released a new song called "MSFT Anthem 2," in which he raps about being a misfit. [Idolator]FormerGilmore GirlsstarAlexis Bledel a day earlier that reparations “for something that happened 150 years ago, for whom none of us currently living are responsible,” isn’t a good idea, by pointing out that since the end of slavery, black people havecontinuedbeing subject to various forms of terror.“We grant that Mr. McConnell was not alive forAppomattoxBut he was alive for the electrocution ofGeorge StinneyHe was alive for the blinding ofIsaac WoodardHe was alive to witnesskleptocracy Shira has captivated audiences with her portrayal of Esty, a young Jewish woman born and raised in the Satmar Hasidic community in Williamsburg, Brooklyn who flees her arranged marriage to find freedom in Berlin, Germany. was crowned on Sunday, September 9, with the honor going to Miss New York, Nia Franklin. The re-branding of the competition came following the #MeToo movement and, as a reaction to it, Miss America took many steps to make the competition less about a physical parading of the competitors and more about the causes they support and the ways in which they stand to empower young girls and women all around the country. While the most obvious change might be the modification of the name, calling it a “competition” instead of a “pageant,” another visual pivot for the event is the removal of the well-known swimsuit competition.