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Associated Press
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
LA Galaxy, Black Star, and Carson Parks and Recreation Unite To Empower Black Youth Through Juneteenth Soccer Clinics
In a powerful celebration of Juneteenth, the LA Galaxy partnered with Black Star and Carson Parks and Recreation to host two dynamic youth soccer clinics in Carson, CA—underscoring the club's unwavering commitment to inclusion, and community empowerment. Held on June 16 and 17, the free clinics welcomed more than 160 young athletes from across Southern California. These events not only honored the legacy of Juneteenth but also advanced the Galaxy's mission to uplift and unite communities through meaningful outreach and engagement. The first clinic, on Monday, June 16, was presented in collaboration with Black Star, a national initiative focused on increasing access and visibility for Black soccer players. Led by LA Galaxy Youth Soccer coaches, the session offered participants a chance to sharpen their skills, build confidence, and connect with inspiring role models in the sport. The celebration continued on Tuesday, June 17, at Galaxy Park, where the Galaxy teamed up with Carson Parks and Recreation for a second clinic. The event featured special appearances by musician Bam Marley, son of Ziggy Marley, and athletes from the United LA Girls Soccer Team, who joined Galaxy coaches in leading drills and engaging with the young players. 'Through our Juneteenth clinics, we're using the game of soccer to bring communities together, celebrate culture, and provide youth with access to positive, inclusive opportunities both on and off the field,' said Tamala Lewis, Sr. Director, Community Relations & Foundation, Dignity Health Sports Park. These clinics are part of the LA Galaxy's broader efforts to support underserved communities and harness the transformative power of soccer to inspire connection, growth, and lasting change. To learn more about the LA Galaxy Foundation and its community initiatives, please click here. Visit 3BL Media to see more multimedia and stories from AEG
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
‘They got us into this': Indiana Democrat says party leaders cannot lead fightback
When George Hornedo, 34, was still deciding whether to run in the Democratic primary for Indiana's seventh congressional district against longtime incumbent André Carson, a party elder looked him in the eyes and said: 'You are gonna get hurt.' Hornedo went home that day and posted a TikTok video recounting the encounter. According to him, it highlighted the reality of the Democratic party. 'The people in charge don't just fight Republicans, they fight anybody who challenges them,' Hornedo said. 'That's not democracy, that's machine politics.' Hornedo is one of many young insurgents challenging the party's status quo across the country. With months to go before primaries take place for the 2026 midterms, even some within the party hierarchy have backed efforts to disrupt the political lineup after Democrats lost the presidency and both chambers in Congress in November. In February 2025, the Democratic National Committee, the party's executive leadership board, elected David Hogg, 25, as one of its vice-chairs. Hogg pledged to use his position to unseat incumbents in safe districts. On Real Time with Bill Maher, he said: 'I do not care if you have been there for decades or for one term: that seat is not yours, it is your constituents.' (Hogg has since left the committee after months of internal debate.) In Indianapolis, at the end of April, Hornedo was busy trying to appeal to constituents and show them he can be an alternative to the party's old-guard. Dressed in sweatpants and a black hoodie, he had just finished cutting weeds at a community event by Fall Creek in Indianapolis when he spoke about the challenges facing the Democratic party. 'We're just trying to go where people are civically engaged, because they're probably voters,' Hornedo said. And if they're not, they can be. But right now, most voters aren't active in Democratic politics anywhere. So how do we help people see themselves in our party? I think that's important.' Raised in Laredo and San Antonio, Texas, before moving to Indianapolis because of his dad's job, Hornedo calls himself a 'Hoosier by way of Texas'. His candidacy, Hornedo said, is not about him or about Carson, but about 'whether the government can work for people that need it the most.'. 'The real divide in the party is not left versus center and not even young versus old,' Hornedo said. 