Former House Judiciary Chairman Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus and the longest-serving black member in congressional history, died Sunday in his sleep at age 90, according to his family.
Conyers chaired the House Oversight Committee from 1989 to 1995 and was chair of the House Judiciary Committee from 2007 to 2011. He was pressured to resign after more than 50 years in the House when female staffers came forward with allegations of sexual harassment by the congressman.
Conyers began his service to his country in 1948 when he joined...
Conyers chaired the House Oversight Committee from 1989 to 1995 and was chair of the House Judiciary Committee from 2007 to 2011. He was pressured to resign after more than 50 years in the House when female staffers came forward with allegations of sexual harassment by the congressman.
Conyers began his service to his country in 1948 when he joined...
- 10/27/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Before becoming a star, Kelly Clarkson spent time in a homeless shelter in Hollywood. Halle Barry did the same in New York -- it can happen to anyone, especially after the recent financial crisis.
Hollywood is an international symbol for American glitz and glamour -- one of the prized jewels of our culture -- and where movie stars live, work and play. However, the city of West Hollywood has over a 12% poverty rate, about the same as the national average of 13%. Some of these people are homeless. The Census Bureau says the homeless live in Targeted Nonsheltered Outdoor Locations, or TNSOLs, which is a fancy name for a park bench or a street corner. TNSOLs in Tinseltown are an unacceptable reality. Hollywood must step up for the homeless in their backyard and across the nation.
CNN's "Big Stars, Big Giving" has highlighted Madonna's building a girls' school in Malawi, Elton John...
Hollywood is an international symbol for American glitz and glamour -- one of the prized jewels of our culture -- and where movie stars live, work and play. However, the city of West Hollywood has over a 12% poverty rate, about the same as the national average of 13%. Some of these people are homeless. The Census Bureau says the homeless live in Targeted Nonsheltered Outdoor Locations, or TNSOLs, which is a fancy name for a park bench or a street corner. TNSOLs in Tinseltown are an unacceptable reality. Hollywood must step up for the homeless in their backyard and across the nation.
CNN's "Big Stars, Big Giving" has highlighted Madonna's building a girls' school in Malawi, Elton John...
- 8/16/2010
- by By Robert Weiner and Jonathan Battaglia
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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