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Watch Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump discuss this year’s annual meeting of the President’s Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (PITF). The Task Force, a cabinet-level entity created by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000, consists of some 15 agencies across the federal government responsible for coordinating U.S. government-wide efforts to combat trafficking in persons. On October 11, 2018, PITF met to discuss the Administration’s efforts to tackle human trafficking.

For more information about the meeting, read President Trump’s remarks,Secretary Pompeo’s statement, the White House fact sheet, and the State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons’ DipNote blog entry. Learn how you can help fight human trafficking here.

”One of the biggest tools for getting people ‘woke’ is art. You can move people with art, and once you move them, you can create consciousness, and change. You can’t just tell people to register to vote and be done with it.”

– Tanzila “Taz” Ahmed, an activist and host of the Good Muslim Bad Muslim podcast

These three Angelenos were among 10 people the White House honored as “Champions of Change for Asian American and Pacific Islander Art and Storytelling.” With Taz are Jason Fong, a high school student and creator of the #MyAsianAmericanStory hashtag, and Jenny Yang, a writer and stand-up comedian.

@dex​ spoke with them recently about comedy, community, the impact of whitewashing in Hollywood, the Peter Liang trial and other timely topics. You can check that out here.

Photo by Jenny Yang

Red, white and colorful.

Melania Trump is shining bright at the Congressional Picnic on the White House’s lawn. (Photo: Getty Images)

“Waiting for the President” (LOC) by The Library of Congress
Via Flickr:
“Waiting for the President” 1922 June 29. 1 photographic print. Notes: Photograph shows a girl in a broad brimmed hat seated on the White House steps with an umbrella and a Kodak Brownie camera by her side. Caption continues: Little Miss Tarkington, daughter of Mrs. W. Tarkington Jr., snaped (i.e., snapped) on the steps of the White House patiently waiting to snap a picture of Mr. Harding. In album: Washington, D.C., 1 June 1922 to 30 June 1922, v. 6, Herbert E. French, National Photo Company, p. 30, no. 19899. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Subjects: Cameras–1920-1930. Children–1920-1930. Photography–1920-1930. Format: Photographic prints–1920-1930. Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication. Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL):hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c31898Call Number: LOT 12294, v. 6 [item]