'The reality is that, with Trump and Musk dismantling things day in and day out, when Democrats come back in power, we are not walking back into a government that resembles that of which we knew. And I just don't think that the leaders that got us into this are the ones that are going to get us out of it.' Hornedo criticizes Carson as one of the least effective lawmakers in Congress, pointing to the ranking of the University of Virginia and Vanderbilt University's Center for Effective Lawmaking, that sees Carson ranked 197th out of 220 Democrats in the 118th Congress for effectiveness. The center defines that using 15 metrics, including the number of bills sponsored, their progress, and their substantive significance. Carson, 50, has held his seat for 17 years. He never had a competitive primary since he took over the seat of his grandmother, Julia Carson, in 2008. He has a strong base of support and has already held a town hall with House Democratic Whip, Katherine Clark on 2 May. Sign up to Headlines US Get the most important US headlines and highlights emailed direct to you every morning after newsletter promotion Carson responded to Hornedo's criticism that Clark showing up to the event was a sign that the party worried about Carson's race. At a press conference after the event, Carson scoffed at Hornedo's comments. 'I have to remind folks that we had Speaker Pelosi in town, President Barack Obama, President Biden,' Carson said. 'These were official events, not campaigning events. He probably does not remember because he was not living here.' Before launching his grassroots campaign, Hornedo, a lawyer, spent years inside the Democratic party machine. He worked on Obama's 2012 inaugural committee, handled press for Attorneys General Eric Holder and Loretta Lynch and advised Pete Buttigieg's 2020 presidential campaign. 'I came up with this idea of radical proportionality. In one phrase: how do we align the scale of our solutions to the scale of our challenges?' Hornedo said. 'I don't care if a solution is up into the left, up into the center, up into the right. I just care that we're moving up and actually doing a better job of trying to meet people's needs in solving these challenges.' When asked if the party has an internal ideological struggle and which side he's eventually on, Hornedo dismissed the framing. 'I've been called a dem socialist, I've been called a moderate. My answer to that is: 'Call me whatever you want, just call me effective.''
The Guardian
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Oscar Santis strike earns Guatemala first ever Gold Cup win over Jamaica
Oscar Santis struck in the 32nd minute and Guatemala held on for a 1-0 victory over Jamaica on Monday night in the Group C opener for both teams at the Concacaf Gold Cup, snapping a long run of futility against their Caribbean rivals. The result marked Los Chapines' first ever win over Jamaica in Gold Cup play and their first victory in the rivalry in any competition since a 2-1 triumph during 2014 World Cup qualifying in 2012. It also avenged a 1-0 loss in the quarter-finals of the 2023 tournament and a 3-0 defeat to the Reggae Boyz in the second round of 2026 World Cup qualifiers last year. This time, it was Santis who made the difference at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, the same venue that hosted one of the most dramatic meetings between the nations two decades ago, a 4-3 thriller won by Jamaica in 2005. On Monday, the match unfolded at a more measured pace but carried just as much importance in shaping Group C. ¡Pero qué golazo de Guatemala! 🥶 The breakthrough came when Darwin Lom, with his back to goal, alertly redirected a deflected long ball into the path of Santis. The 25-year-old winger from Comunicaciones FC found space just inside the box and slotted a composed right-footed finish past Jamaica's veteran goalkeeper Andre Blake. Despite trailing, Jamaica controlled possession (54.3%) and outshot Guatemala 15-11, but struggled to break through in the final third. Only two of the Reggae Boyz' shots were on target, both saved by Guatemala goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen. Blake made three stops of his own to keep the deficit at one, but it wasn't enough. The defeat ended Jamaica's perfect record in Gold Cup meetings with Guatemala, which had stood at 5-0 entering the match. The Reggae Boyz had previously dominated the fixture, outscoring Guatemala 12-6 in those contests, including a 3-2 win in their first Gold Cup encounter back in 1998. With the win Guatemala join Panama, who defeated Guadeloupe 5-2 earlier Monday, atop Group C. The two group leaders will now meet Friday in Austin, Texas, in a match that could determine who advance as group winner. Jamaica, meanwhile, will try to regroup against Guadeloupe that same day in a must-win game to keep their quarter-final hopes alive.
