As Travel Ban Protests Mount Nationwide, Crowds Chant Outside White House (Video)

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As Travel Ban Protests Mount Nationwide, Crowds Chant Outside White House
Hundreds demonstrated in Lafayette Park across from the White House, shouting, "No hate. No Fear. Refugees are welcome here!" 
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          Jan 29, 2017
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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As Travel Ban Protests Mount Nationwide, Crowds Chant Outside White House

Hundreds demonstrated in Lafayette Park across from the White House, shouting, "No hate. No Fear. Refugees are welcome here!"

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