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☆ Stormzy: After conquering music world, rapper targets racial inequality in football
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Alasdair Howorth | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Premier League clubs Manchester United and Fulham are among the organizations that are partnering with rapper Stormzy’s Merky FC to improve diversity and representation at all levels of the football industry. “That statistic is embarrassing,” said the Croydon-born rapper who is set to launch the program next year. Rapper Stormy (C) has also been working in publishing and education to improve diversity and inclusion. “Hopefully with what we’re doing we can drive a change.”This isn’t the first time that Stormzy has worked within an industry to improve representation. The rapper has also provided scholarships for black students attending Cambridge University to improve the number of who attend the university.

The Supreme Court on Monday wades into the decadeslong legal fight over affirmative action in cases challenging policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University, with the conservative majority expected to be open to ending the practice. The Supreme Court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, will hear back-to-back oral arguments in the UNC and Harvard cases; the session is likely to last several hours. The arguments against affirmative action are being brought by a group called Students for Fair Admissions, led by conservative activist Ed Blum. The court shifted to the right following former President Donald Trump’s appointment of three conservative justices. If affirmative action is ended, those defending the practice say, race-neutral policies aimed at achieving diversity will often fail, leading to a decline in Black and Hispanic enrollment.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterShortly after arriving, Biden promoted the Democratic agenda at a gathering of party volunteers making campaign phone calls. While some Democratic candidates around the country have distanced themselves from Biden, seeing him as a political liability, Kotek is hoping for both a political and fundraising boost. Biden arrived in Oregon's largest city of Portland after starting his West Coast trip in California. Len Bergstein, a Portland-based public affairs consultant and political analyst, said that unlike in other states Biden could offer the Democrat a needed jolt in Oregon. "The Democratic governor's candidate has got to pull in the kind of voter that normally votes for Joe Biden in a race like this, and energizes that turnout," Bergstein said.

Biden will stump for Kotek just as recent public opinion polls suggest Drazan has pulled into the lead. While some Democratic candidates around the country have distanced themselves from Biden, seeing him as a political liability, Kotek is hoping for both a political and fundraising boost. Biden is due to arrive on Friday in Oregon's largest city of Portland after starting his West Coast trip in California. Len Bergstein, a Portland-based public affairs consultant and political analyst, said that unlike in other states Biden could offer the Democrat a needed jolt in Oregon. "The Democratic governor's candidate has got to pull in the kind of voter that normally votes for Joe Biden in a race like this, and energizes that turnout," Bergstein said.

☆ Biden heads to Oregon as Democratic hold on governorship threatened
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Daniel Trotta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The Oregon race pits Democrat Tina Kotek against Republican Christine Drazan and a strong independent candidate, Betsy Johnson, a former Democrat who is financially backed by Nike co-founder Phil Knight. Biden will stump for Kotek just as recent public opinion polls suggest Drazan has pulled into the lead. While some Democratic candidates around the country have distanced themselves from Biden, seeing him as a political liability, Kotek is hoping for both a political and fundraising boost. Len Bergstein, a Portland-based public affairs consultant and political analyst, said that unlike in other states Biden could offer the Democrat a needed jolt in Oregon. "The Democratic governor's candidate has got to pull in the kind of voter that normally votes for Joe Biden in a race like this, and energizes that turnout," Bergstein said.

REUTERS/Marco Bello/File PhotoSept 16 (Reuters) - Thirty-six of the 50 states will elect governors in November's U.S. midterm elections. His opponent is Charlie Crist, a former Republican governor who switched parties and was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat. GEORGIARepublican Governor Brian Kemp faces Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch of the state's close 2018 gubernatorial election. If elected, Abrams would be the first Black woman to serve as governor in the United States. MAINERecent opinion polls show Maine Governor Janet Mills, a Democrat, leading her Republican opponent, Paul LePage, who served as governor of the state from 2011 to 2019.

☆ ‘Generation Paper: A Fashion Phenom of the 1960s’ Review: A Wear-and-Tear Fad
▼ + stars: | 1967-03-31 | by ( Laura Jacobs | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Installation view of ‘Generation Paper: A Fashion Phenom of the 1960s’ Photo: Jenna BascomNew York‘Watch disposables become indispensable!” declared Women’s Wear Daily on March 31, 1967. The fashion-industry rag was trumpeting a new textile on the horizon—paper—during a decade that was witnessing a race to the moon, mind-expanding drugs and marches for racial equality. For baby boomers in first blossom, the future was about freedom, a hope that is often expressed through fashion. What could be more egalitarian and carefree than clothing made of paper?

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