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Everything You Wanted to Know About the Lie-Filled FBI File on Martin Luther King Jr. Released by Trump
Buried in the government documents surrounding the death of President John F. Kennedy was an explosive FBI report about civil rights leader and icon Martin Luther King Jr. Even though the report had nothing to do with the JFK assassination, the Trump administration included the newly unsealed dossier in a trove of documents released Friday…
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Father Kills 14-Year-Old Son Allegedly Because ‘He Would Rather Have a Dead Son Than a Gay Son’: Report
A high school student is dead and his father has been charged with killing him after, police say, the father, Wendell Melton, shot and killed his 14-year-old son. KSNV-TV reports that United Airlines employee and former pilot Wendell Melton will appear in court early this week to face preliminary charges after authorities say he fatally…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: First of All …
Happy Clapback Day! Yes, we’re making it a day of the week. The name “Friday” wasn’t imaginative enough. Plus, it has nothing to do with frying. If they only served fried chicken and french fries, then I’d be cool with the name, but I think the last day before the weekend should be reserved for…
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Black Woman Attacked, Beaten Unconscious After Rejecting Man’s Advances: Report
A young Michigan woman was assaulted outside her Westland, Mich., apartment when a group of men tried to abduct her after she rebuffed one of them, authorities say. WDIV Click on Detroit reports that a young woman in her 20s was exiting a bus while on her way home from studying at a local community…
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Hillary Clinton Rigged the Race Against Bernie Sanders and Donna Brazile Has Proof
When Hillary Clinton took the stage as the party’s nominee at the Democratic National Convention, it was already a foregone conclusion. She had long tied up the nomination process by securing the number of delegates needed for a victory. But in an explosive new article, former interim Democratic National Committee Chair Donna Brazile says that…
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B.o.B.’s Apparent Belief That Slave Ships Never Existed May Be the Most Hotep Conspiracy Theory of All Time
Flat-earther B.o.B constantly proves my belief that a person can be a genius in one field and totally clueless in another. We previously reported that the talented rapper and singer was raising funds to build a satellite that will once and for all settle the debate about whether or not the planet is dinner-plate shaped.…
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Congressman Tells Black Anti-Abortion-Rights Activist, ‘You’re Ignorant’
A Democratic congressman shouted down a black woman Wednesday after she told a congressional subcommittee that abortion is the “leading cause of death in the black community today.” Star Parker, founder of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education and a community activist, was asked to testify before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the…
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Police Chief Who Compared Black People to ‘ISIS’ and Wanted to Mow Them Down Charged With Hate Crime
A former New Jersey police chief has been charged with hate crimes and civil rights violations by federal prosecutors after revelations surfaced that he used dogs to attack black suspects, used hateful speech and physically attacked an African-American teenager. According to NJ.com, Frank Nucera Jr. was the police chief in the small township of Bordentown,…
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Trump’s Latest Tweets Are Dog Whistles to White Supremacists
The first time I heard the term “alt-right” was long before Donald Trump decided to trade in his career as a reality-show host in exchange for a chance to be president of the United States. In early 2014 I interviewed a white supremacist named Kyle Hunt, founder of the White Man’s March—a predecessor of what…
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The Culture of Male Silence: Men Treat Sexual Assault Like America Treats White Supremacy
I am not a religious man by any measure, but there are universal truths to which I adhere. I believe that love is a byproduct of love. I believe that hate made love to an orange, had a petty-ass baby, and that’s how we got the grapefruit. I believe that cats were put on earth…
