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Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt will co-host a one-hour primetime special honoring the late civil rights leader John Lewis.

John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero airs at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 4, on CBS. The special also will be telecast at a later date on ViacomCBS brands BET, MTV and Smithsonian, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. The special will feature musical performances, newsmaker interviews and conversations.

Lewis, a civil rights icon who helped organize the 1963 march on Washington, D.C., and served in Congress for decades, died July 17 after a battle with pancreatic cancer at age 80.

The special will examine Lewis’ life, his work and the principles that guided him. It will feature performances by Yolanda Adams, Jon Batiste, Common, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Trevor Noah, Billy Porter and Wynonna.

“John Lewis was an extraordinary man,” said Winfrey. “A man of great vision who lived a...

CBS is set to honor the legacy of civil rights pioneer and longtime congressman John Lewis with a primetime special hosted by a an array of A-list names.

The one-hour special, which is titled “John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero,” will be co-hosted by Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt, and will air Aug. 4 on CBS and across several other ViacomCBS brands.

“John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero” will consist of musical performances, interviews, and inspirational conversations about Lewis’ life and legacy. It is being produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment in partnership with CBS Entertainment and CBS News. News of the special comes exactly two weeks after his death at the age of 80.

“John Lewis was an extraordinary man,” said Winfrey. “A man of great vision who lived a life with the purpose of making sure America lived out its ideals.”

“This is a celebration of the ‘boy from Troy,...

Spoiler Alert: This review contains details of Beyoncé’s Black Is King film.

Mere hours after the near presidential funeral for Rep. John Lewis and days after the debut of an in-depth podcast series from Michelle Obama, Beyoncé leap into the arena of Black excellence again tonight with Black Is King.

Draped in mystery and expectations since the Disney+ project was announced last month, the Queen Bey orchestrated visual album is …well, rather excellent and exciting on various fronts. Designed to create debate, discourse and aesthetic iconography, the self-described reimagining of the ethos of 2019’s Beyoncé voiced live action Lion King serves as a poignant and ardent mixtape and a further evolution of an American artist.

Intentionally or not melding the inspirations of Cauleen Smith, Kara Walker, Octavia Butler, Fela Kuti, funk legend Betty Davis, and the 2018 published The BreakBeat Poets Volume 2: Black Girl Magic, among others, Black Is King...

President Barack Obama gave the eulogy at John Lewis’s funeral, held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday. During the first half of the 40-minute speech, the former president spoke emotionally about the life and career of the civil rights icon. But in the latter portion of the eulogy, Obama spoke to some of what is currently ailing America—specifically the unjust way peaceful protesters are being treated by the federal government and the ongoing voter suppression efforts by President Trump and Republicans.

Obama talked about an always...

Hey, "Bold And The Beautiful" fans. We are jumping on here with this new article to deliver some bad news. If most of you guys are like us here in Dallas,Texas, you saw another friggin Rep. John Lewis funeral session being aired on CBS instead of The new Bold And The Beautiful July 30, 2020 episode. I immediately thought, "Didn't they already do this earlier this week on Monday? How many of these funerals are they going to have for this man?" Anyways, they had another one today. I hope that's it, but honestly, I really don't know if it is after what they've pulled this week. Right now, we're very sure that the Bold And The Beautiful was preempted in the Mountain, Central and Eastern time zones. And based on what happened earlier this week, that means the episode won't air on the west coast either.

Former President Barack Obama eulogized John Lewis as a “founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America,” while calling for a renewed push for voting rights and other reforms, even if that means ending the Senate’s filibuster.

Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta following two of his predecessors, former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton, Obama warned of continued voter suppression.

“Even as we sit here, there are those in power who are doing their darnedest to stop people from voting,” Obama said, outlining a litany of concerns, including the closing of polling stations and instituting voter ID laws.

He also warned of the undermining of the Postal Service, at a time when many states are expanding vote-by-mail efforts because of concerns of the safety of in-person voting during the coronavirus pandemic.

Just hours earlier, President Donald Trump tweeted another attack on mail-in voting as “a catastrophic disaster,...

Civil-rights icon and congressman John Lewis will be laid to rest Thursday morning with a service at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, once led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Lewis served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Georgia’s 5th congressional district for 33 years.

Former presidents Barack Obama — who will deliver the eulogy — George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton are expected to attend and speak at the funeral, which will be available to stream live via the PBS News Hour YouTube video above, as well as CBS,...

