Black Folks React To Kamala Harris During Charlamagne Tha God’s Town Hall, VP Harris Finally Speaks on Reparations, Mark Robinson Sues CNN, Trump’s Crazy Comments on Black and Hispanic Voters —And More of This Week’s Political News

A collection of The Root’s best posts of the week in politics

Black Folks React To VP Kamala Harris During Charlamagne Tha God’s Town Hall

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On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for a wide-ranging interview with “The Breakfast Club” host Charlamagne Tha God. The hour-long town hall comes three weeks before Election Day, and covered everything from reparations to Donald Trump’s name-calling. – Candace McDuffie Read More

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A Jogger had no idea What or Who Hit Her… Until Police Showed Her

Somebody Come Get Trump. He Said What About Black and Hispanic Voters?

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Who is advising Trump on how to speak to Black folks? He made yet another attempt to garner support from Black folks—but insulted us instead.

This time it was at his rally in Atlanta Tuesday (Oct. 15). Trump stated that people of color who plan on voting on Vice President Kamala Harris in November may have some mental problems. Yes—he really said that. – Candace McDuffie Read More

The 5 Spiciest Moments From Vice President Kamala Harris’ Fox News Interview

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As Vice President Kamala Harris continues her home-stretch media blitz, on Wednesday she sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier for a half-hour interview. As expected from a Fox News interview, it was contentious from beginning to end. Here are the five spiciest moments from the segment. – Candace McDuffie Read More

North Carolina Gubernatorial Candidate Mark Robinson Is Suing CNN…We Bet You Can Guess Why

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North Carolina Lt. Governor (and apparent comments section aficionado) Mark Robinson announced on Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit against CNN. Three guesses what his beef is with the network. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Kamala Harris Finally Speaks About Reparations, Here’s What She Said

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All of Black America was shocked when Vice President Kamala Harris sat down for an interview with one of the industry’s most polarizing radio personalities, Charlamagne tha God. But to his credit, who else could possibly pull answers out of the vice president on issues affecting the Black community like him?! – Phenix S Halley Read More

More Of Majorie Taylor Greene’s Most Ignorant Remarks

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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has become known for saying the most ignorant things known to man. So sadly it’s no surprise that she made ridiculous remarks about the government and humans “controlling” dangerous weather as Florida grapples with the devastation of Hurricane Milton. – Candace McDuffie Read More

WATCH: Kamala Harris Brilliantly Claps Back At Wisconsin Rally Hecklers

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You can always expect the unexpected at political rallies these days. Although Harris-Walz rallies tend to be on the calmer side of things, every now and again, Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally playbook gets interrupted with a surprising— and sometimes hilarious— moment. – Phenix S Halley Read More

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