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Kamala Harris Makes History, Becomes 2nd Black Woman Elected to US Senate
On Tuesday, California elected state Attorney General Kamala Harris to represent it in the U.S. Senate. Harris is the first new senator for the state in 24 years—the first black politician to represent the state—and only the second black woman elected to the U.S. Senate. Harris, 52, entered the race after Sen. Barbara Boxer announced…
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I Don’t Understand Richmond, Va., Mayoral Candidate and Alleged Pervert Joe Morrissey
I don’t understand how Joe Morrissey is still here. I don’t understand how, in 2013, a then-56-year-old Morrissey was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates when he hired a 17-year-old black girl to work in his law office. The old white man raped the teen and then lied about the nature of their…
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Herschel Walker Is Losing His Black Friends Over His Support for Trump
Former Dallas Cowboys running back and Celebrity Apprentice contestant Herschel Walker is losing his black friends over his love for Donald Trump. According to TMZ Sports, Walker’s black friends aren’t cool with the fact that Walker has been Team Trump this election, and they’ve even resorted to calling Walker names. Walker says that his friendship…
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Ex-Cowboy Greg Hardy Indicted on Cocaine Possession
Greg Hardy’s woes continue, with USA Today reporting that the former NFL defensive end was indicted Monday on felony cocaine possession. Hardy was arrested in September after authorities said a search of his car turned up a “purple plastic Baggie containing a white pasty substance” that weighed 0.7 grams, the newspaper reports. A Richardson (Texas) Municipal…
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Denver Broncos Linebacker Brandon Marshall Ends Anthem Protest
Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall, arguably the second-most-visible NFL protester aside from Colin Kaepernick, has decided to stand during the national anthem. Marshall explained on his Instagram account that while he won’t be kneeling during the national anthem, he won’t stop fighting for social and racial justice. For the 1st half of the season, I’ve…
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FBI Says There’s Nothing in Clinton’s Emails, but That Doesn’t Stop Trump
Remember those new emails found by the FBI while it was investigating someone not named Hillary Clinton? Remember how the FBI director broke a respected long-standing agreement between the federal agency and the Department of Justice not to leak information regarding an ongoing investigation? Now it turns out that emails found on a computer used…
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Janet Reno, 1st Female US Attorney General, Dead at 78
Janet Reno, who during the Bill Clinton administration became the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general, has died of complications from Parkinson’s disease. She was 78. Reno died early Monday morning surrounded by family and friends, her niece Daphne Webb told NBC News. Reno served nearly eight years as attorney general under President…
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LeBron James Wears T-Shirt and Helps a Small Business’s Sales Skyrocket
It was only the biggest game in baseball history; the cursed Chicago Cubs were playing the Cleveland Indians in a World Series Game 7, and LeBron James was making a small clothing company famous. The camera panned to show King James and his wife, Savannah, in the stands, cheering for Cleveland and wearing shirts that…
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Unique Views Podcast, Episode 17: #GentrifiedGreens and Fried Lil Wayne Brain
In the spirit of A Tribe Called Quest’s album announcement, we got our original band back together. That’s right—we got The Root Senior Editor Yesha Callahan, aka Michelle (Destiny’s Child), aka half of the Podcast Pips (who was never going to play the background because she’s larger than life), to sit in for the whole…
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Melania Trump Wants to Stop Cyberbullying as First Lady; She Should Start With Her Husband
As first lady, Melania Trump would like to be an advocate for women and young people. Her first act would be to stop cyberbullying. “It is never OK when a 12-year-old girl or boy is mocked, bullied or attacked. It is terrible when it happens on the playground, and it is absolutely unacceptable when it…
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