Activist Brittany Ramos DeBarros is running for Congress in her native Staten Island, attempting to The VMAs have added two all-new categories this year — “Best Music Video From Home” and “Best Quarantine Performance” — which recognize “the artists who have released new music during quarantine to keep fans entertained while safely sheltered-in-place at home,” according to a press release. Leading the nominees are Lady Gaga and Ariana, who both have nine nominations apiece, including Video of the Year and Song of the Year. raising the state minimum wage to $15 an hour, building state infrastructure and broadband access Ramos DeBarros cites her identity as a queer Afro-Latina as a motivating factor for her run. “My communities are suffering in really serious ways right now,” Ramos DeBarrostoldTeen Vogue