After a week of memorials including lying in state at the nation’s Capitol, congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis will be laid to rest Thursday after a celebration of life at Atlanta’s historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.

The private service begins at 11 a.m. Et/8 a.m Pt, with former U.S. presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton expected to attend, according to reports. All the U.S. broadcast and cable news networks are expected to break in to cover the celebration, which will be followed by a burial at Atlanta’s South-View Cemetery.

Lewis, a a leading figure of the civil rights movement and long-serving Georgia congressman who was one of the House of Representatives’ most enduring moral voices, died July 17 at age 80.

News networks have been following the Lewis memorials which included stops at the U.S. Capitol on Monday and Tuesday. His...

Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights leader and long-serving Georgia Democrat who died July 17, will be memorialized with a final service on Thursday, July 30. It will be broadcast live. 

The service is the last portion of a six-day program honoring his life and work, and the last ceremony before his

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Happy Wednesday, "Bold And The Beautiful" fans. We are back on the scene ,today, to tell you guys all about what you can expect to see as The Bold And The Beautiful's saga keeps pressing forward in tomorrow's brand new July 30, 2020 episode. Update: CBS preempted/delayed today's July 30, 2020 episode for the Rep. John Lewis funeral. So, these spoilers will be for tomorrow's new July 31, 2020 episode. We wrote a new article about this situation. You guys can read it by Clicking Here. The terrific folks over at CBS were kind enough to serve up 3, new teaser descriptions for the July 30, 2020 episode. So, with no further ado, we are going to dive right into those right now. Let's do it. For starters, it sounds like tomorrow's new Thursday, July 30, 2020 episode will feature some very intense, dramatic, interesting and suspenseful scenes as Ridge continues to blame Bill for Steffy's injuries. Brooke lets Liam know about Steffy's condition.

As John Lewis’s casket was placed in the Rotunda at a ceremony at the U.S. Capitol, the most moving moment was when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had a recording played of his own words.

“Never become bitter. Never become hostile. Never hate. Live in peace. We’re one. One people and one love,” Lewis said, as the socially distanced crowd of lawmakers and family members rose to their feet and gave him a standing ovation.

Broadcast and cable networks aired the ceremony, and further coverage this week as Lewis lies in state at the Capitol on Monday and Tuesday. His body then will be flown to Georgia on Wednesday, where he will lie in state at the state Capitol, before a funeral on Thursday in Atlanta.

Lewis, who died on July 17, was, as Pelosi noted, the “conscience of Congress,” a revered figure among his colleagues not only for...

There have been plenty of remote quarantine sing-alongs to keep our spirits up during Covid-19, but Rufus Wainwright may just have created the best one — or, at the very least, the largest.

The artist teamed up with the Toronto-based group Choir! Choir! Choir! to lead 1,500 people in a rendition of “Across the Universe,” the classic Beatles song that Wainwright first recorded in 2002.

“These voices and faces represent the love and hopefulness we have for our days ahead,” Choir! Choir! Choir! stated in the video release. “As the late great John Lewis (R.

Ava DuVernay said that the words of late Georgia Rep. John Lewis keep her going. Lewis, who was the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, died July 17 at the age of 80.

On Thursday, the filmmaker appeared on A Late Show With Stephen Colbert and reflected on memories of her time with the civil rights icon during the creation of her 2014 Oscar winner Selma. The director said that Lewis told her two words that have since left her striving for more.

"He said, 'Ava, do everything.' He was like Yoda," DuVernay joked with ...

So far three Republicans have made complete fools of themselves following the death of civil rights hero John Lewis on Friday.

On Saturday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis mishandled the somber occasion by callously brushing off a reporter’s question about Lewis’ passing during a coronavirus press conference. Senator Marco Rubio, also from Florida, and Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan completely botched their tributes to Lewis by sharing a photo of themselves with the late congressman Elijah Cummings.

A sad display on a sad day by all. Rubio actually doubled down on...

Paul McCartney was among the many artists to remember Rep. John Lewis following the death of the civil rights icon Friday at the age of 80.

“Sad to hear the news that civil rights legend John Lewis died yesterday,” McCartney tweeted Saturday. “He was such a great leader who fought with honesty and bravery for civil rights in America. Long may his memory remain in our hearts.”

McCartney added, “How about renaming the famous Pettus Bridge that he and Martin Luther King Jr. and others walked across in the 60s for...

(Updated with more messages on the death of Rep. John Lewis) Presidents, Oscar nominees, potential Vice-Presidential nominees, the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and other admirers tonight mourned the death of Rep. John Lewis. They also celebrated the tireless fight for justice that the civil rights icon who was later in life called the “conscience of Congress” waged until the very end.

