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Donald Trump Can Become President. Here’s How
Political pundits said all last spring that Donald Trump wouldn’t get into the presidential race. Then he did. Throughout the fall, when he was leading in polls and insulting every constituency in America, those same talking heads thought Trump would implode. Then he didn’t. Finally, when Trump came in second to Ted Cruz at the…
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Captain America: Civil War Is the Blackest Movie Marvel Has Ever Made
In the last few years of the Obama era, the phrase “ __ is the blackest thing ever” has become a bit overused. Beyoncé’s latest video is the blackest thing ever! This meme is the blackest thing ever! Barack/Michelle just did the blackest thing ever! And so on, and so on. The problem is that…
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May the 4th Be With You: A History of Black Stars in Star Wars
The intentionally chosen May 4 is National Star Wars Day. Yes, May 4, as in “May the Fourth be with you,” playing off the classic “May the force be with you” line from the movies. While the holiday officially started in the ’70s (with the British), it has kicked into hyperdrive over the last few…
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So It Finally Happened: Donald Trump Is the Presumptive GOP Nominee for President
The Indiana primary has changed the race for president in ways nobody anticipated. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders comfortably beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and business mogul Donald Trump beat Ted Cruz so soundly that the Texas senator dropped out of the presidential race altogether. Now we’ll have to wait until June for the…
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For Cruz and Sanders, the Ind. Primary Signals the Beginning of the End
The Indiana primary will likely be the sad ending to what looked to be one of the most exciting presidential primary seasons in recent history. On the Republican side we’ve seen a field of 17 candidates whittled down to just Donald Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. However, it’s increasingly looking…
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Africa? What Africa? Donald Trump Barely Mentions Entire Continent During Foreign Policy Speech
Donald Trump gave his first official foreign policy speech in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday and reminded Americans that his understanding of world affairs is just short of a “Street Fighter” world map. To Trump the world is a brightly colored, dangerous place full of bad guys whom Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have ignored, coddled…
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What’s the Sound of 2 Campaigns Flopping? Kasich and Cruz Team Up to Stop Trump
Not all collaborations are created equal. When Run-DMC and Aerosmith came together to make “Walk This Way” in 1984, it transformed rap and rock worlds for the better. When Jay Z and R. Kelly started their Best of Both Worlds tour in 2004, it seemed like a good idea at the time, even if it…
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Candidate for Pa. Attorney General Uses Footage of Black Misery to Win Votes
You have to give them credit. After some initial stumbling last summer, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have upped their pandering game for black votes to epic levels. While secret stashes of hot sauce in the purse may seem over-the-top, black voters have come to expect white Democrats to do a certain amount of catering…
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The Politics of Prince
The world is still in shock at the passing of Prince, one of the greatest musical artists in American history. Prince was an entertainer, an icon (at one point a symbol), but even more importantly, he was an explicitly political artist in how he presented himself, his music and his quest for creative independence. While…
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Bye, Felicia: A Sliding Scale of Who Should Drop Out After NY Primary
The New York presidential primary was the return of the inevitable. For weeks the popular press narrative was that the races for the party nominations were getting close. Ted Cruz was mathematically gaining on Donald Trump on the Republican side, and Bernie Sanders was closing the gap with Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side. However,…
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