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  • Elizabeth Warren Pays Tribute to Slain Black Trans Women at LGBTQ Forum, Demands Trump ‘Say Their Names’

    Elizabeth Warren gets it. As the latest edition of The Root’s 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings indicates, the 70-year-old Senator is firing on all cylinders in her quest to rid the Oval Office of its imbecilic orange incumbent. She’s got a plan for damn near everything, and when she’s not preoccupied with dismantling the race…

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  • The North Pole Returns to Tackle Gentrification, Immigration Reform in North Oakland

    The North Pole Returns to Tackle Gentrification, Immigration Reform in North Oakland

    Most people know the North Pole as the northernmost point on earth. It lies diametrically opposite the South Pole and is home to extreme temperatures, a nasty bout of global warming, and allegedly Santa’s workshop. To people in Oakland, Calif., it means something different. “The nickname for the neighborhood in North Oakland is the North…

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  • The #MAGAChallenge Proves Yet Again That All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk

    The #MAGAChallenge Proves Yet Again That All Skinfolk Ain’t Kinfolk

    Social media is not my ministry. My Facebook page sued me for years of gross negligence; I tweet about as often as I wake up a pregnant white woman, and my Instagram page exists only to gawk at the lines at Houston’s Turkey Leg Hut. I mean, look at that shit. And that’s three hours…

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  • Good Riddance: Colt Pulls the Plug on Producing AR-15s in the Consumer Market

    The day many of us thought we’d never live to see has finally arrived. In recent years, while mass shootings have dominated both headlines and cemeteries, calls for gun reform have escalated to deafening levels. As frustration and fears mount, and as organizations like the NRA have kept a stranglehold on maintaining the status quo,…

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  • All Hell Breaks Loose After Tekashi 6ix9ine Outs Cardi B, Jim Jones as Gang Members in Court

    Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, born Daniel Hernandez, continues to prove tea was made to be spilled as his epic testimonies against his former associates Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack, alleged members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods, continued for the third day. At this point, I’m convinced that the rapper-turned-cooperating witness is petitioning to…

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  • Democratic Donor Ed Buck Will Finally Face Federal Charges For His Role in the Death of Gemmel Moore

    Yesterday, The Root reported that Ed Buck, a prominent white Democratic donor, was being charged with battery causing serious injury, administering methamphetamine, and maintaining a drug house—all felonies—after a third black man suffered a drug overdose in his home. Less than 48 hours later comes the news that after somehow eluding culpability for the drug-related…

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  • MAGA Millions: Kanye West Named Highest-Paid Hip-Hop Act of 2019

    After pledging allegiance to his lord and savior Donald Trump, Kanye West earned the eternal scorn of the black community and it’s been a bumpy ride ever since. Yet despite his unprecedented heel turn, that MAGA money is different—as evidenced by Mr. Kardashian topping Forbes’ 2019 list of highest-paid hip-hop acts for the first time…

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  • 'I'm About to Die': Tekashi 6ix9ine Chokes Up As He Recalls Being Beaten, Kidnapped By His Former Crew

    Disgraced rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine, also known as cooperating witness Daniel Hernandez, has spent the last two days pointing fingers and telling on me and you, your momma, and your cousin too as he testifies against his former friends Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack, alleged members of the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods. On day…

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  • The Trump Administration Proposes Immigrants Pay $1,000 Fee to Appeal Deportations

    The Trump Administration has made it its mission to ruin the lives of immigrants, and their latest ploy might be one of their most nefarious yet. According to Buzzfeed News, Trump’s administration has proposed a substantial increase in the fees associated with appealing deportation cases or attempting to get their claims reconsidered by the courts.…

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  • Can't Nobody Sang Like Eddie King, Jr.—Except Tekashi 6ix9ine

    I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings took on new meaning yesterday when Daniel Hernandez—formally known as professional irritant Tekashi 6ix9ine—testified in the racketeering case against Anthony “Harv” Ellison and Aljermiah “Nuke” Mack, his one-time allies within the Nine Trey Gangsta Bloods. And yes, I said testified against, because he sang like a canary as…

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