“I first met John when I was in law school, and I told him then that he was one of my heroes,” Barack Obama poignantly wrote tonight after Rep. Lewis’ death on Friday evening was made public.

“Years later, when I was elected a U.S. Senator, I told him that I stood on his shoulders,” the 44th Potus added. “When I was elected President of the United States, I hugged him on the inauguration stand before I was sworn in and told him I was...

Congressman John Lewis, a giant in the civil rights movement, died on Friday, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confirmed Lewis’ death in a statement.

“It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S. Rep. John Lewis,” his family said in a statement. “He was honored and respected as the conscience of the U.S. Congress and an icon of American history, but we knew him as a loving father and brother. He was a...

John Lewis, the revered civil rights pioneer who represented Georgia in Congress for nearly 35 years, died Friday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 80.

Lewis became an icon of the 1960s civil rights movement through his leadership alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and others in the non-violent protest movement and landmark peace marches of the era. He was a notable speaker at the 1963 March on Washington and in the consequential 1965 march in his native Alabama depicted in 2014’s “Selma.”

Lewis had announced in December that he had stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

From his early speeches to his recent tweets, Lewis showed his unwavering commitment to justice, “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble,...

John Lewis, a leading figure of the civil rights movement who endured brutal beatings as he led non-violent protests to end racial segregation in the 1960s, and then went on to a career in Congress as one of its most enduring moral voices, died on Friday. He was 80.

Democratic leaders announced his death. Lewis revealed in late December that he was undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.

“Today, America mourns the loss of one of the greatest heroes of American history: Congressman John Lewis, the Conscience of the Congress,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

“All of us were humbled to call Congressman Lewis a colleague, and are heartbroken by his passing. May his memory be an inspiration that moves us all to, in the face of injustice, make ‘good trouble, necessary trouble.”

Lewis served in Congress since 1987, where he often pursed voting rights, equal rights and social justice legislation, often drawing...

John Lewis has always been fighting for civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration. He’s been doing it for over 60 years so to say that his narrative is relevant more now than ever is a wild understatement.

In the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble, director Dawn Porter chronicles Lewis’s life via interviews with the 80-year-old advocate who is just as active now as he was 60 years ago. Through rare archival footage, Porter puts a long-overdue spotlight on Lewis taking us on a journey through his childhood experiences, his inspiring family, his activism during the Civil Rights movement and his fateful meeting with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1957. We also get to hear from political leaders, his Congressional colleagues and those who have been with Lewis on his journey during his life and his career.

Porter recently appeared on a New...

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s niece, Dr. Alveda King, came to the defense of President Donald Trump over the weekend on “Fox and Friends,” over comments made by Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga). Also Read: Ivanka Trump Tells 'Fox & Friends': 'I Try to Stay Out of Politics' (Video) Alveda, who is the director of anti-abortion group Civil Rights for the Unborn, said Trump is “compassionate” when it comes to anti-abortion issues. “The president is certainly fighting for civil rights today” by “leading the charge for civil rights today for the little unborn persons in the womb who have a right to live,...

A lot of people have been bitching and moaning about our latest president. Some think he’s an impulsive idiot. Others, a dangerous megalomaniacal narcissist with a remarkably selective and astonishingly petty memory. Still others find him a dangerous man who is likely to destroy the American Dream and, quite possibly, America.

Even though I believe all of that may be true, I have this to say about Donald J. Trump: he has gotten Americans to pick up and read a book or two. And that includes graphic novels.

It has been well-reported that, after he reamed out Congressman John Lewis by falsely accusing him of not helping “his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart, not to mention crime infested,” sales of Congressman Lewis’s autobiographical three-book graphic novel series March went through the roof. Amazon actually sold out, something I thought was nigh onto impossible.

Donald Trump took control of former president Barack Obama‘s popular @Potus Twitter account on Friday, minutes after being sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. But even with the peaceful transition of social media power, there’s was still a part of Obama that remain on the account created under his administration.

While the avatar on the account was changed to a photo of Trump, 70, its initial header photo — featuring a crowd on the Washington Mall waving American flags while facing the White house — actually came from Obama’s 2009 Inauguration.

Minutes before the change, the account...

Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th President of the United States on Friday, in an official swearing-in ceremony on the Capitol steps.

Trump’s family, as well as Vice President Mike Pence and his family, looked on as Trump swore the oath of office, continuing a tradition that dates back to former President George Washington’s inauguration in 1789.

