wingate told the officer he used the golf club as a cane.n her disciplinary report, the seattle police department accused officer whitlatch of biased policing. and juan felipe herrera has begun his term as the new u.s. poet laureate. the son of migrant farm workers, he is the first-ever latino to hold the position. he writes in both english and spanish. at his inaugural reading at the library of congress tuesday, herrada spoke out about the plight of migrants and refugees. >> it is very tragic, very tragic. as human beings, we must think about that. we must respond to that in whatever way. and it is a very personal way. maybe there is a letter written or an organization, community organization or committee, or maybe as poets we can write something. amy: during the reading, juan filipe herrada and musician juan dÍes also performed a mexican-style ballad, known as a "corrido," about the death of sandra bland. the 28-year-old african-american woman who was found dead in a texas jail cell in july. protesters have raised questions about her death