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Watch: Kentucky U.S. Senate Candidate Charles Booker Calls for Defunding the Police and Term Limits
Kentucky State Rep. Charles Booker (D-Louisville) told The Root that momentum is moving in his favor and he doesn’t have to change his tone or adjust how he articulates his progressive brand of politics for white folks, either. Amy McGrath, the Democratic Party establishment’s favorite in the June 23 Kentucky primary, was supposed to cakewalk…
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The Root Interviews Kentucky U.S. Senate Candidate Charles Booker On Instagram Live Today
If there was ever a moment when a black progressive could win national primary in Kentucky and convince the America people that the state is ready to move beyond Mitch McConnell, state Rep. Charles Booker (D-Louisville) is ready to claim it. National protests spurred by the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna…
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US Senate Candidate Jaime Harrison of South Carolina Talks Ending Qualified Immunity for Bad Cops, Expanding Obamacare and More With The Root
Jaime Harrison sat with The Root for an hourlong interview Tuesday in which he blasted his GOP opponent, South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, for caring more about his relationship with Donald Trump than he does the people of South Carolina. Harrison and Graham are battling it out for the state’s U.S. Senate seat in November.…
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'Big Gretch,' aka Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Got Some Splainin' to Do!
It’s hard for me to think about Big Gretch, the nickname Detroit rapper Gmac Cash bestowed upon Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, without thinking of Big Meech, who was born Demetrius Flenory. He was a notorious drug kingpin and leader of the Black Mafia Family who was born and raised in Detroit and later moved…
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The Root Interviews U.S. Senate Candidate Jaime Harrison of South Carolina Today on Instagram Live
U.S. Senate candidate Jaime Harrison is on a mission to help the Democrats take back the Senate after winning his South Carolina primary Tuesday unopposed. Soon after winning, Harrison challenged his GOP opponent and current S.C. Sen. Lindsey Graham, aka Donald Trump’s biiiatch, to a series of debates. Harrison, who has outraised Graham in the…
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Joins The Root Today on Instagram Live
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is presiding over one of the most consequential states in the nation as we approach the November election. Elected in 2018 in the blue wave of Democrats who won executive and other local and national offices, Whitmer has withstood some shrapnel amid challenges in her state. At 2:30 p.m. ET, senior…
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Hundreds of Ex- and Current Staffers Turn Out to Protest New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Ify Ike is in pain. So much so that she was unable to hold her composure enough to stick to the written speech that she prepared for the protest Monday aimed at her former boss, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, for what she says is his failure to protect the black and brown…
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![Exclusive: A Coalition of Women of Color Pens Letter Accusing NYC Mayor's Administration of Racism [Updated]](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/ehwdo5d0eib3kdiybaat-1024x683.jpg)
Exclusive: A Coalition of Women of Color Pens Letter Accusing NYC Mayor's Administration of Racism [Updated]
A small coalition of former and current female staffers of color for New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio wrote a letter condemning the former presidential candidate for overseeing years-long marginalization of their voices, which led to many of them feeling ignored as they tried to help the mayor avoid pitfalls in reaction to the…
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#YouAreEssential Highlights Workers Ignored During COVID-19
We’ve seen an outpouring of support for essential workers risking their lives amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But for all of the attention nurses, doctors and other workers are getting, activist Ashlee Marie Preston found that many of these efforts tend to ignore stereotyped and marginalized workers: sex workers, the elderly, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people…
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![Val Demings, Potential Vice President Pick for Joe Biden, Speaks With The Root on Instagram Live [Update: The IG Live Is Canceled]](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/n6kpevohb9jblhd2uk7p-1024x641.jpg)
Val Demings, Potential Vice President Pick for Joe Biden, Speaks With The Root on Instagram Live [Update: The IG Live Is Canceled]
If former Vice President Joe Biden has any shot at winning in November, he needs black female voters to come through for him as they did during the Democratic primary—and a black woman on his ticket. Of all of the names being considered for his vice president, Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) has become a top…