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
TODAY Dads on Working Dad Guilt and How They Make Family a Priority
The TODAY dads had an early Father's Day celebration with a heartfelt chat, some craft cocktails ... and even some friendly competition in New York City's Central Park. After Craig Melvin, Al Roker, Carson Daly, Willie Geist and Peter Alexander raced rowboats near Bethesda Fountain, they relaxed at the Central Park Boathouse, exchanged a few dad jokes and talked about fatherhood. Many of the anchors spoke about how becoming a father impacted their travel schedule for work. 'When the kids were younger, I was traveling a lot more than I do now. And this guy gave me some solid advice a few years ago,' Craig said, gesturing to Carson. 'You have to travel last minute and you miss some stuff, and you start feeling guilty about it. And Carson was like, 'It's not about quantity, it's about quality.' Make the time that you're there memorable,' Craig said. Together with his wife, Lindsay Czarniak, he is raising son Delano, 11, and daughter Sybil, 8. When Peter gets a call to travel somewhere on a Friday, all he can think about is wanting to be at home on the weekends with his family: wife Alison Starling, 11-year-old Ava and 10-year-old Emma. 'We're going to barbecue something, we're going to put on some Morgan Wallen. I have FOMO. I don't want to miss out on that,' he said. 'So I'm going to fly in the morning and fly back that night.' Before Willie had kids, he used to extend work travel to visit friends. 'The minute Lucie was born — so 18 years ago — it was like there was this homing beacon placed right in your chest,' he said. 'And the minute you were done with the interview or whatever it was, it was like, 'I got to get to the airport.'' The pull was even stronger once they added son George to the family, he shared. 'Well, we also do it because we can do it,' said Carson, who, along with wife Siri Daly, is raising four kids: son Jackson and daughters Etta, London and Goldie. Carson turned to Al and added, 'Your dad was a bus driver. He couldn't just take off.' 'My dad was just constantly working,' said Al. 'I remember a couple of times he would call us in and he says, 'Listen, Dad's got a chance to do some overtime. You're not going to see me tonight.' And he would sleep at the depot.' On the other hand, Al said that one of his fondest memories was when his dad would let Al ride the bus for eight hours while he drove. 'It was long before Take Your Kids to Work Day,' he joked. 'I used to hold it against my dad for a long time because he worked third shift as a mail clerk,' said Craig. 'It's not until you get older and you have your own children, and you have to work to provide for them that you understand the sacrifice, you know? But back then it was like, 'Oh, Dad's not at my Little League game.'' Each of the TODAY dads plans to spend this Father's Day in a slightly different way. Al, who is a father of three to Courtney, Leila and Nick and grandfather to Sky, Courtney's daughter, plans to spend the day at the grill while upstate with his family. 'It's funny,' said Al. 'Deborah (my wife) keeps saying, 'Why are you cooking?' I said, 'Because this is my happy place. I love to do this.'' 'God was smart. God put one of the four golf majors on Father's Day weekend,' Carson joked. 'So our United States Open will be on. I watched it with my father, and I will force my children to watch it with me. We'll have a fire burning in the fireplace, there'll be a cold beer involved. Definitely some barbecuing.' Willie shares that his Father's Day plans are 'up to the kids. So I don't know what I'm doing. But I do know that I'm lucky enough to have my father about 30 minutes away. I'll get to be with my kids and then we can all get in the car and go be with my dad. So that is a blessing.' For many dads, Father's Day is a day to 'peace out and go play golf, disappear till dinner,' Peter said. 'In our house, it's the opposite. Everybody's here. We're all together. I don't care what the plan is, we can do anything you like, we're just going to do it together.' 'As I get older, my favorite pastime is doing absolutely nothing,' said Craig. 'So I have asked my family to allow me to do absolutely nothing.' 'Or you just play (golf) really early,' joked Carson. 'I can be home by 9.' 'Wow. Now I guess we know what you're doing!' joked Al. This article was originally published on
USA Today
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' tour celebrates country music while also holding it accountable
Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' tour celebrates country music while also holding it accountable Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" tour has been a unifying celebration of joy, movement and intentional fashion, as an ode to to country music's true roots. Simultaneously, she seamlessly holds the genre accountable for its historical and ongoing exclusionary bounds. The Grammy-winning singer first debuted her "Cowboy Carter" tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28 with 39 songs on the set list. The concerts have been revolutionary shows filled with family, fashion, different music genres, and most notably country music and cultural commentary. Beyoncé opens up her show with her song "Ameriican Requiem," in which she sings "for things to change they have to stay the same." Later in the song she sings, "They used to say I spoke too country and the rejection