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Family of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley “Overjoyed” Over Congressional Gold Medal [UPDATE]
The House unanimously voted on Wednesday to award both Emmett Till and his mother and activist Mamie Till-Mobley with the congressional gold medal.
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Lordt, If Candace Owens Has a Better Take on Megan Than You, You Need to Check Yourself
Candace Owens spoke out in support of Megan Thee Stallion during her trial, officially removing any shred of excuse for the rest of the world.
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The January 6th Committee Is About To Spill All of The Tea
The January 6th panel is set to release their 800-page report concluding that former-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
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Abortion Rights Took a Major Hit This Year, But The Fight Still Raged On In The States
As one of the worst years for abortion rights draws to a close, we look back at everything that went down in the states. (Hint: some of it might surprise you.)
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Wells Fargo Ordered to Pay $3.7 Billion Over Widespread Financial Mismanagement
Messing with people’s money finally caught up to the big bank, which now has to pay the largest fine ever imposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Reverend William Barber Says: Leaders Need To Offer More Than Partisanship
“The language of left versus right, Democrat versus Republican was too puny, too small, and it automatically creates adversaries,” Rev. Barber told the Root.
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Rev. William Barber To Lead Yale’s New Center for Theology and Public Policy
“I’m excited to move from…pastoral work with the congregation, to, in a sense, pastoring the movement with this center,” Rev. Barber tells The Root.
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R Kelly’s Former Manager Gets Prison Time For Threatening to Shoot-up Manhattan Theater
Donnell Russell, the disgraced former manager of R Kelly, was sentenced to one year for threatening violence at a theater playing Surviving R Kelly.
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Twitter is on Life Support: What Do Black People Lose If It Dies?
As a young Black woman in journalism, Twitter defined my story-telling. What happens if Elon Musk succeeds in killing it?
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Why Did it Take So Long to Dismiss Murder Charges Against Tracy McCarter?
In part three, The Root dives into the legal issues behind Tracy McCarter, a domestic violence survivor accused of murders, case in her epic final court battle.
