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April 30, 2023

Fatiyn Muhammad: ... We want to talk with our special guest that's traveling, traveling back into New York City. And that is the 110th mayor of the City of New York, Mayor Eric Adams. Good morning, Mr. Mayor. How are you this morning?

Mayor Eric Adams: Hey. Good morning, brother and Sister Jones. Good to speak with both of you. Last night we were at TheGrio and the White House Correspondents Dinner and so we headed back down now.

Muhammad: That's right.

Mayor Adams: The National Day on May 4th. And we are going to be holding a series of events and we're going to be asking no matter what your faith is for everyone to spend the day doing something that will really emphasize and lean into our faith. And we believe this is a time that we're dealing with the unseen. And as we cycle out of Covid, we're watching people who are dealing with many issues who are facing mental health issues as well as just some of the issues that are facing our children and young people.

So we're holding a series of events throughout the entire city that day. Of course, the White House is doing their National Day of Prayer as well. But we're going to do things here in the city and we're going to make sure we really move people into a place of going inward and whichever faith they have to find a level of hope, of peace, and prosperity.

Jennifer Jones-Austin: Good morning, mayor. Good morning, mayor. You sound a little tired. It sounds like it was a good dinner. Hope that it was. So, one of the things that we appreciate about you is that you've let us know that your faith is a big part of who you are and how you move through the world. And so if you could just help us to appreciate how prayer is a part of your life and how it informs what you do.

Mayor Adams: So, so much, sister. And when you think about it, I say over and over again this journey, over 32 years journey, God has played a major role in my life and the life of my family. As a young man, as you know I had my trouble with the law as a child, arrested. I'm dyslexic, still dyslexic, and days have been rejected and I say all the time now I'm elected to be the mayor of the most important city in the world.

And when I look at it, I see the constant presence of God, of how much praying through these difficult times. And when you deeply pray, no matter again with faith you may have, but when you do that you come in, a level of confidence and a level of security. And that has played such a role in my life. And that's why you see a steady hand as I navigate this ship out of the crisis we're facing. Because each morning, each afternoon and each evening, it's just about prayer. And I participate in levels of prayer throughout today because I know the challenges we're facing and it's crucial to me. It is, I believe, that which underpins me.

Muhammad: Wow.

Jones-Austin: Wow. Now are there any specific activities or is there anything on the nyc.gov website where people can learn more?

Mayor Adams: Yes. We're going to be listing on our website the various locations. So we're asking others to reach out to us and let us know what they're doing in their houses of worship so they can have an opportunity to celebrate and pray in any manner they want and create prayer lines. I have a prayer line. I know many people have prayer lines with friends and family. They wake up in the morning and they get online with others and they pray together. There's power in joint prayer. We have a large event at the Christian Cultural Center with Reverend Bernard, a number of synagogues, Sikh temples, mosques, and other churches. And so we're going to be listing different places where people can go in their own communities or in their own location if they don't want to come to the one major event we're hosting.

Muhammad: Wow. This is good. And before you came on, Mr. Mayor, we got a chance to talk a little bit about the history of National Day of Prayer there when it came into existence back in 1952 and how every other president since then, since Harry S. Truman has signed it. Every president has signed a proclamation moving forward. So we talked about that. Before we let you go, Mayor Adams. We lost two giants this past week. We lost Harry Belafonte, actor and activist, but we also lost someone, a giant here in New York City, and he's known as the attorney at war, Attorney Alton Maddox, a fearless fighter warrior and legal scholar that took all those to school in his classroom, which was the courtroom. And Attorney Alton Maddox, in the past, hee represented the family of Michael Stewart, a Brooklyn man who died while in the custody of the New York City Transit Police. Attorney Maddox was their attorney for Cedric Sandiford and the family of manslaughter victim, Michael Griffin.

And Griffin and Sandiford were the victims of a racially motivated attack in December, 1986 in Howard Beach, Queens. Michael Griffin died. Maddox also represented 15-year-old Tawana Brawley. He also represented Yusef Hawkins who was murdered in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and Attorney Alton Maddox represented Reverend Al Sharpton where Reverend Sharpton faced a 67 count indictment where Reverend Sharpton was acquitted on all charges. Mr. Mayor, what is your reflection on Attorney Alton Maddox?

