Politics
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A Lynching Victim’s Descendant Makes History in Michigan Supreme Court
Kyra Harris Bolden is the first Black woman justice on the state’s high court.
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9 Things You Need to Know About The House Speaker’s Race Drama [UPDATED]
The Republican party is not exactly known for easy transitions of power, but are we all going to be held hostage by their incompetence?
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The January 6th Committee Is About To Spill All of The Tea
The January 6th panel is set to release their 800-page report concluding that former-President Donald Trump criminally plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
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Here’s What Some Newly-Elected Black Mayors Want From The White House
The Root spoke with several mayors who traveled to DC last week seeking funds to help their cities.
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Reverend William Barber Says: Leaders Need To Offer More Than Partisanship
“The language of left versus right, Democrat versus Republican was too puny, too small, and it automatically creates adversaries,” Rev. Barber told the Root.
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Kevin de León is at the Heart of the Latest LA Council Nonsense
I fear the drama surrounding this single phone call will never cease.
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President Biden Signs Respect For Marriage Act Protecting Gay And Interracial Marriage Rights
“This law and the love it defends strike a blow against hate in all its forms,” he stated at the ceremony.
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Kyrsten Sinema Does The Most Karen Thing Ever
The nearly 70% of white women who voted for Herschel Walker couldn’t change the balance of power in the Senate. So Sinema decided to lend them a hand.
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Southern Cali County Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
Critics of the resolution equate its very existence to the movement behind critical race theory.