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She Has Black Support, but Can She Keep It? Where Hillary Clinton Stands on the Issues
Editor’s note: This article has been revised to clarify Hillary Clinton’s policies on how to raise incomes and make college more affordabie. Black people turned out in droves to usher in the Obama era. Can Hillary Clinton ignite a similar passion? Yes, Clinton has a long history of supporting issues that matter to African Americans,…
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Donald Trump Says He’ll Win the Black Vote, but How? Where Trump Stands on the Issues
Donald Trump’s rhetoric attracts an army of angry white people to his campaign rallies, but at the same time, he has tried to court the black vote. Can his policy positions balance the interests of the two groups? In The Root’s new series, Meet the Candidates, we take a closer look at where leading presidential…
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Should You ‘Feel the Bern’? Where Bernie Sanders Stands on the Issues
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a self-proclaimed democratic socialist, stands to the left of Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton on some issues. But many wonder whether he, after serving a state with few minorities, truly understands the concerns of African Americans. With the 2016 presidential election season under way, The Root is focusing on leading candidates of…
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Julie Delpy: Hollywood Treats Women Worse Than It Treats African Americans
Actress and writer Julie Delpy is raising eyebrows. She said Friday that Hollywood’s white- male-dominated film industry is much kinder to black protesters than feminists—making her wish sometimes that she were black, The Wrap reports. Speaking at the Sundance Film Festival, Delpy said she was “slashed to pieces by the media” two years ago for…
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Black Lives Matter Wants Cop Charged for Urging Drivers to Run Over Demonstrators
The St. Paul, Minn., chapter of Black Lives Matter on Friday called for authorities to criminally charge the police sergeant who posted the “Run them over” message on social media, the Pioneer Press reports. Sgt. Jeffrey Rothecker apologized Wednesday for his post, which appeared ahead of a planned demonstration that blocked traffic on Martin Luther…
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Police Searching for White Man Suspected of Leaving KKK Robe at Black-Owned Consignment Shop
A black consignment shop owner in Redmond, Wash., was shocked to discover a Ku Klux Klan robe in a bag of clothes from a customer. Authorities there are now searching for the suspect, described as a white man in his mid-20s, the Seattle Times reports. Leona Coakley-Spring, the owner of Rags to Riches, said that…
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Mich. Governor Suspends 2 State Workers Over Flint Water Crisis
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder suspended two state workers Friday over Flint’s toxic water scandal, which also threatens his governorship, Reuters reports. The two unidentified Department of Environmental Quality managers have been suspended without pay. But under civil service rules, they will return to the payroll after seven days, according to the Detroit Free Press.…
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Two Students Frame Muslim Classmate in Bomb Hoax
Two high school seniors sent an email from a Muslim student’s account that announced a bomb threat, the Washington Post reports. More than 600 current and former students received the message. A The subject said “Bomb.” And the brief message stated: “Friday there will be a big boom.” It turned out to be a hoax.…
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Spike Lee Announces Oscar Boycott
Another black celebrity has decided to sit out the Oscars in February. Director Spike Lee joins actress Jada Pinkett Smith in protest against the lack of racial diversity among Oscar nominees. For the second consecutive year, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science nominated only whites for its major categories. The Twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite…
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Samuel Dubose’s Family Reaches Settlement of Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The family of Samuel Dubose, a black Ohio man killed by a University of Cincinnati police officer, agreed to settle their wrongful death lawsuit out of court for a package valued at $5.3 million, CBS News reports. Under the settlement announced Monday, the university will pay the family $4.85 million in monetary compensation. It will…
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