Article snippet: Most popular on BostonGlobe.com Based on what you've read recently, you might be interested in theses stories NEW ORLEANS - Less than 10 minutes into White House aide Omarosa Manigault-Newman’s appearance on the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists convention here, things got tense. Manigault-Newman was on her feet, microphone in hand, pacing the stage in a heated argument with moderator Ed Gordon, host of BET’s ‘‘Weekly.’’ ‘‘If you want to talk about Donald Trump, have a problem with Donald Trump,’’ Manigault-Newman said. ‘‘I’m not going to stand here and defend every single word and decision.’’ ‘‘No, I’m asking you about Donald Trump,’’ Gordon replied. ‘‘I’m not going to let you railroad this.’’ The session only went downhill from there. Manigault-Newman’s presence on stage, along with journalists and activists focused on police brutality and family members of black men killed by police, roiled the annual convention of black current and former journalists and public relations professionals. In protest, multiple panelists declined to participate in the panel. But the event went on when Gordon agreed to fill in as moderator, he told the audience Friday. Manigault-Newman was preceded on stage for ‘‘Black and Blue: Raising Our Sons, Protecting our Communities,’’ by two women whose relatives were killed in encounters with police. But a line of conference attendees snaked through the hallways of the Hilton Riverside Convention... Link to the full article to read more