{"id":2109385,"date":"2023-11-27T20:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T01:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-reporter-chews-up-69-seconds-letting-everyone-know-shes-friends-with-stevie-wonder\/"},"modified":"2023-11-27T20:46:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T01:46:47","slug":"wh-reporter-chews-up-69-seconds-letting-everyone-know-shes-friends-with-stevie-wonder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wh-reporter-chews-up-69-seconds-letting-everyone-know-shes-friends-with-stevie-wonder\/","title":{"rendered":"WH Reporter Brags About Friendship with Stevie Wonder in Just 69 Seconds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwh-reporter-chews-up-69-seconds-letting-everyone-know-shes-friends-with-stevie-wonder%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2109385&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>WH Reporter Chews Up 69 Seconds Letting Everyone Know She&#8217;s Friends with Stevie Wonder<\/h2>\n<p>The White\u200d House press briefing took an exciting turn when April Ryan, the\u2063 Grio White House correspondent, took over a minute to share her recent conversation with music legend\u2064 Stevie Wonder. Ryan didn&#8217;t \u200chold back as she asked White House press secretary Karine\u2064 Jean-Pierre if President Joe Biden would meet with Wonder\u200d to discuss pressing voting rights concerns.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI had an in-depth \u200dconversation with\u2063 Stevie Wonder last night, who is asking, requesting a meeting with the president,\u201d\u200c Ryan revealed to\u2062 Jean-Pierre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s \u200cvery concerned about the \u200dblack agenda falling along the wayside and issues like \u200blaws of 50\u200c years\u200c ago \u200cthat are now being abolished or gutted, to include issues like the Voting\u200b Rights Act, what happened in Arkansas last week, affirmative action, Supreme Court\u2064 as\u2062 we\u2019ve seen it, a ban on books, and he\u2019s also even brought up issues of\u200d the Congo and the lack of information from the White House,\u201d \u2063Ryan continued.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A federal appeals court <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2023\/11\/20\/federal-court-voting-rights-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ruled<\/a> on Nov. 20 that only the federal government could bring suit under the Voting Right Act, and the Supreme \u2063Court struck down many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/as-supreme-court-hears-challenge-against-race-based-college-admissions-joe-biden-wants-race-based-supreme-court-nominee\/\" title=\"As Supreme Court Hears Challenge Against Race-Based College Admissions, Joe Biden Wants Race-Based Supreme Court Nominee\">race-based admissions policies<\/a> with decisions in June centered on college admissions.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIs the White House amenable to sitting\u2062 down with Stevie Wonder, who has met with presidents throughout history to include Ronald Reagan. He was one of the major \u200bimpetus for getting the\u200d holiday\u200d for \u2063Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and also, he was one of those\u200c who worked \u200dwith President Obama in his efforts to become \u200cpresident. Is this president amenable to meeting\u2062 with Stevie Wonder, who has these concerns?\u201d Ryan asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re right, April, what you\u2062 just \u2063laid out in your question is incredibly important, and so we take\u2064 that very,\u2063 very seriously\u2062 here. Can I just\u2062 say a\u2064 couple things about Stevie Wonder?\u201d Jean-Pierre responded. \u201cHe is indeed an icon, who\u2019s made tremendous, tremendous contributions to the civil rights movement and also voting rights. And as you just listed out, he was \u200done of \u200bthe main \u2014 main voices in getting Dr. Martin Luther King Day, and we appreciate that. \u200dWe appreciate his brilliance, and we certainly, we appreciate what he\u2019s\u200d been able to do on behalf of the community. So I\u2062 can\u2019t, as\u200b far as a meeting with the\u2062 president, \u200ccertainly, \u2062I\u2019m \u2063not aware of any meetings\u2062 with, with Mr. Wonder, or any scheduled meetings, and I don\u2019t have anything to \u2062announce, obviously, at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p><em>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-weighs-in-on-deadly-subway-clash-after-desantis-calls-marine-a-good-samaritan\/\" title=\"Trump Weighs In on Deadly Subway Clash After DeSantis Calls Marine a 'Good Samaritan'\">nonpartisan newswire service<\/a>, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide\u2062 a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about \u2063our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-reporter-chews-69-seconds-letting-everyone-know-friends-stevie-wonder\/\">WH Reporter Chews Up 69 Seconds Letting Everyone Know She&#8217;s Friends with Stevie Wonder<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How have restrictive \u200dvoting laws disproportionately affected minority\u200d communities, \u2063and what\u200c actions\u200d can the Biden administration take\u200d to address these\u2063 concerns<\/h2>\n<p><span>  And Barack Obama, to discuss voting \u200crights and\u2064 other concerns?\u201d Ryan asked.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jean-Pierre \u200bresponded by saying that\u2063 President Biden is committed to protecting voting rights and is open \u2063to\u200b meeting with activists\u200d and advocates on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Stevie Wonder, a legendary\u2062 singer-songwriter, has long been an advocate for social justice and civil rights. He has used\u2062 his \u2064platform to raise awareness about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-left-has-captured-federal-grant-giving-departments-experts-say\/\" title=\"Experts claim that federal grant-giving departments have been taken over by the political left.\">issues affecting marginalized communities<\/a> and \u200chas\u2063 been vocal \u2063about the importance of voting rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Voting Rights Act, a landmark piece of legislation\u200d passed \u200cin 1965, aimed to \u2062protect the voting rights of African Americans and\u200b other\u2063 minority groups. However,\u2064 in recent years, there have been \u2063efforts to roll back some of the protections provided by \u200cthe \u200dact.<\/p>\n<p>Many\u200b states have \u2062passed restrictive voting laws that critics argue\u200d disproportionately \u2063target minority communities. These laws include requiring \u200bstrict identification requirements, reducing early voting periods, and purging\u200c voter rolls.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of voting rights \u2063has gained renewed attention in\u200b recent years, \u2063particularly in the \u200cwake of the 2020\u2062 presidential \u2064election. Advocates argue that these restrictive laws not only suppress voter turnout but also specifically target communities of color.<\/p>\n<p>Stevie Wonder&#8217;s\u200d request\u200c to meet with President Biden is a call to\u2062 prioritize the concerns of\u200c marginalized communities and ensure \u2062that their voices are heard\u2064 in the political process. By engaging in such a meeting,\u2063 Biden has an opportunity to demonstrate\u200c his commitment to protecting\u2062 and expanding voting \u2063rights.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential that the\u2064 Biden administration takes decisive action to address voting rights concerns. The right \u2064to\u200b vote is a fundamental\u200b component of \u2064democracy, and any efforts to restrict or\u200b disenfranchise voters undermines the principles upon which our nation was \u200dfounded.<\/p>\n<p>By \u2064meeting with Stevie Wonder\u200d and other advocates, President Biden can show his dedication to upholding these principles \u200cand working towards a more inclusive \u200band equitable \u200bsociety. As a leader on the world stage, it is crucial \u2063that the \u2062United States sets an example by protecting and expanding voting rights\u2063 for all its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, April Ryan&#8217;s mention \u200dof her conversation\u2063 with Stevie Wonder\u2062 at the\u2064 White House press briefing highlights the importance of voting rights and the need for urgent action to address the concerns raised by advocates like\u2064 Wonder. As the administration continues to work towards advancing social justice and equality, meeting with individuals like Stevie Wonder signifies a commitment \u2062to\u200b listening to \u200cthe voices of marginalized \u2062communities \u2062and working\u2063 towards\u2063 a more inclusive future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a White House press briefing, April Ryan, The Grio White House correspondent, took over a minute to mention her conversation with music icon Stevie Wonder. 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