After taking the oath, Trump hugged and kissed his family members and shook hands with former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Joe Biden. Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, turned and waved to...

This is a sad day for me. We are losing a president with curiosity and interest in people different from himself to one who might not be able to read at all.

Yes, I’m that kind of elitist. I prefer to admire (and, if possible, hang out with) people with imaginations, people who like to be challenged, people who appreciate the arts. All the evidence (this, for example) suggests that our newly installed Commander-in-Chief has no such interests.

Tough times, such as those I imagine to be ahead of us, can be opportunities for great art. The 1960s, with its civil rights marches, police riots and unjust wars, brought us brilliant music, film, theater, dance and literature, even comics. It is the responsibility of the artist to make us question our perceptions, and the best do this in a way that lasts well beyond the topical concerns of their times.

Congressional Democrats are announcing in droves they won’t attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, and we’ll be updating the list of politicians who will boycott Trump. The number of lawmakers boycotting the inauguration shot up after Trump lashed out on Twitter at Georgia Rep. John Lewis, the Civil Rights icon who marched with Martin Luther King Jr., and who said on “Meet the Press” this weekend that he would boycott the inauguration because he doesn’t think Trump’s presidency is legitimate. Trump responded by tweeting that Lewis was “all talk, talk, talk,” and that he should “spend...

[[tmz:video id="0_f43f49s8"]] D.L. Hughley isn't trying to hide his anger at Mlk Jr.'s son for betraying Civil Rights leader Rep. John Lewis during his beef with Donald Trump ... in D.L.'s eyes, anyway. D.L. definitely got some stuff off his chest when we asked about Martin Luther King III's meeting with the Prez-elect. He flat-out rips him for not calling out Trump for his Twitter rant against Rep. Lewis ... who walked shoulder to shoulder with Mlk Jr.

Planning on skipping president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities? Tomi Lahren doesn’t care — and she’s willing to go on at length to tell you how much she doesn’t care. The Blaze host dropped a video Tuesday to address the boycotts planned by Georgia Rep. John Lewis and others, referring to them as “tired, out-of-touch politicians.” The Civil Rights Movement icon is one of many members of Congress who have opted out of the inauguration. “Is this really a loss for anyone?” Lahren said of the boycotts. “I don’t think so. I see it as resources saved,...

The ongoing, seemingly never-ending feud between President-elect Donald Trump and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis not surprisingly dominated late-night Monday. Late Night host Seth Meyers doubled down on Trump and his Twitter attacks on Lewis, after Lewis questioned the legitimacy of Trump’s election, during Meyer’s signature “A Closer Look” segment: “If you’re wondering whether it’s racist to assume Lewis’ district is ‘crime-infested and falling apart’ just because…...

Dear FSRWe’re all trying to escape, so what’s our best bet?

At some point in your life, you’ve likely been faced with a question that has no solid answer. Some people may take such a puzzle to a trusted confidant, a friendly pastor, or the esteemed annals of Yahoo! Answers. But will they have the expertise needed to solve your most pressing film predicaments?

Think of Dear Fsr as an impartial arbiter for all your film concerns. Boyfriend texting while you’re trying to show him your most precious Ozu? What’s the best way to confront the guy who snuck that pungent curry into your cramped theater? This is an advice column for film fans, by a film fan.

Dear Fsr,On Friday, January 20th, Americans will be bombarded by the inauguration of Donald Trump. Lord knows I don’t want to watch it when half our representatives and senators don’t even...

2017-01-17T08:11:19-08:00Mark Hamill Trolls Trump as The Joker, Gets No Response

If Mark Hamill was hoping to provoke tweets from Donald Trump by mocking the soon-to-be President, he was disappointed this week. The Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope actor tweeted a new audio post on Monday in which he read some of Trump's tweets inthe voice of The Joker from Batman: The Animated Series. It seemed designed to poke Trump, but Trump, uncharacteristically, didn't take the bait.

Hamill's recording this week was the second time that he mocked Trump using the character he's played in several different animated Batman projects. This time, the tweets he read were those in which Trump attacked Civil Rights icon Congressman John Lewis. The first time around, Hamill reinterpreted Trump's tweet-criticism of actress Meryl Streep.

