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Elizabeth Warren Supporters Worry About Sexism as South Carolina Primary Nears
CHARLESTON, S.C.—Standing at the head of a long line of people snaking around the Charleston Music Hall waiting to see U.S. presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren and musician John Legend on Wednesday is a mother of three who found it more financially prudent to be a stay-at-home mother than to work her full-time job in the…
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Live Blog: From Charleston, S.C., the Democratic Debate. What's at Stake for Tonight's Candidates?
CHARLESTON, S.C.—Greetings from South Carolina, where seven candidates for the Democratic nomination for president will try and convince voters in the state why they should back their candidacies at 8 p.m. ET. This primary could potentially make or break the viability of several campaigns, or, in the case of former Vice President Joe Biden, further…
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Kamala Harris' Mental Healthcare Plan Calls for Ending Solitary Confinement, Expanding Services for People of Color
U.S. Senator and 2020 presidential candidate Kamala Harris has released a comprehensive mental healthcare plan that calls for ending the “mental illness to jail pipeline” by reclassifying disorders, ending solitary confinement and a range of other proposals the campaign released this morning. It is a well-known fact that America’s jails are the biggest providers of…
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Joy-Ann Reid: Everything About Donald Trump Is a Con
Joy-Ann Reid sees Donald Trump in very clear and simple terms: a con man. Trump, as Reid explains in her op-ed video with The Root, is a con man with a track record of screwing over people with his various failed business deals who ended up convincing enough Americans that his mediocrity, masked as entrepreneurial…
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Dems Descend on Detroit for Round 2 of Presidential Debates
DETROIT—Here in the Motor City, locals are looking for Democratic candidates to prove one thing: Can you beat Donald Trump? This is not a question germane to Detroit—indeed, Trump is wildly unpopular with black people nationally—but what makes this city particularly vital is that it is the biggest black city in America that, at one…
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Beto O'Rourke Says All Americans Must Understand History of Slavery Before Cash Reparations Can Be Pursued
Presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke told The Root in an on-camera interview that all Americans need to understand the story of slavery before the government considers cash reparations for descendants of slaves. “I would support those steps that would allow us to repair the damage done and to stop visiting this kind of injustice on future…
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Yoga Is My Self-Care: More Black Men Need to Breathe
As soon as I walk into my yoga studio in Brooklyn, I leave every societal hang-up on how black men are supposed to act and feel at the door. I can be free. I can be me, at peace with my mind and body. I exist unjudged by the people practicing with me because they,…
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Kirsten Gillibrand Officially Announces Candidacy For President
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand officially declared her candidacy for president this morning in a video announcement. She joins an already crowed field of candidates, including frontrunners Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Before today, Gillibrand was still in the exploratory phase. Her announcement comes as no surprise, as she has been traveling regularly Iowa,…
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Detroit Bishop Apologizes for Comparing Ariana Grande's Name to a Taco Bell Item and Grabbing Her Breast
Bishop Charles H. Ellis III apologized to Ariana Grande for grabbing her breast during a hug and his insensitive joke about her name after she sang at Aretha Franklin’s funeral Friday, according to the Associated Press. Ellis, who officiated the funeral service, was quickly blasted on social media for his behavior. After Grande performed, Ellis…
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New Orleans Shooting Leaves 3 dead, 7 injured
Three people are dead and seven are injured after two suspects fired into a crowd in New Orleans’ Central City neighborhood Saturday night. ABC News is reporting that 10 people were struck by gunfire around 8:35 p.m. local time. Two men and one woman were pronounced dead at the scene; the woman was hit several…
