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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…
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America Has Yet to Achieve Racial Equity in Cannabis Reform. New Jersey Is Hoping Dianna Houenou Can Change That
On Election Day, New Jersey became one of four states where voters legalized marijuana for recreational purposes, joining a wave of drug reform and decriminalization that has been sweeping the country since Colorado and Washington became the first states to legalize recreational cannabis in 2012. This means that a third of Americans (more than 111…
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New Jersey Releases More Than 2,200 Incarcerated People Under New Public Health Law
Considering all we know about COVID-19, it’s incredibly obvious that the conditions in American prisons aren’t exactly the best for mitigating the spread of the virus. To address this clear problem, New Jersey has released over 2,200 incarcerated people under a recently passed law. According to CNN, the law is the first of its kind…
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The Cops Charged With Killing George Floyd Wanted Separate Trials. A Minnesota Judge Ruled: Nah
A Hennepin County Judge ruled Wednesday that the former Minneapolis police officers charged with killing George Floyd will stand trial together in Minneapolis, rejecting two requests made by their defense attorneys. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill said in the 51-page ruling that trying all four defendants together would ease the burden on state prosecutors and…