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President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to mock Georgia Rep. John Lewis, who is boycotting the inauguration and questioned the legitimacy of Trump’s election. Lewis, who worked closely with Martin Luther King, Jr., is skipping the inauguration and Business Insider reported, “It will the first time he will miss an inauguration since 1986.” However, a Washington Post article from 2001 proves that Lewis has skipped inauguration events in the past, and Trump called him out on it. Also Read: Trump Official Rips Democrats Skipping Inauguration: 'Put Your Big Boy Pants On' (Video) John Lewis said about my inauguration, "It will be the first.

Donald Trump keeps tweeting, and Mark Hamill keeps mocking him. Last week the “Star Wars” actor had the idea to read aloud Trump’s tweets in the voice of The Joker, who Hamill voices in “Batman: The Animated Series.” And following Trump’s latest tweets targeted at U.S. Representative John Lewis, Hamill recorded “A Very Special Message for Martin Luther King Day,” once again parroting Trump’s words as The Joker. “Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart,” Hamill read aloud in a fiendish cackle...

Mark Hamill's supervillain alter ego is back — and reading even more tweets by Donald Trump.

For a little more than a week, Hamill has been trolling Trump by reading tweets from the President-elect in the voice of The Joker, whom Hamill voices in DC animated films and TV series.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Hamill has debuted the latest installment, which sees the Trumpster read tweets about Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon and friend of Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump's tweets were in response to an interview clip released Friday, in which...

Fox News Channel's Ainsley Earhardt will get the next sit-down interview with President-elect Donald Trump, which the network says will air Wednesday on its Fox & Friends morning show. The network said Trump and the show’s co-host will touch on details about Friday’s inauguration, the brouhaha over Rep. John Lewis, Trump’s relationship with the press, and plans for his first day in office. Last Wednesday, Trump held his first press conference since July. At the nearly…...

Rob Schneider had a dream about spreading a message of unity. Unfortunately it turned into a nightmare once that message hit social media. “Saturday Night Live” alum Schneider was eviscerated on Twitter on Monday after he used Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an opportunity to lecture Georgia Rep. John Lewis. “Rep. Lewis. You are a great person. But Dr. King didn’t give in to his anger or his hurt. That is how he accomplished & won Civil Rights,” Schneider tweeted on Monday, in an apparent reference to Lewis boycotting president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration and calling the legitimacy of Trump’s election.

Martin Luther King III met on Monday with president-elect Donald Trump and tried to cool tensions over the weekend trading of insults between Trump and Rep. John Lewis, the civil-rights leader who marched and fought alongside King’s late father, the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Things get said on both sides in the heat of emotion,” said King on the national holiday celebrating his slain father and the civil rights movement he led. “At some point, this nation— we’ve got to move forward. People are literally probably dying. We need to be talking about how do we feed people?...

Coretta Scott King has long been known as the powerful force behind one of the nation’s greatest civil rights icons, her husband Martin Luther King Jr. But she has also cemented herself as a legendary activist in her own right.

“What we know of my father really came from her resilience, her determination, her faith, her courage,” Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin and Coretta, told ABC News‘ Robin Roberts in an interview that aired Monday on Good Morning America.

“She used to say that this family is called. We grew up hearing that a lot,” she added,...

Donald Trump kicked off Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend by criticizing civil-rights icon and John Lewis and accusing him of “all talk ” and “no action or results.”

In a Twitter rant on Saturday, the President-elect said that the Georgia congressman should spent more time trying to fix his “horrible,” “crime-infested” district rather than “falsely complaining” about results of the 2016 presidential election.

Lewis, a Democratic representative and former “freedom rider,” has a long history of political action. As chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee in the 1960s, he marched with Dr. King during the peaceful 1965 voting rights protest on Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma,...

Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon who has been at the forefront of civil rights struggles, spoke poignantly about his own experience with racism Wednesday during a congressional hearing to confirm Sen. Jeff Sessions, President-elect Donald Trump‘s pick for attorney general.

Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, was one of three black members of Congress who testified against Sessions, joining Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Cedric Richmond in protesting Sessions’ nomination along with other congressmen during confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Those in opposition at times referenced the allegations of racism Sessions has faced in the past.

Lewis...

I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving yesterday, and that your conversations with your friends and family were both peaceful and joyous. In my experience, the tryptophan in the turkey makes everyone so sleepy that noisy arguments require too much energy.

Today, Black Friday, is the official start of the holiday shopping season. With luck you are still enjoying the warm glow of gratitude from yesterday’s holiday, and we can use these emotions to consider your holiday shopping list.

I, for one, am grateful to live in a country that defends freedom of speech. Even hate speech. I don’t like neo-Nazis or what they say (and for even more video, check out this link). However, we know who a bunch of these people are now, and we can defend ourselves https://www.splcenter.org.

