Florida governor Rick Scott got an earful at a Gainesville Starbucks on Tuesday, when a Florida voter read him the riot act over his decision not to expand Medicaid to low-income Floridians.
Now, after video of Scott being called an “asshole” and “an embarrassment to our state” went viral, his political action committee has released an attack ad on Cara Jennings, the woman who delivered the tirade. The 60-second ad, titled Latte Liberal Gets an Earful, attempts to counter the woman’s claims, particularly her criticism that Scott has failed to deliver jobs to the state.Now, after video of Scott being called an “asshole” and “an embarrassment to our state” went viral, his political action committee has released an attack ad on Cara Jennings, the woman who delivered the tirade. The 60-second ad, titled Latte Liberal Gets an Earful, attempts to counter the woman’s claims, particularly her criticism that Scott has failed to deliver jobs to the state.
After declaring that Jennings “clearly has a problem,” the ad claims that Scott has boosted the Gainesville area economy to the tune of 9,300 jobs.After declaring that Jennings “clearly has a problem,” the ad claims that Scott has boosted the Gainesville area economy to the tune of 9,300 jobs.
“Who here has a great job?” the voiceover asks rhetorically. “Well, almost everybody - except those sitting around coffee shops demanding public assistance, surfing the internet and cursing at customers who come in.”“Who here has a great job?” the voiceover asks rhetorically. “Well, almost everybody - except those sitting around coffee shops demanding public assistance, surfing the internet and cursing at customers who come in.”
Jennings told the Sun-Sentinel that she was confused as to why the governor would release an attack ad on a private citizen.Jennings told the Sun-Sentinel that she was confused as to why the governor would release an attack ad on a private citizen.
“So I guess this means that he doesn’t want to meet me for coffee?” she asked.“So I guess this means that he doesn’t want to meet me for coffee?” she asked.
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Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign has dropped a new advertisement produced by filmmaker Spike Lee.Vermont senator Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign has dropped a new advertisement produced by filmmaker Spike Lee.
Featuring a diverse cast of activists, the 30-second ad depicts Black Lives Matter supporters Harry Belafonte, Erica Garner, Shaun King and Linda Sarsour telling voters that minority communities have “a deeply vested interest” in Sanders’ platform.Featuring a diverse cast of activists, the 30-second ad depicts Black Lives Matter supporters Harry Belafonte, Erica Garner, Shaun King and Linda Sarsour telling voters that minority communities have “a deeply vested interest” in Sanders’ platform.
“People of color have a deeply vested interest in what Bernie Sanders brings to us in this election,” Belafonte says. “People like Michael Brown, Sandra Bland and my father Eric Garner,” Garner continues, naming African-American men and women who have been killed by police.“People of color have a deeply vested interest in what Bernie Sanders brings to us in this election,” Belafonte says. “People like Michael Brown, Sandra Bland and my father Eric Garner,” Garner continues, naming African-American men and women who have been killed by police.
“They’re not just hashtags and trending topics,” says King, an online activist who writes for the New York Daily News. “But these are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters.”“They’re not just hashtags and trending topics,” says King, an online activist who writes for the New York Daily News. “But these are mothers and fathers, sons and daughters.”
Lee, who has been nominated for two Academy Awards, is perhaps best-known for directing Do the Right Thing, a 1989 comedic drama depicting racial tension in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn.Lee, who has been nominated for two Academy Awards, is perhaps best-known for directing Do the Right Thing, a 1989 comedic drama depicting racial tension in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood of Brooklyn.