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Biden and Harris Shoutout Black Voters in Victory Speeches, People Take to the Streets in Celebration of Donald's Defeat
Vice President-elect Kamala Harris strode out to deliver a victory speech on Saturday night with the powerful singing of Mary J. Blige (no, not Beyoncé) playing alongside her, an apt lead-up to the Senator’s remarks that specified the role of Black women in securing the win for her and Biden. Dressed in a fresh white…
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Kamala Harris Makes History as First Black Woman To Be Elected Vice President of the U.S.
The delayed but ultimately decisive win in the 2020 election secured by President-elect Joe Biden and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), has ushered in a series of firsts for the United States: a Black person, a woman, a Black woman, will hold the title of vice president. Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and…
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Trump's Chief of Staff Mark Meadows Has COVID-19, the Latest of Many Cases in the White House
Mark Meadows, Chief of Staff in the Trump White House and the man who said just two weeks ago that the administration is “not going to control the pandemic,” now has the coronavirus. Meadows tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this week, sources told Bloomberg News, and informed a “close circle of advisors” in the White…
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Like an Actual President, Biden Gives Thoughtful Speech Promising 'Your Vote Will Be Counted'
Almost-President-elect Joe Biden gave a speech in Wilmington, Delaware Friday night that signaled a hopeful return to baseline decency in the White House, and a move away from the crazy-making public statements we’ve gotten used to from the current President. “We don’t have a final declaration of victory yet,” Biden said, while flanked by VP…
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Boogaloo Boys Charged With Attempting to Sell Weapons to Overseas Terrorist Organization
Further proving that white people simply won’t let America be great, a group of Boogaloo Boys have been charged with attempting to sell weapons to an overseas terrorist organization. Forbes reports Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, have both been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with “conspiring and attempting to…
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The Root's Clapback Mailbag: Things That Never Happened
Did anything interesting happen this week? This weekly column doesn’t focus on sports, so I ignored the letters about Black people doing something incredible in Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania and Georgia. No one cares about the Packers, Falcons, Cardinals and the Steelers winning football games. We don’t cover amateur sports, so I also disregarded all of…
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Auntie Unfiltered: The Crunk Auntie Edition
Hey nieces and nephews! Boy, do I have a treat for you today. On this episode of Auntie Unfiltered, we are blessed with the appearance of none other than the fantabulous Vivica A. Fox herself. Vivica has been a long time favorite of mine ever since her days playing Maya on the “Black” soap opera…
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Pittsburgh Steelers Treat Pennsylvania Poll Workers to Dinner: 'We're Just Trying to Look Out for the People Looking Out for Us'
Superheroes like Stacey Abrams are receiving their due for the incredible work they’ve done to register voters and flip states like Georgia to blue as former Vice President soon-to-be president-elect Joe Biden inches closer and closer to becoming our 46th president. But the unsung heroes in all of this chaos are the workers tasked with…
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Al Roker Reveals He Has Been Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer, Confirms He Will Undergo Surgery
Along with his long-tenured work as a journalist and television personality, Al Roker is mostly known for his exuberant energy. The 66-year-old Today news anchor still managed to keep that patented smile and hopeful energy as he revealed that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. “I’m going to be taking some time off to…
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What's Everyone Having for Lunch Today?
I haven’t yet decided if I’m going to eat the leftover tacos from last night’s dinner order. It’s the simplest but least attractive option, because refrigerated and reheated tacos don’t age well, so if I do eat them, I’ll probably eat them cold. Also, if I make this decision, will I choose the chorizo joints…