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racial discrimination, released in
a statement saying, “It is no sur-
prise that we have seen a spike
in hate crimes and hate violence
across the country because we
have a President who, without
hesitation, expresses racial ani-
mus toward people of color.”
The NAACP also joined a
chorus of others who derided the
comment:
“As our nation fights to move
forward, our President falls deep-
er and deeper into the rabbit hole
of racism and xenophobia. The
United States’ position as a mor-
al leader throughout the world
has been thoroughly damaged by
the continuous lowbrow, callous
and unfiltered racism repeatedly
espoused by President Trump,”
the NAACP statement said.
Just last month Trump stereo-
typed people of color in Haiti
and Nigeria saying they lived in
huts and had AIDS.
“This has white supremacy
written all over it—yet again,”
the multi-racial group Advance-
ment Project added.
Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden
Tweeted his condemnation as
well, saying, “Donald Trump’s
disgraceful comments prove
that he does not even know what
makes America great.”
President Trump later denied
that he used the words men-
tioned.
The comments came about
during a meeting at the White-
house Oval Office organized by
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and
South Carolina Republican Sen.
Lindsey Graham to discuss a
bi-partisan plan for Dreamers,
or Deferred Action for Child-
hood Arrivals recipients. About
700,000 Dreamers will face
deportation March 5 due to the
President’s revocation of DACA.
This is not the first time Pres-
ident Trump has drawn inter-
national criticism for racist re-
marks. Last year Trump did not
immediately condemn racist vi-
olence in Charlottesville Virgin-
ia, and later said that there were
“very fine people on both sides.”
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January 2018
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
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Elvis Presley born,
1935
First iPhone intro-
duced in 2007
National Apricot Day
National Static Elec-
tricity Day
15
Dr. Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day ; Born
in 1929 (Observed
Third Monday)
Hat Day
22
16
Prohibition began in
1920
National Nothing
Day
23
Measure Your Feet
Day
National Handwriting
Day
National Pie Day
Brian Wildsmith
born, 1930
National Blonde
Brownie Day
29
Baseball Hall of
Fame established
(1936)
National Puzzle Day
30
Franklin D.
Roosevelt born,
1882 (23rd
President)
Make Your Dreams
Come True Day
First Meeting of
United Nations
General Assembly
in London, 1946
17
Muhammad Ali
(Cassius Clay)
born, 1942
Benjamin Franklin
born, 1706
24
Eskimo Pie Patent-
ed, 1922, Christian
Nelson
Gold Discovered in
California At Sut-
ter’s Mill, 1848
31
Backwards Day
Jackie Robinson
born, 1919 (Base-
ball Great)
Milk Day
Amelia Earhart flew
solo across the Pa-
cific Ocean, 1935
18
Raymond Briggs
born, 1934
Marks the beginning
of the Lewis &
Clark Bicentennial
25
Opposite Day
First Winter Olym-
pics held, 1924
FRIDAY SATURDAY
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Work Harder Day
Author Jack London
born, 1876
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Artist Paul Cezanne
born, 1839
Popcorn Day
26
Australia Day (first
settled, 1788)
Poetry Break Day
Michael Bond born,
1926
20
Inauguration Day
(Every 4 years)
Cheese Day
First traffic rules
published (1900)
27
Lewis Carroll
National Geographic
Society Founded
(1888)
SUNDAY
14
Secret Pal Day
National Dress Up
Your Pet Day
The Revolutionary
War ended (1784)
21
National Hugging
Day
First flight of the Su-
personic Concorde
(1976)
28
Jackson Pollock
born, 1912 (Artist)
National Kazoo Day