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Really!? You’ll Never Guess Who Trump Said Was Better Than MLK Jr.
Former President Donald Trump said that North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson was ‘better than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’
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Why Tulsa Having A Permanent Black Woman Superintendent Is A Big Deal
The community of Tulsa, OK., has a complicated relationship with race. The appointment of Dr. Ebony Johnson marks an important inflection point.
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Columbia University Student Group at Center of Julianna Margulies Rant Speaks Out
LionLez, the LGBTQIA POC club that Margulies accused of antisemitism, issued a statement.
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Black Woman Shouts “I Can’t Breathe” to NYPD on Video, Weeks Before George Floyd
Christine Greaves, 23, is suing NYPD officers who appear to kneel on her while she and others beg them to stop.
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Man Imprisoned As A Teenager Walks Free, Here’s How It Happened
Marvin Haynes spent half of his life behind bars for flower shop killing. A judge just threw out his conviction.
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Rudy Giuliani Could Owe Tens of Millions To Black Election Workers
Ruby Freeman and her daughter “Shaye” Moss are asking for between $15.5 million to $43 million from the former NYC Mayor for defamation.
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Exclusive: DNC Chair Says Stakes Are High In 2024 Presidential Race
The Root sat down with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison who laid out importance of the next election for Black voters
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White Billionaire Claims Harvard’s First Black President Is Unqualified, He’s Dead Wrong
Billionaire who called Kyle Rittenhouse a “patriot” says Claudine Gay, Harvard’s First Black President, is a diversity hire.
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Is Vivek Ramaswamy’s New Voting Plan A Return To Jim Crow?
The Republican Presidential candidate is proposing a new voting age and a “civics test.” Unsurprisingly some Black Americans are giving him the side eye.
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Hill Harper Speaks Out On $20 Million Offer To Drop out of Race
In an interview with The Root, Michigan Senate candidate Hill Harper explains why money in politics is an existential threat to our democracy.
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Really!? You’ll Never Guess Who Trump Said Was Better Than MLK Jr.
Former President Donald Trump said that North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson was ‘better than Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’
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Why Tulsa Having A Permanent Black Woman Superintendent Is A Big Deal
The community of Tulsa, OK., has a complicated relationship with race. The appointment of Dr. Ebony Johnson marks an important inflection point.
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Columbia University Student Group at Center of Julianna Margulies Rant Speaks Out
LionLez, the LGBTQIA POC club that Margulies accused of antisemitism, issued a statement.
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Black Woman Shouts “I Can’t Breathe” to NYPD on Video, Weeks Before George Floyd
Christine Greaves, 23, is suing NYPD officers who appear to kneel on her while she and others beg them to stop.
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Man Imprisoned As A Teenager Walks Free, Here’s How It Happened
Marvin Haynes spent half of his life behind bars for flower shop killing. A judge just threw out his conviction.
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Rudy Giuliani Could Owe Tens of Millions To Black Election Workers
Ruby Freeman and her daughter “Shaye” Moss are asking for between $15.5 million to $43 million from the former NYC Mayor for defamation.
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Exclusive: DNC Chair Says Stakes Are High In 2024 Presidential Race
The Root sat down with DNC Chair Jaime Harrison who laid out importance of the next election for Black voters
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White Billionaire Claims Harvard’s First Black President Is Unqualified, He’s Dead Wrong
Billionaire who called Kyle Rittenhouse a “patriot” says Claudine Gay, Harvard’s First Black President, is a diversity hire.
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Is Vivek Ramaswamy’s New Voting Plan A Return To Jim Crow?
The Republican Presidential candidate is proposing a new voting age and a “civics test.” Unsurprisingly some Black Americans are giving him the side eye.
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Hill Harper Speaks Out On $20 Million Offer To Drop out of Race
In an interview with The Root, Michigan Senate candidate Hill Harper explains why money in politics is an existential threat to our democracy.
