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Letter regarding action on the Media Lab
The following email was sent today to the MIT community by President L. Rafael Reif.
To the members of the MIT community,
Last night, The New Yorker published an article that contains deeply disturbing allegations about the engagement between individuals at the Media Lab and Jeffrey Epstein.
Because the accusations in the story are extremely serious, they demand an immediate, thorough and independent investigation. This morning, I asked MIT’s General Counsel to engage a prominent law firm to design and conduct this process. I expect the firm to conduct this review as swiftly as possible, and to report back to me and to the Executive Committee of the MIT Corporation, MIT’s governing board.
This afternoon, Joi Ito submitted his resignation as Director of the Media Lab and as a professor and employee of the Institute.
As I described in my previous letter, the acceptance of the Epstein gifts involved a mistake of judgment. We are actively assessing how best to improve our policies, processes and procedures to fully reflect MIT’s values and prevent such mistakes in the future. Our internal review process continues, and what we learn from it will inform the path ahead.
Sincerely,
L. Rafael Reif
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MLK’s daughter reacts to GOP leader saying ““I Bet MLK Wishes He’d Had a Sniper by His Side That Day”
An official of the Republican party is receiving backlash after saying that Martin Luther King Jr. would have wanted someone armed with him the day he was assassinated.
In a Facebook post Kristina Cook, chairman of the Denver Republican Party wrote, “I Bet MLK Wishes he’d Had A Sniper by his Side That Day,” reports Newsweek.
The post after someone on Facebook posted an old photo of her with a gun. The comment stated that it’s no wonder Cook was unwanted at Denver’s MLK march and that MLK would not approve of the firearm, Colorado Times Recorder reported.
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But the conversation didn’t stop there. Bernice King, daughter of the late Dr. King, responded on Twitter by saying: “Listen to his speech, ‘I’ve Been To The Mountaintop,’ delivered the evening before he was assassinated. My father knew his time on earth was short. He stood by his nonviolent philosophy. He would not have wanted a gun battle on his behalf. Don’t use him for this.”
One person even took to twitter to express their criticism of Cook’s comment.
My understanding of the late Dr. King was that he would stand bravely for what he believed was right, without advocating violence or armed conflict. That ignorant tweet was directed at bigots who wish he'd never existed, descendants of bigots who wanted him gone from the start.
— Ruh Roh (@03purplejazzMIM) September 5, 2019
Cook released a statement saying, “Regardless of the context of the conversation, my comment about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. drew the attention of Dr. Bernice King. Her tweet helped me understand that while I wish that he’d had a protective detail on that day so that he’d still be with us, that would not have been her father’s wish. I have reached out privately to Dr. King to thank her for helping me understand her father’s perspective. I will also be issuing a public response to her tweet following an opportunity to speak with her further.”
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“We could use Dr. Martin Luther King’s presence in this divided world. Doctored memes like the one being circulated of me only serve to increase the division, when in a case like this both sides share the same ultimate respect for Dr. King. The Denver County Republican Party will continue to reach a hand over that divide in the hopes that we can join others looking to find unity, peace, and healing for our community.”
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Berry Gordy Donates $4 Million to Motown Museum
As reported by Billboard, Motown legend Berry Gordy has donated $4 million to Motown Museum’s expansion project. The money donated by Gordy will help fund a targeted $50 million, 50,000-square-foot complex at the Hitsville, U.S.A. site in Detroit.
The Motown Museum is located in the Motor City building where Gordy started and built his legendary music label, Motown Records. As of last year, a total of around $18 million was raised.
“I’m excited about the future of Motown Museum and happy to support it,” Gordy said in a release. “Not only will the expanded museum entertain and tell the stories of talented and creative people who succeeded against all odds, but it will also inspire and create opportunity for people to explore their dreams the way I did mine. I couldn’t be prouder to be a part of that.”
Gordy launched Motown in 1959. He then moved the label to Los Angeles in 1972 and sold the label in 1988. Esther Gordy Edwards, his late sister, founded Motown Museum in the former “Hitsville U.S.A.” headquarters on West Grand Boulevard in 1985.
Museum chairwoman and CEO Robin Terry, who is the grand-niece of Gordy, says, “There would be no Motown legacy, Motown Sound, or Motown Museum without Berry Gordy. He has given the world a soundtrack to live by; Detroit a legacy of pride; and our youth an example of entrepreneurial and creative excellence,” Terry says in the release. She also called the donation “transformative and generous.”
Gordy, a former auto plant worker, received an $800 loan in 1959 from the Gordy family’s Ber-Berry Co-operative. He used that money to finance his first independent record label called Tamla Records and eventually that created the Motown Record Corp. The revolutionary label started the careers of The Jackson 5, The Temptations, Smokey Robinson, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, Marvin Gaye, and in its later years Erykah Badu, Boyz II Men, Johnny Gil, Stacey Lattisaw, and even actor Bruce Willis.