Mayor Adams: Well, both Attorney Alton Maddox and Harry Belafonte, they were not people that I read about, they were individuals that I knew. My relationship with Brother Maddox, of course, so far back in the part of a real freedom fighter. And I believe that when he lost his law license, we lost a real warrior in the courtroom. But he continued. Even without his law license, he continued to be an advisor on many legal issues and just had a real depth of knowledge of the law and how to use the law to fight on behalf of those who were unjustly untreated. He started so many movements and conversations throughout the year. And many people don't realize how much he has played a major role in the issues that they were facing in their lives. But he was a real fighter and we're going to miss him. That's a part of life as birth is a part of life. That transition happens. But in his time here, he was a real hero among many. And we'll be wishing him and his family just peace in this very difficult moment of losing this brother.

Muhammad: Wow. Okay. I really appreciate that, Mayor Eric Adams. Like I said to our listening audience, we doing a more in-depth conversation on Alton Maddox on Open Line online the second hour following Open Line. And coming up at 9:10, we have special guests, New York City Councilman Charles Barron and longtime political commentator, Dominic Carter. So they will be joining us on the second hour Open Line. Mr. Mayor, I want to thank you. I know you have a busy day ahead of you and that's what you ... You're not a spring chicken like we were when we were 18, 19 and able to hang out, come in late, and then get up at eight and keep rolling, brother. Got to get that rest.

Jones-Austin: I didn't say that. I didn't say that, Mayor Adams. Im just glad you had a good night.

Mayor Adams: [Inaudible], I know you lost your life. My heart goes out to you. You have been just a [inaudible], brother, for so many years. When you lose your queen, it's a part of us. So you're in our prayers and I wish you well.

Muhammad: Appreciate that, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Thank you for those kind words. Thank you. All right. Have a great day, my brother.

Mayor Adams: Okay. Take care.

Muhammad: All right. All right. All right.

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Tyrone Taborn, founding chief executive officer of Career Communications Group (CCG), hosted an insightful and thought-provoking panel discussion on The Metaverse as a Civil Rights Struggle at the National Action Network in New York. The event brought together experts from various fields to discuss the importance of minority engagement in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Joining Taborn on the panel were Keith Clinkscales, media entrepreneur and former chief executive officer of REVOLT Media & TV; the State University of New York Chancellor John King, former New York education commissioner, and U.S. education secretary; Dr. Colin Parris, senior vice president and chief technology officer at GE Digital; and Russell Frisby, an attorney specializing in communications and technology law.

The diverse panel explored the opportunities and challenges presented by the metaverse and emphasized the need for minorities to actively participate in shaping this new frontier.

The discussion focused on the potential for the metaverse to redefine social, economic, and educational landscapes, with panelists highlighting the risks of digital exclusion and the importance of ensuring equitable access to technology for all. The panelists also addressed the critical role that education, government, and private sectors play in fostering an inclusive digital environment, ensuring that underrepresented communities are not left behind.

Tyrone Taborn, a recognized advocate for diversity and inclusion in STEM, emphasized the urgency of the matter: The metaverse presents incredible opportunities, but it also poses the risk of further widening the digital divide. We must ensure that minority communities have the tools, resources, and knowledge necessary to participate and thrive in this new digital realm.

The event, held at the National Action Network Conference, drew significant interest and attendance from local community leaders, educators, and technology professionals. The panels powerful message reinforced the importance of collective action in promoting equal opportunities in the rapidly growing metaverse.

Career Communications Group, Inc. has created an innovative and exciting virtual event platform called the STEM City USA Metaverse. The platform offers a unique and immersive experience for attendees to participate in events, conferences, and activities related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The STEM City USA Metaverse is a virtual world that can be accessed anywhere with an internet connection. http://www.stemcityusa.com

The National Action Network is a leading civil rights organization founded by Rev. Al Sharpton in 1991. The organization focuses on social justice issues, including racial discrimination, police brutality, and economic inequality.

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Fashion's biggest night is underway after all, it is the first Monday in May. Follow along for real-time updates on the 2023 Met Gala from The Associated Press. We'll be bringing you news in all formats, all day and all night, from the carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and behind the scenes. This year's theme revolves around late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.

Live updates are contributed by Leanne Italie, Jocelyn Noveck, Beatrice Dupuy, Lindsey Bahr, Elise Ryan, Mallika Sen and other AP journalists.