came, said I wasn't country 'nough." She goes on to sing her her Beatles cover "Blackbiird," inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, "The Star-Spangled Banner and "Freedom" — the theme song of Kamala Harris' presidential campaign. Then she wraps up the night's first act with "Ya Ya" — "whole lotta red in that white and blue." At another point of the show a message appears on the backdrop: "Never ask permission for something that already belongs to you." A.D. Carson, associate professor of hip hop at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville spoke to that message of belonging. "Country music is as much a place for an artist like Beyoncé as any of the artists who have dominated country for the past 25 years," Carson says. "So I wouldn't call it a reclamation but a reminder that all of American pop music — no matter the genre — owes a debt of gratitude and much more to the unsung Black artists who were pioneers in those genres so that they could become what they are today." Messages and motifs throughout 'Cowboy Carter' and its tour As fans know, Beyoncé first released the 27-track project in March 2024. It has since made history and broken multiple records. As Beyoncé's first country album, she deliberately featured country legends and emerging Black country artists alike. Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour doubles down on this notion down to the name. Historically, the "Chitlin' Circuit" was a network of venues that embraced and employed Black musicians who were otherwise shunned from white theaters during the Jim Crow era. The performance theaters and clubs would host some of the best talent in American history. Since the album's release, Beyoncé has made it clear why she felt inspired to highlight the country's roots — often misperceived or erased entirely — while also celebrating her own country roots and Southern heritage. And this powerful intersection comes to life on her tour. A celebration at the core and a continuous teaching moment "Sometimes we want things to be one thing or the other, like we make it into the false choice between celebration and protest," Carson says. "But very often as a Black person in this country, your celebration is protesting even if you don't mean it as such. People receive it that way and so they interpret it as being protesting." Carson emphasizes the power of duality. "We can do multiple things at once," he says. "And so while we're being entertained, we can be critical and we can be learning and we can be teaching." With this project, Beyoncé became the first Black woman to win best country album at the 2025 Grammys and also took home album of the year. Her tour is a celebration of country music, while spotlighting the complex truth: Black people helped build the genre and are still ostracized today. It's a place where fans from all different races and backgrounds come together and enjoy country music in its fullness and its true roots of diversity without forgetting the history and the current backdrop it's up against. "It's probably always wise for us to look at — especially at moments of political or social turmoil — the kinds of things that people turn to for entertainment," Carson says. "This happening right now should tell us something about who we are and maybe something about who we aspire to be as much as it tells us about who we were and who we thought we were." Through her genre-bending performance, Beyoncé reinforced the statement printed on her merchandise: "This Ain't A Country Tour, It's A Beyoncé Tour." However, it's clear the tour wasn't just a country music tour. "It's fundamental to our understanding of the world right now to listen to Black cultural producers. And the reason that it's important is not just because they entertain us, but because of the ways that they say the things that end up being unsayable in other forms or undoable in other forms," Carson says. "So a Black woman's country album right now tells us something. It tells us many things about right now." Fashion that makes a real statement In addition to the music, Beyoncé's tour has been a huge showcase of fashion. Each night, Beyoncé continues to blend high fashion with custom Western glam. There's been lots of sparkly chaps, cowboy hats, boots and fringe. Most notably, there's been a significant amount of American flags and red, white and blue. She has also made a point to put a spotlight on Black-owned brands such as Telfar. During her New Jersey tour stop, Beyoncé donned a Black Yankees varsity jacket. The New York Black Yankees were a professional Negro league baseball team. They were founded in 1931 to provide an avenue for Black players amid racial segregation in Major League Baseball. Again, another deliberate but fashion-forward choice that nods to Black history while highlighting a version of Americana that has long existed. This tour has also inspired fans of all demographics to embrace cowboy and Southern culture with their wardrobe. Beyond the inevitable teaching moments it sparks, joy has remained at the heart of it all — whether it's the thrill of new merchandise or curating the perfect outfit. "Allow yourself to be entertained," Carson says. "But also allow yourself to be challenged. And allow yourself to be critical because you don't have to be uncritical in order to be entertained." Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network's Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @cachemcclay.