In the same year that Gordy was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, he eventually sold Motown for $61 million in 1988 to MCA.
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Chance the Rapper and Kirsten Corley welcome a baby girl
Chance the Rapper and wife Kirsten Corley‘s new bundle of joy has arrived.
The newborn’s arrival was announced on Corley’s Instagram on Friday, Sept. 6., where she welcomed their second baby child, a girl named Marli, according to E! News.
In an Instagram post-Kirsten shared the announcement with fans, stating, “Our sweet baby girl, Marli, is here.” The message also was accompanied by a photo of Marli without her face showing, and onesie that says, “I am who he says I am.”
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Baby Marli is the couples second daughter; they also are the parents to 3-year-old Kensli Bennett.
The news of the couple expecting again was announced in March when Kirsten told fans they were expecting baby number two, according to E! News.
“Oh yeah, we’re pregnant,” she posted on Instagram, accompanied by a photo of her growing baby bump. Chance, whose real name is Chancelor Jonathan Bennett, also commented under the picture saying, “New baby droppin September.”
This post came only a week after the couple wed in Newport Beach, Calif. with close family and friends. They had been legally married for over two months prior to their ceremony. The couple legally wed on December 27, at the Cook County clerk’s office in Chicago, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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This year has been eventful for the Bennett family, with weddings and baby announcements. Outside of older sister Kensli, Marli will also have a cousin her age to play with as well. Last December Chance’s brother, Taylor Bennett and girlfriend Kayla, announced the birth of their baby boy Charlie.
The Grammy award-winning father also dropped his second album in July, titled The Big Day. The album features over 20 songs with features from artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Gucci Mane, John Legend, and Nicki Minaj.
Congrats to the family of 4!!!
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Rumor Patrol: Serena Williams’ coach concerned about Meghan Markle’s appearance at U.S. Open
Serena Williams remains hopeful as she swings her way into the Grand Slam final, but her team has some doubts.
Williams team is concerned she may not perform her best due to Meghan Markle’s appearance at the match, according to Page Six.
“Serena asked her coach about Meghan coming when she won last night, and everyone is worried, as tennis players are very superstitious, and Serena lost when Meghan came to watch her at Wimbledon,” a source told us Page Six.
“[Williams’ coach] Patrick keeps telling her, ‘Focus focus focus.’ The aim is getting her to win her 24th Grand Slam.”
This will be a last-minute trip across the pond for the Duchess but should come as no surprise. Markle and Williams have been friends since meeting at the Super Bowl in 2010. Williams also helped throw Markle’s stateside baby shower and attended the royal wedding last spring where Markle wed, Prince Harry.
Although these girlfriends have built a bond, Williams’ coach feels confident that Markle’s presence won’t sway the match at all.
“Not at all,” he said. “There will be 22,000 people in the stadium; 23,000, actually. One more or less won’t change a thing.”
This will be Markle’s first trip solo since giving birth to 4-month-old son Archie. It will also be her first visit back to the US since her baby shower in New York, this past February.
But some think Markle is using this trip to support Williams, as a publicity stunt to save face after her and husband Prince Harry experienced some backlash this summer, Page Six reported.
Markle put a no photo ban into place at Wimbledon, and even though they identify as environmentalists, some were shocked to know they took a private jet for a family vacation to Elton John’s house in France.
If Williams wins, she has the chance to make Grand Slam history. This will be Williams’ fourth attempt to tie Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles.
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Hampton University Is Offering Displaced Bahamas College Students A Free Semester
Hampton University has entered into an agreement with the University of the Bahamas-North to allow its students displaced due to Hurricane Dorian to finish their studies free in Hampton, Virginia. The archipelago nation of the Bahamas was recently devastated by the Category 5 hurricane with winds up to 185 miles per hour. Countless homes and building structures have been destroyed. The confirmed death toll has reached 30 and is expected to increase.
“I think this agreement is something that can be helpful to a great number of students and families and is part of something I’ve tried to do my entire career—helping people to achieve and meet their goals,” said Dr. William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University, in a statement.
In addition to offering University of the Bahamas students the ability to attend free classes for the remainder of the fall 2019 semester, the HBCU is also covering room and board for the Bahamian students. After the semester is over, University of Bahamas students will have the option to stay at Hampton University to finish their education at regular tuition and fees.
Lawrence Rigby, a 2015 graduate of Hampton University, is pleased with his school’s empathy and commitment to the Bahamian students.
“Hampton has been the educational choice for many Bahamians over its long history. I am grateful to President Harvey and university leadership on this demonstration of kindness and humanity to my home in our time of need,” said Rigby, 2014-2015 Student Government Association President from Nassau, New Providence. “Young Bahamians from Abaco and Grand Bahama who are looking for the tools to rebuild their lives and our home [and] will find them at Hampton.”
The two universities do have a connection. Before Dr. Rodney Smith became president of the University of the Bahamas, he served as Administrative Vice President and Chief Planning Officer at Hampton.
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