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IS RIHANNA AT THE MET GALA?

Yes! About an hour and a half after reporters were told to expect one more guest in about 15 minutes, Rihanna herself arrived at the Met Gala. She ascended the steps in voluminous white bedecked with rosettes that doubled as a hood, accompanied by A$AP Rocky in a kilt-type layer over jeans (reminiscent of mid-aughts Disney Channel couture).

It's just May and it's already been a year of grand entrances for Rihanna, who revealed her pregnancy during her Super Bowl appearance in February.

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MET GALA COCKROACH, 2023-2023

The cockroach has been stepped on. While it's possible the cockroach was born in 2022, given that they have an adult lifespan of around six months, we reckoned that lifespan shortens significantly in New York City.

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IS RIHANNA AT THE MET GALA?

No. At least, not yet. It's 10:05 p.m.

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MEANWHILE, A CUTE MOMENT

While we wait, here's a cute moment witnessed by AP's Brooke Lefferts: Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union departed and then Britney Griner walked down the Met steps to cheers. Wade came back in to hug Griner, chatting with her and then FaceTiming his daughter on his phone. He did a pan as all the press yelled and waved: Thanks, he said, I wanted to show my daughter what the Met Gala was like.

Wade has two daughters, 4-year-old Kaavia and 15-year-old Zaya, who is trans. Wade recently said in an interview with Rachel Nichols that his family left Florida because his family wouldn't be accepted, a reference to the state's pursuit of anti-LGBTQ+ policies.

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MYSTERY AT THE MET

It's nearly 9:30 p.m. All the reporters at the Met Gala are in a holding pattern. We've been told someone big is coming, and we've been told that for the last 40 minutes or so. But the identity and the location of the final guest remains a mystery: Is it Rihanna, known for a grand and late entrance? Is it Choupette, coming to extract revenge on Jared Leto? Is it the cockroach that AP's Beatrice Dupuy just saw scurry up the stairs?

Who are you wearing? a reporter yelled. The roach did not respond.

Inside the Met Gala, with cocktails over and done, most had gone inside for dinner. Left behind were the journalists like AP's Jocelyn Noveck, awaiting the whoever or whatever is coming.

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DRESSED TO (THE) NINE(S)

It's 8:50 p.m. and cocktails are long over inside the Met. Dinner was supposed to start at 8 p.m. But it seems as if the carpet has some life still left in it, even with appearances by what would be showstoppers like Jeremy Pope in a massive Karl Lagerfeld cape at any other event already gone by.

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THE BUZZ ABOUT FLORENCE PUGH

Florence Pugh did not hold back for her Met Gala debut. The 27-year-old actor surprised onlookers with a shaved head, adorned with a sky-high feathered headpiece by Valentino. Her gown, also Valentino, was white with a black ribbon.

Pugh has sported several showstopping Valentino looks lately, including at the Venice Film Festival premiere of Dont Worry Darling and then again at the Oscars earlier this year. Last week she revealed that she was the new star of Valentinos Rockstud bag campaign.

But it was her hair that drew the most attention. Some onlookers wondered if it was a wig.

In an interview last week with the New York Times she teased that her Met Gala look was going to be big.

The idea is to be as bold as possible. I love the power that it gives me. I love how it sparks conversation, Pugh said. Every time I step out in whatever dress, thats a version of me that Im really proud of. So it doesnt matter if people dont necessarily like it. I dont think anything that I do has to be 100% loved. Things being up for debate is good. It means people are interested."

Just last week, Pugh attended an event with a long blonde bob with bangs.

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BRITNEY GRINER SPEAKS OUT

Brittney Griner knows she has an advantage over other Americans being detained overseas as a public figure with access to media.

The WNBA star used that influence on the carpet at the Met Gala to talk about helping support families working to free Americans jailed in foreign prisons through the organization Bring Our Families Home, dressed in Calvin Klein and alongside her wife

The 6-foot, 9-inch Griner is finally taking on a more public profile after being traded for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout on Dec. 8, 10 months after she was arrested at a Moscow airport. Authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges containing cannabis oil. She later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to nine years in prison.

Griner recently appeared at an event with Al Sharpton and attended the White House Correspondents Association dinner in Washington on Saturday. She had her first news conference since her release in preparation for the upcoming basketball season, which starts May 19.

