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Shonda Rhimes Joins National Board of Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Black superwoman, television dynamo and queen of Thursday nights on ABC Shonda Rhimes will add another title to her résumé as she joins the national board of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Rhimes has never shied away from broaching difficult topics on her shows, including those involving women’s reproductive rights, and the topic of abortion…
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Black Students More Likely to Graduate if They Have at Least 1 Black Teacher: Report
A new study co-authored by a Johns Hopkins University economist says that black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate high school and attend college. The study, “The Long-Run Impacts of Same-Race Teachers,” is a new working paper published by the Institute of Labor Economics,…
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Judge Denies DOJ Request to Delay Public Hearing on Baltimore Police Consent Decree
A federal judge on Wednesday guaranteed that Baltimore residents will get to have their say on the proposed consent decree between the city and the U.S. Department of Justice by denying a Trump administration request that the hearing be delayed for at least 90 days. Thursday’s hearing will proceed as scheduled after U.S. District Judge…
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Auntie Maxine Waters Called Fox News a ‘Sexual Harassment Enterprise’ on Live TV
Listen. We all know that your Auntie Maxine Waters is not here for the shenanigans, and she doesn’t mince her words. Her tongue has grown sharper in the wake of the Trump administration, and that was proved once again Wednesday night when Auntie called Fox News “a sexual harassment enterprise.” Auntie was speaking with Chris…
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Chicago Public Schools Clarifies Some of the Finer Points of Mayor Emanuel's New Education Plan
Updated Wednesday, April 5, 10:20 p.m. EST: Emily Bolton, Deputy Press Secretary of Academics for Chicago Public Schools emailed The Root to provide clarity on some of the questions raised about the Learn, Plan, Succeed initiative and the related graduation requirement introduced by Mayor Emanuel and CPS. “The goal of Learn Plan Succeed is to…
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New Recording Reveals North Miami Cop Knew There Was No Gun When He Shot Unarmed Therapist
A recording of an interview between North Miami Police Chief Gary Eugene and Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigators reveals that North Miami Police Officer Jonathan Aledda was told by another officer on the scene that there was no weapon, only a toy, when he shot unarmed behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey on July 18, 2016.…
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Pepsi Co-opts Resistance Movement, Centers White Woman and Police to Sell Soda
Earlier, when I said the FBI had won the day’s “Oh no, baby. What is you doing?” award, I was totally wrong. The FBI was like, “Nobody can screw up worse than this,” and PepsiCo was like, “Hold my beer!” In an astonishingly offensive move, Pepsi cast Kendall Jenner in an ad that co-opts the…
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FBI Conspired Against MLK; Tries to ‘Honor’ Him on Twitter 49 Years Later
On the 49th anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the FBI took to Twitter Tuesday to honor his life, work and commitment to justice. Along with a photo of King from the Library of Congress, the FBI included a graphic of the following quote from him with its tweet: “We…
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Sessions Orders Justice Department to Review All Police-Reform Agreements
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday ordered Justice Department officials to review reform agreements that are in place with police departments across the country that have been found to have problems with their policing methods, saying the reviews are necessary to ensure the agreements don’t run counter to the Trump administration’s goal of promoting officer…
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Senate Democrats Secure Enough Votes to Filibuster Gorsuch; GOP Rule Change Likely
A few weeks ago, when a day of Senate hearings on Donald Trump’s nominee for the vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court ended on what was described as a “confrontational note,” Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that Democrats would filibuster the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch, and on Monday, they secured…
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