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Jose Antonio Vargas speaks with Race Forward on racism in America, today's anti-immigrant climate. and the importance of changing dominant racial narratives through storytelling. Jose Antonio Vargas speaks as someone "who is gay, as someone who is Filipino, which means that I have an Asian looking face and a Latino name which confuses a lot of people." Race Forward advances racial justice through research, media and practice. Founded in 1981, Race Forward brings systematic analysis and an innovative approach to complex race issues to help people take effective action toward racial equity. Race Forward publishes the daily news site Colorlines and presents Facing Race , the country’s largest multiracial conference on racial justice.

CBSN's Elaine Quijano became the first Asian American to moderate a general election debate. The third person onstage with Tim Kaine & Mike Pence in tonight's vice presidential debate was Elaine Quijano .    The anchor for CBSN, the CBS News 24-hour digital streaming network, is Filipina-American! At age 42, Elaine Quijano is the youngest journalist to moderate a debate on the national stage since Judy Woodruff in 1988. Moderator Elaine Quijano became the internet's patron saint of patience tonight https://t.co/fyvIoKht6v #VPDebate — Mashable (@mashable) October 5, 2016 All hail @Elaine_Quijano , who survived and won the #VPDebate . — Jose Antonio Vargas (@joseiswriting) October 5, 2016 Moderator Elaine Quijano made the VP debate a lot worse than it had to be: https://t.co/Pcc62OojQ9 pic.twitter.com/yhfMAUdlgg — Slate (@Slate) October 5, 2016 "Gentlemen, PLEASE!" Moderator @Elaine_Quijano is doing an awesome job. #V...

My fantasy football team is undefeated & in 1st place! NYoFace Football League Week 3 Standings Fantasy Football My team, the Jtown ReversePandas, is in first place in the NYoFace Football League .  NYoFace is no longer the $100-per-team expert league it once was where I kept track of player contracts, college draft picks, and league trades in spreadsheets.  It is now an auto-draft league.  Most owners, if not all, did not edit their pre-draft rankings.  One can say, the teams and the standings are by luck-of-the-draw. But hey first place is first place. ReversePandas btw is an anagram of my last name, with an added 's.' I'm not surprised Enteng Da Dragons and Shoog Knights are in 2nd and 3rd.  Vince and I haven't made any moves, but Ledge (Shoog Knights) leads the league in transactions. I hope I don't regret not picking up Carson Wentz in Week 1. I didn't get to change my roster this week so I get zero points from my tight end (which remin...

California State Controller Betty Yee has endorsed Councilman Bob Sampayan for Vallejo Mayor  Press Release: “As mayor, Bob Sampayan will continue to champion smart government that spends within its means, leverages investments to create new opportunities, and makes decisions that look well into the future to benefit the residents and businesses of Vallejo,” she wrote in a campaign news release. “(Sampayan) has a proven track record when it comes to improving public safety in the city, expanding access to higher education and the trades, increasing community engagement, and working to stimulate economic growth.” “With her vast financial experience as Controller and two terms serving on the Board of Equalization managing a combined portfolio of nearly $500 billion, it is a tremendous honor to be endorsed by Controller Betty Yee,” said Sampayan in the same release. “I’m speechless.” State Controller endorses Sampayan's Vallejo campaign https://t.co/ouGp0KT7Dg pic.twi...

USA Today Editorial Board: "By all means vote, just not for Donald Trump." Vote, and don't vote for Trump! USA Today has never endorsed a presidential candidate in its 34-year history. It also has never "disendorsed" a presidential candidate, until yesterday, when the United State's most widely circulated newspaper urged voters to vote for anyone -- except for Trump! " In the 34-year history of USA TODAY, the Editorial Board has never taken sides in the presidential race. Instead, we’ve expressed opinions about the major issues and haven’t presumed to tell our readers, who have a variety of priorities and values, which choice is best for them. Because every presidential race is different, we revisit our no-endorsement policy every four years. We’ve never seen reason to alter our approach. Until now. This year, the choice isn’t between two capable major party nominees who happen to have significant ideological differences. This year, one o...

Millenials: please do not vote for Gary Johnson! Asked to name his favorite foreign leader, or any foreign leader he admires, Libertarian nominee for president Gary Johnson was unable to come up with an answer. The exchange occurred on an MSNBC town hall hosted by Chris Matthews Wednesday night. A vote for Gary Johnson or any third party candidate is a vote for Donald Trump! Gary Johnson slips up again on live TV

Rock The Vote! VOTE (with clothes)! Source: YouTube screengrab Voter registration time takes an average of two minutes or less to complete. http://rockthevote.com/fod/ We can all agree it’s an important election. Now you can register to vote with a text message. Make it count. Text HELLO to 384387 — Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) September 23, 2016 As Ellen DeGeneres tweeted: We can all agree it’s an important election. Now you can register to vote with a text message. Make it count. Text HELLO to 384387 .

Source: http://twitter.com/AnnTelnaes Washington Post cartoonist Ann Telnaes documented the evening with her Pultizer-winning pen. Some people noted they watched the debate with the sound off so they could just focus on the presidential candidates' faces and body language. Looking at Ann Telnaes' sketches, for whom are you likely to vote for Unites States President, the "most powerful man on Earth? Are you registered to vote?  If not, register NOW ! Who won #debatenight #Debates2016 @realDonaldTrump or @HillaryClinton — Filipino-Amazing (@FilipinoAmazing) September 27, 2016 Clinton vs. Trump, Round 1: In live sketches

Polls show Trump won the first Clinton-Trump Debate? What Kool-Aid were they drinking? Or maybe they were sniffing what The Donald sniffed last night before #DebateNight . Watch Seth Meyers: "A Closer Look: First Presidential Debate" Seth examines Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump 's first presidential debate and how Trump performed despite rumors that he prepared very little. Whoever you thought won the debate, register to vote !