Janet
About 35 years ago, the radio news announced that the then president of Kenya, Daniel arap Moi, had broken diplomatic ties with Norway. The embassy, with about 100 foreign and a few local staff, had one week to clear out of the country. I was one of a few staff there at the time who […]
Janet Yellen, the Treasury secretary, said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures”, or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling, as early as 14 January, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon. “Treasury expects to hit the statutory debt ceiling between January 14 and […]
Janet Jackson warned voters of the potential chaos surrounding the upcoming November election in a recent interview with The Guardian. The Grammy-winning singer also repeated false claims . . .
Mo Elmasri, who claimed to be Jackson’s manager at Rhythm Nation Records said: “Janet Jackson would like to clarify her recent comments. She recognises that her statements regarding Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity were based on misinformation.” “Janet respects Harris’ dual heritage as both black and Indian and apologises for any confusion caused. She […]
Janet Jackson is sorry she questioned US Vice President Kamala Harris’ race. The singer, 58, was met with a huge backlash over the weekend after she falsely claimed during an interview with The Guardian the 59-year-old Democrat wasn’t black, in an echo of a right-wing conspiracy theory. Today, the Grammy winner issued an apology statement […]
Janet Jackson and Kamala Harris. (Photo credit: Instagram and AP) Photo : AP Singer Janet Jackson on Friday revealed that ‘she heard’ that VP Kamala Harris is ‘not Black’, a claim pushed by Donald Trump and his supporters. The pop-icon, during an interview with The Guardian, said that the Democratic presidential nominee’s father is white […]
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