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15 Candidates Vying to Be Minneapolis Mayor as City Enters New Era
In the sixth story of our ongoing campaign series, we examine Jacob Frey, a Democrat, led the city through one of its most challenging times in recent history.
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Charlotte Mayor’s Re-Election Threatened by Public Safety Debate
In the fourth in our ongoing series on the most critical political campaigns of 2025, we explore how a fatal rail death in Charlotte involving a Ukrainian national has jeopardized the Mayor’s re-election bid.
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Black Voters Fear Gentrification in NYC’s Monumental Mayoral Race
Will Black New Yorkers Get What They Need in the NYC Mayoral race? This is the second in an ongoing series where The Root goes beyond the headlines, digging deep into the most critical political campaigns of 2025.
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The Lies That AI Delivers Can Be More Harmful For Black Americans Than You Think
OPINION: AI can be fun, but we shouldn’t look past the real harm it can do to marginalized communities
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Democrats Battle Republicans for Black Votes in New Jersey Governor Race
The Battle over Black voters is real in New Jersey Governor’s race. This is the third in an ongoing series where The Root goes beyond the headlines, digging deep into the most critical political campaigns of 2025.
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Detroit Could Elect Its First Black Woman Mayor in Tight Race
Will This Woman Become Detroit’s First Black mayor? Follow us we go beyond the headlines, digging deep into the most critical political campaigns of 2025 in this ongoing series.
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How Trump Admin Has Attacked Black People 15,000 Times This Year
Kamala Ex-Speechwriter On How Trump Has Attacked Black People 15,000 Times
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Black Folks Sense Danger and Are Asking When Is it Time to Take Cover, Where Do We Go And Why Leave A Country We Built ?
There were Chileans in the early 1970s, leftists and intellectuals, who sensed the danger of Pinochet but remained in their homeland and were disappeared. In 1970s Cambodia, not everyone was blind to the danger of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. Many of those who sensed the danger and tried to fight it were rounded…
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WNBA Players Earn What?? 5 Mind-blowing Numbers Relevant to the WNBA Contract Fight
The league’s collective bargaining agreement is being ironed out, but it has us wondering just how much everything shakes out, in dollars and cents.
