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  • Report: Trump Team Is Building Plans for Wall, Considering Muslim Registry

    President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t even picked a transition team, but that hasn’t stopped those in his proposed administration from looking for loopholes to avoid getting congressional approval on the construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexican border. And that isn’t all. Trump has also been seeking advice from Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, “an…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 17, 2016
  • Former Falcons Wide Receiver Has Tense Run-in With Police

    Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White was reportedly speeding and driving with expired tags Wednesday when he was stopped by a DeKalb County, Ga., police officer. White says that he had no problem being stopped or with the citations, but it was the officer’s actions that caused alarm. White took to Twitter to describe…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 17, 2016
  • Hillary Clinton Makes 1st Public Appearance Since Losing Election

    In her first public appearance since her stunning loss to Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton urged supporters “not to give up.” Speaking at the Children’s Defense Fund gala in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, Clinton spoke about how difficult the election results have been for her. “I know many of you are deeply disappointed about the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 17, 2016
  • Why White Supremacists Love Trump's Pick for Chief Strategist

    President-elect Donald Trump has been busy building his team, and white nationalists are thrilled with the choice of former Breitbart executive Stephen “Steve” Bannon as chief strategist. The alt-right movement apparently believes that Bannon will advocate for policies they agree with. “I think that’s excellent,” former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke told CNN. “I…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 15, 2016
  • Chicago Bears Wide Receiver Suspended for 4 Games After Testing Positive for Banned Substance

    The Chicago Bears’ woes continue. Earlier this week it was rumored that several players have lost faith in quarterback Jay Cutler, and now their top receiver, Alshon Jeffery, has been suspended for violating the NFL’s policy on using performance-enhancing drugs. According to NFL.com, Jeffery will serve a four-game suspension, effective immediately, and he’s set to…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 15, 2016
  • ESPN's Sage Steele Comes for Wide Receiver Mike Evans' Protest and Finds Miko Grimes

    ESPN sports commentator Sage Steele is looking like she might be in the All Lives Matter camp. On Sunday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans took a knee during the national anthem to protest Donald Trump’s winning the presidency. “If this happens, then America’s not right right now,” Evans told USA Today. “I said…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 15, 2016
  • Series of Arrests and Troubling Mug Shot Photo End Once Promising Football Career

    Cliff Harris once had a promising career. He was an All-American cornerback and returner with the Oregon Ducks, but several arrests got him booted from the team. On Sunday a disturbing mug shot was released showing the depths to which Harris has fallen. In 2010, arguably the height of Harris’ career, the now 25-year-old helped…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 14, 2016
  • Trump Won't Take Salary as President; Says Wants Supporters to Stop Harassing Minorities

    A kinder, softer, gentler Donald Trump made his first television appearance since becoming president-elect. Appearing on 60 Minutes, Trump told host Lesley Stahl that he didn’t plan to take a salary while he was in office, that he doesn’t want the nation to be ripped apart and that he wants his voters to stop harassing…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 14, 2016
  • And So It Begins: Herschel Walker’s Out Here Begging Trump for a Job

    Herschel Walker isn’t waiting for his longtime friend Donald Trump to get sworn in before he gets started on his pitch for a job. According to TMZ Sports, Walker wants to be appointed head of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. “I hope he would at least consider me,” Walker told TMZ. Dominique…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 14, 2016
  • Omarosa Manigault, 4 Other Blacks Who Love Trump and the Jobs They'll Hold When He's President

    They all look like oracles now, cinnamon-colored soothsayers, thick-haired prophets, those lone black folks who stood early and alone for the orange man with the wistful comb-over and the penchant for vile, racist comments. He’s our president now, whether we like it or not, and like obedient slaves before them, those black folks are surely…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.






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    November 12, 2016
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