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PRECIOUS LEE ON FATPHOBIA

Model Precious Lee only had only positive things to say about Karl Lagerfelds designs Monday at the Met Gala. Its alluring, seductive, captivating, timeless, elevated, Lee told The Associated Press.

Lee, a plus-sized model, wore a black Fendi gown with a hot pink Fendi baguette purse for the night.

She did not have any direct comment about Lagerfelds comments about fat people, but simply said, Im fat. Always have been, always will be.

Lagerfeld was not shy about his own fatphobia and did not think he should have to cast models of different sizes in his shows.

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SERENA WILLIAMS PREGNANT, TOO!

Serena Williams and Alexis Ohanian announced they were expecting a baby during a Vogue livestream interview with La La Anthony.

The tennis superstar announced she would retire from the sport in August, saying she wanted to focus on her business interests and having another child.

Williams and Ohanian beamed as they told Anthony there were three of them up there for the interview. Then Ohanian and Anthony both offered to have a drink on Williams' behalf inside.

The couple has a 5-year-old daughter, Olympia. Williams actually announced her intention to step away from tennis in an essay for where else? Vogue.

Earlier in the night, Karlie Kloss also announced she was pregnant.

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WHO'S THAT CAT?

New York's rat czar can rest easy the cats have overrun the Met. There's still no Choupette (how many times can we link to our story on her absence?), but the attendees are stepping up:

1. Jared Leto talked to AP's John Carucci as Choupette. He didn't just channel her spirit from across the ocean that was him in a giant, white fursuit complete with heart-melting eyes. At some point, though, the head came off, at which point it looked alarmingly like a medieval battle trophy.

2. Lil Nas X talked to cameras in meows. If you speak Cat, help meow-t. The singer's look was crystallized cat, created by Pat McGrath and Dior Men.

CORRECTION: A previous version of this item said Leto told the AP he lost a bet. He, in fact, said C'est moi, Choupette. ("It's me, Choupette").

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DOJA CAT. THAT'S THE HEADLINE.

Doja Cat leaned into her name and love of cats for her first Met Gala look. The rapper arrived on the carpet with makeup and prosthetics that gave her a felines face, cat claws for her nails and sequined dress with cat ears.

Im just really happy about it and I feel sexy, she said of the look.

The makeup took 45 minutes to an hour and getting the dress on took about 20 minutes.

Doja Cat said the inspiration for her look came immediately when she heard this years theme, which honors the late designer Karl Lagerfeld, who counted among his many muses his cat Choupette.

We just went for it, she said.

A viewer of AP's livestream of departures from the nearby Mark Hotel could purr-dict that something was afoot. Doja left ensconced in a phalanx of umbrellas, much to the chagrin of the present fans, photographers and video journalists.

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ACCESSORIES JOURNALISM

Its all in the details. Some notable accessories on the carpet:

3. Chloe Finemans cat-shaped bag, a Choupette substitute (were really sad the cat didnt come, if you couldnt tell. This isnt an accessory, but Emma Chamberlain wore Choupette blue, by the way)

4. Rita Oras long, jeweled chain nails

5. Irina Shayks ballet flats

6. David Byrnes bicycle, complete with a handbasket

7. Chloe Malles Alices Adventures in Wonderland purse

8. An unrecognizably blonde Jessica Chastain's sunglasses (that she was asked to remove because no one could tell who she was)

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SIGH: WHO WORE IT BEST?

What would Karl say? Actor and filmmaker Olivia Wilde and Margaret Zhang, Vogue China's editor-in-chief, showed up to the Met Gala in what appeared to be the same Chloe dress in different colors. Wildes was white and Zhangs was black, but both had a gold embellishment that resembled a guitar on their torsos.

The fashion faux pas caught fire on social media as people pulled out old jokes about the dress that some people saw as blue and black and some people saw as white and gold.

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KARLIE KLOSS' SECRET PLUS-ONE

No one gets an automatic plus-one to the Met Gala unless you're Karlie Kloss. Accompanied by her husband Josh Kushner, Kloss revealed her pregnancy in an interview with Emma Chamberlain on the Vogue livestream much to the host's excitement.

Kloss and Kushner also have a son, born in 2021.

