Politics
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Karine Jean-Pierre Named First Black White House Press Secretary
Which, of course, means she inherits all the problems.
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Connecticut Lawmakers Approve Legislation Recognizing Juneteenth
Only one legislator voted against making Juneteenth a state holiday in Connecticut.
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Shontel Brown Wins Rematch With Nina Turner Over Cleveland Congressional Seat
Voters in the majority-Black district again chose Brown over the progressive activist.
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Biden Names MAGA Movement As ‘the Most Extreme Political Organization’ In Recent U.S. History
President Biden also spoke about the positions of Sen. Rick Scott’s (R-FL) “11 Point Plan to Rescue America.”
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Symone Sanders Gets Ready to Tell it Like It Is on MSNBC
Sanders says she won't use her new MSNBC show to be a cheerleader for President Biden
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Experts Say Black Voters are Targeted by Misinformation Campaigns
Social media accounts have been used to spread disinformation ahead of elections to turn Black voters away from the polls.
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Former NAACP-LDF President Calls Out Republican Louie Gohmert’s ‘Anti-Lynching’ Comments
Sherrilyn Ifill--the former leader of the NAACP's Legal Defense Fund--took to Twitter to blast Gohmert's ignorant remarks.
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White House Correspondents’ Dinner Returns This Saturday For The First Time In Two Years
Biden, unlike Trump, will participate in the event making it the first time a sitting president has participated since 2016
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Mississippi Protesters Want to End Confederacy Holiday [Updated]
A Mississippi law allowed offices to be closed for Confederate Memorial Day.