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  • Racial Slur Scrawled on Black Military Cadets’ Doors—and the Air Force Academy’s Response Is Weak

    This week, five African-American students at Air Force Academy Prep School in Colorado found the words “Niggers go home” scrawled on the dry-erase boards outside their dorm rooms. Once the Air Force Academy, which runs the school, became aware of the racial graffiti, the academy’s superintendent, Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria, rattled off a statement to…

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  • Hey, Democrats! Stop Complaining—You’re Actually Winning

    While most of America was paying attention to President Donald Trump slamming a multibillion-dollar sports industry or, worse, the election of one Southern-fried bigot over another in Alabama, something else amazing was happening. Democrats won the special election in Florida’s 40th district (which includes Miami), giving them the largest number of state Senate seats in…

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  • Ala. Voters Chose Between ‘Ku Klux and the Klan’ Tonight in GOP Primary and Got Roy Moore

    On Tuesday night, Roy Moore won the Alabama GOP primary by trouncing his opponent, Luther Strange, in what may be a double-digit margin, but the truth is, this was never really much of an election. Political pundits wanted you to believe that this race was a test for Donald Trump’s “brand.” Could Trump push an…

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  • Best Part of Congressional Black Caucus Week? Exclusive Footage of Marvel’s Black Panther

    These are some of the things the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference is known for: policy talk for the black community, mixed in with big parties, behind-the-scenes shenanigans and profilin’ outfits. This year was the same, with one huge exception : The panel put together by first-term Rep. Val Demmings (from Florida’s 10th…

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  • Kingsman: The Golden Circle Turns the Drug War Into the Opioid Crisis for White America

    If you found a way to enjoy Kingsman: The Secret Service when it sneaked into theaters back in 2014, you’ll like Kingsman: The Golden Circle, which drops this weekend. Golden Circle has the same over-the-top action, the same cartoonish sex and the great acting from lead Taron Egerton (Eggsy) that made the first film a…

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  • The Toys R Us Bankruptcy Filing Is Probably Good News for Black Kids

    I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys R Us kidThere’s a million toys at Toys R Us that I can play with From bikes to trains to video games,It’s the biggest toy store there is I don’t wanna grow up, ’cause if I didI couldn’t be a Toys R Us kid. There are few…

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  • Donald Trump’s Twitter ‘Follow’ List Is as Bad as You Think

    “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.” —Solomon, Proverbs 20:13 “Show me your budget and I will tell you what you value.” —Joe Biden, 2007 “Show me who Donald Trump follows on Twitter and I’ll show you how terrible he is.” —me, just now, while…

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  • Ferguson, Mo., State Senator Survives Calling for Trump’s Assassination

    I have said it before and I will say it again: Black women are Donald Trump’s kryptonite. There is not one group of people that seems to trigger the Trump administration more than black women, who are loud, proud and willing to call out his sheer incompetence, venality and existential danger to everything anyone hopes…

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  • A Black Person’s Guide to Happily Watching Football During the #BoycottNFL Era

    I spent just about all of Sunday watching football, from the early-afternoon games to the 4:30 p.m. game to that horrible night game (followed by an Insecure season finale watch party with friends—I’m #TeamDaniel). Do I feel guilty? Nah. Do I feel like the guy still taking the 503 line during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?…

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  • The Zombie Obamacare Repeal Is Dead … for Now

    One of the biggest losses in the Trump era hasn’t just been common decency, civil discourse or some semblance of global respect. We all knew those Ls were coming when Donald Trump won the Republican presidential nomination. The nation has also lost the kind of House of Cards-esque maneuvering that was the calling card of…

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