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BOB IGER ALL SMILES AMID LAYOFFS AT HAUS OF MOUSE

Disney CEO Bob Iger was all smiles on the Met Gala carpet amid massive layoffs at the company and a lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday over the Republicans takeover of its theme park district, alleging the governor waged a targeted campaign of government retaliation after the company opposed a law critics call Dont Say Gay.

Iger said the Met Gala is one of the best nights of the year. Iger said that the Met Gala may be second to the happiest place on earth but that its the happiest night on earth.

When asked about the lawsuit Iger told the AP that he had nothing more to say than what weve already said.

The Walt Disney Co. last week also went through a second round of layoffs this year in an effort to cut 7,000 jobs before the summer.

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HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS AND SO IS GISELE

Gisele Bndchen looked happy and confident on the Met Gala carpet, wearing a white sequined Chanel gown with a white feathered cape draped on her shoulders with her hair in long, beachy waves.

The supermodel wore the gown previously, in 2007, for a Harpers Bazaar Korea shoot, shot on location by Lagerfeld.

The last time Bndchen attended the Met Gala was in 2019 with then-husband Tom Brady. The pair divorced in October.

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MICHAELA COEL IS HERSELF

What I like about you is you're unafraid to be yourself. That's what Michaela Coel said Anna Wintour told her when she asked why she was picked as a co-chair of this year's gala. Coel told Vogue livestream host La La Anthony that Wintour likened the British multihyphenate to Lagerfeld in that way.

I'm just out here being myself," Coel declared, clad in a Schiaparelli dress with more than 130,000 crystals and chain embellishment.

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QUINTA BRUNSON DID HER HOMEWORK

On brand for her Abbott Elementary character, Quinta Brunson knows her fashion and studied up before her first Met Gala.

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Vice President Kamala Harris lavished praise on far-left MSNBC host Al Sharpton during a speech at his organization on Friday, calling him part of the "conscience of our country."

Sharpton, who has hosted a show on MSNBC for more than a decade, is a longtime Democratic Party booster and adviser, and has a spotted background that's included accusations of antisemitism and race-baiting.

The love fest happened Friday afternoon during the ongoing 2023 National Action Network convention.

SHARPTON CONVENTION KEYNOTE SPEAKER PRAISED FARRAKHAN, CALLED TO MAKE GAYS UNCOMFORTABLE IN THEIR SIN

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks about her "love" for Rev. Al Sharpton during a speech on Friday. (Screenshot/Twitter)

During her speech, which also touched on Republican extremism, gun control and other Democratic Party staples, Harris took some time to provide Sharpton with some heavy flattery.

Directing her speech toward him, Harris adopted a joyful, folksy accent and said, "Rev! I love you!"

"And I thank you on behalf of all of us everyone for all that you do, and all that you are," she added.

Harris continued, praising the MSNBC host as someone who embodies truthfulness and accountability in America.

"And as I have said in public and in private many times, Rev, no matter where you are, you are always a voice of truth speaking about the importance of justice for all people," she said.

She concluded, "You are part of the conscience of our country and I thank you for all that you do." The line elicited raucous cheers from the audience.

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Vice President Kamala Harris shares an anecdote at an event in Colorado.

Despite Harriss description of Sharpton as a great truth teller and proponent of justice over the years, critics of the politician and mainstream media pundit allege that he has spread falsehoods, promoted antisemitism, and has inflamed the racial divide in the country.

Recently, antisemitism watchdog organization "StopAntisemitism" slammed Sharpton for his "decades-long history of antisemitic rhetoric." The group also slammed President Biden for associating with him.

In early 2022, MSNBC was berated by social media critics for giving Sharpton a platform to speak about an attack on a Texas synagogue at the time.

After the reverend spoke about the attack on MSNBCs "Deadline: White House," critics slammed the network for featuring the analysis of someone who is "an expert at targeting Jewish communities."

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Sharpton also got a chilly reception while making a publicized visit to Haitian migrants who had just crossed the U.S.-Mexico border in 2021. While he held a press conference at local migrant detention camp, hecklers were heard yelling, "Del Rio is a loving, caring community. We don't want your racism in Texas. Get out of here! Nobody wants to hear your racist nonsense in Del Rio!"

The wife of a border patrol agent told a local Fox affiliate at the time, "He [incites] violence and riots."

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