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Don Lemon Agrees: This Was the Worst Black History Month Ever
On the final night of February 2019, CNN’s Don Lemon openly said what we had all been thinking for the last 28 days—this was the worst Black History Month ever. “Tonight of all nights, the last night of Black History Month—what may be the worst Black History Month ever,” Lemon said. “We’ve got blackface, we’ve…
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Real Life 'BlacKkKlansman' Seeks to Dismantle Neo-Nazi Group He Is Now the Leader Of
Spike Lee’s popular film, BlacKkKlansman, tells the story of black police officer Ron Stallworth, who infiltrated his local Colorado Ku Klux Klan chapter in the 1970s in order to expose its members. The film won Lee his first competitive Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. Lest we think a black person infiltrating a white hate group…
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Maxine Waters Wants the Credit Reporting Industry to Be More Consumer-Friendly [Corrected]
Do you know what your credit score is? Do you know what it is at all three bureaus? The numbers are not the same. Do you know what factors contribute to your credit score? Do you know how it’s calculated? Do you know what to do if you find incorrect information on your credit report?…
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Federal Legalization of Marijuana Could Be Back on the Table
Presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) will reintroduce legislation Thursday that could end the federal prohibition on cannabis. Booker originally introduced the Marijuana Justice Act in August 2017. According to a release from Sen. Booker’s team, the bill “seeks to reverse decades of failed drug policy…
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Mother and Daughter in Pennsylvania are Charged With Murdering 5 of Their Family Members
A mother and her teenage daughter were arrested Tuesday and charged with murdering five of their family members in their Morrisville, Pa., home. Shana S. Decree, 45, and her 19-year-old daughter Dominique K. Decree were charged with five counts of criminal homicide and one count of conspiracy for the deaths of Shana Decree’s children, Naa’Irah…
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Live Blog: Michael Cohen Is Doing His Best Operatic Solo In Front of Congress Right Now
The day of reckoning has come. Michael Cohen, the president’s former fixer, former attorney, the Spliff Star to the president’s Busta Rhymes, the Ty-Ty to the president’s Jay Z, the Gayle to his Oprah is testifying before the House Oversight Committee and it’s about to be lit. The Root senior editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr.…
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Hate Groups in the United States Have Grown as Trump Stokes the Flames, New Report Says
For the fourth straight year, hate groups in the United States have grown in number. Donald Trump used his campaign and continues to use his presidency to stoke the flames of white fear and resentment, and it shows, according to a new report. On Wednesday, the Southern Poverty Law Center released its yearly report that…
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Mandatory Wage Garnishment for Your Student Loans Could Become Law
A Republican-backed proposal currently in the Senate could make automatic wage garnishment for your student loan payments become the law. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)—who is the chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee—has proposed a massive overhaul to the to the student loan system, and the changes could have an impact on…
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Delaware Police Officer Caught on Video Repeatedly Punching Black Teen in the Face During Drug Arrest
The Attorney General of Delaware is launching an investigation to review the arrest of a 16-year-old black teen Friday that was caught on video. In the recording, officers can be seen repeatedly punching and beating the teen as he lies on the ground. Attorney General Kathy Jennings told Delaware Online that the AG’s Office of…
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California Attorney General Sued Over His Refusal to Release Police Records Under New Law
The legal fights over a new California law related to the release of police disciplinary records continues, and this time the state’s own attorney general is a target. The First Amendment Coalition—a nonprofit public interest organization dedicated to advancing free speech and a more open and accountable government—filed a lawsuit against California Attorney General Xavier…
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