The Gap Between Trump and the Black Community
An appearance by White House official Omarosa Manigault-Newman underscored the divide between the administration and many African Americans.
NEW ORLEANS—Suffice it to say that Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s appearance at the National Association of Black Journalists’ annual convention did not go well.
On Friday, the White House aide headlined a panel on police violence, moderated by news host Ed Gordon, which became news and social media fodder when a 45-minute verbal sparring match ended with Manigault-Newman walking out. Against Gordon’s running on-stage criticisms of the panel itself, NABJ president Sarah Glover took to the floor to defend the association’s choice to even host the panel in the first place, saying the NABJ’s policy has always been to
