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'White Civil Rights' Aren’t a Thing: Why Black People Are Protesting Unite the Right 2
On Aug. 12, white nationalists, fascists and their sympathizers will descend on Washington, D.C., for a “white civil rights” rally intended to terrorize black and brown residents. This rally is coming from the same white nationalists responsible for the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., where Heather Heyer was killed and dozens of…
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It's Official: Melania Trump's Parents Are Now US Citizens
Melania Trump’s parents didn’t get stopped at the border for their second daughter to be ripped from their arms. They didn’t have to pine for the day that they’d all be reunited; they didn’t have to wonder if she was safe or being fed properly or even if she slept on a bed. They never…
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Devin Nunes Joins Omarosa and Michael Cohen's White House Leaked Mixtape Series
Tapes have an important history in hip-hop’s legacy. During the 1980s, mixtapes were all the rage because most radio stations weren’t playing this new genre of music and no one had time to lug around thousands of albums. Before Soundcloud, Spotify and Tidal became a thing, these pre-internet recordings determined what everyone would be listening…
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Enough With the Shit, Green Party. The Coming Midterms Are Too Important for Your Shenanigans
In theory, the Green Party is vitally necessary for a two-party system with party platforms so rigid and legacy-laced that not all potential candidates can get with either of them. I get it. But in practice, the Green Party has become a catch-all for wackos and faux-Democrats who wouldn’t have a shot in hell in…
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Ferguson Uprising: Prosecutor Who Didn't Bring Charges in Michael Brown Shooting Loses Primary to Black Councilman
The ashes of the Ferguson, Mo., uprising have given way to the ouster of a longstanding St. Louis County prosecuting attorney who not only led the investigation into the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by white police officer Darren Wilson, but took a moment to chastise the public who demanded that Wilson be…
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White House Pushing New Policy That Would Punish Legal Immigrants Who've Received Public Benefits: Report
The White House is at again, this time, President Trump’s advisor and resident white supremacist weasel, Stephen Miller, has reportedly proposed a new policy that would make it harder for legal immigrants whose families received public benefits such as subsidies for Obamacare or food stamps to get citizenship. According to CNN, The White House (emphasis…
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Kanye's Conservative BFF, Candace Owens, Was Harassed at a Coffee Shop, Claims Racism
I cover politics for The Root. Every day, I look into the ongoings of one of the worst administrations to ever do it. I’m fully aware of Candace Owens and was amused when Kanye West began lauding her as a free-thinker. I’ve seen Candace Owens frequently on political talk shows as she’s become the go-to…
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Breaking News: Dwyane Wade Doesn't Know the Lyrics to K-Ci & JoJo's 'All My Life'
My core has been shaken. I was today-years-old when I learned that Dwyane Wade is not a black man. Dwyane Wade may be playing his 16th season in the NBA. He’s 36 years old. He’s married to Gabrielle Union. Once he’s done playing in the NBA, he’s headed to the NBA Hall of Fame on…
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Who Invited Trump? President Shows Up and Takes the Stage at Ohio Rally Without an Invite, Governor Claims
President Trump is the kid that shows up to the frat party wearing a visor and golf shorts carrying a six pack of PBR trying to get the party started and no one knows him. He’s the white kid that will roll with a gang until they kill someone and then he becomes a white…
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Joe Arpaio Talks With a Fake Donut and Says He'd Probably Accept an Amazing Blowjob From Trump
It’s Monday, folks, so you know what that means? It means that the GOP are up to their usual routine of rousing racism in America and playing themselves on national television. White America’s most favorite sheriff, Joe Arpaio—you know the sheriff who was so racist that he couldn’t stop being racist even after a court…
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