You know another great thing about Nazis? They make excellent bad guys. A book...

Hallelujah! Over the weekend, I had a revelation.

March, by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, is the answer to every question, the solution to every problem.

Let me explain how I came to see the light.

I was at a conference for American Jews interested in increasing the opportunities for a shared society among Jewish and Arab Israelis. In attendance were representatives from various American Jewish funding organizations as well as Israeli Jewish and Arab leaders. It was heady stuff for me, and I was thrilled to see that Israeli Arabs are just as opinionated (and enjoy a good argument) as much as I do.

All of us being Semites, of course we wanted to eat. A lot. Over meals, we didn’t just discuss policy and programs. We talked about current events (oy) and our various jobs and interests. When I said I worked in comics and was writing a graphic novel,...

There is a chance this year that I might again attend the Baltimore Comic-Con next month. This pleases me. It’s a fun show, almost entirely about comic books.

Yeah, there are some movie and television celebrities, and that’s fine. Their presence makes many people happy. They don’t take up a lot of the show floor. For the most part, it’s easy to get around. Similarly, although the cosplay can be brilliant, it doesn’t consume all the available aisle space. Or oxygen.

There is a delightful feeling of cooperation between the folks who run the con and fans and other attendees. Announcements made through the sound system are clear and easy to understand. The pros are accessible, and, in return, the fans don’t maul them. I’m sure there are examples of rudeness and discourtesy, but, unlike at other shows (I’m looking at you,...

They're all with her. Hillary Clinton made history on Tuesday when she was officially named the first female major party nominee for president at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. Following the roll-call vote, where each state was called - in alphabetical order - to allocate their votes, Clinton formally secured her place on the party ticket. "She is one of the most qualified candidates to ever run for president," said Georgia Rep. John Lewis in his nomination speech. He added, "She will fight for us all with her heart, her soul, her mind." State by state, delegation leaders read off their votes with loud,...

They're all with her. Hillary Clinton made history on Tuesday when she was officially named the first female major party nominee for president at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia. Following the roll-call vote, where each state was called - in alphabetical order - to allocate their votes, Clinton formally secured her place on the party ticket. "She is one of the most qualified candidates to ever run for president," said Georgia Rep. John Lewis in his nomination speech. He added, "She will fight for us all with her heart, her soul, her mind." State by state, delegation leaders read off their votes with loud,...

Recess is over. Nearly two weeks after House Democrats staged a historic sit-in calling for action on gun control legislation, they are returning to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to pick up where they left off. Now Democrats in the Congressional Black Caucus are calling on members "to be as disruptive" as possible to House Speaker Paul Ryan when he takes the floor to propose a gun control measure that would create a process to prevent people on no-fly lists from buying guns - a bill that many Democrats view as an empty gesture. The Washington Examiner obtained a memo that...

Michelle Obama took to Twitter on Thursday to voice her support for the historic, 25-hour sit-in on gun control led by House Democrats. The first lady stamped her approval on a tweet from Rep. John Lewis - who on Wednesday launched the sit-in protesting for a House vote on gun control legislation - that said: "We got in trouble. We got in the way. Good trouble. Necessary Trouble. By sitting-in, we were really standing up. #NoBillNoBreak." "So proud of everyone who stood up by sitting down. #GoodTrouble," Obama tweeted in response to Lewis' statement. Taking a rare political stand, the...

Michelle Obama took to Twitter on Thursday to voice her support for the historic, 25-hour sit-in on gun control led by House Democrats. The first lady stamped her approval on a tweet from Rep. John Lewis - who on Wednesday launched the sit-in protesting for a House vote on gun control legislation - that said: "We got in trouble. We got in the way. Good trouble. Necessary Trouble. By sitting-in, we were really standing up. #NoBillNoBreak." "So proud of everyone who stood up by sitting down. #GoodTrouble," Obama tweeted in response to Lewis' statement. Taking a rare political stand, the...

U.S. House Democrats have thrown in the towel in their protest for a vote on gun control - 24 hours after taking over the floor. Georgia Rep. John Lewis, who led the protest, gave closing remarks Thursday afternoon, shortly after Democratic leaders enlisted the help of fellow party members to take to the floor and support their now tired colleagues, Politico reports. "Please come to the Floor to continue showing unity and to relieve colleagues who have been on the Floor since the House adjourned earlier this morning," a Thursday morning notice to the Democratic caucus read, according to Politico.