Politics
-
Kanye, Come Get Your Boy: Trump Increasing Deportations of Black People to Country Known for Black Slavery
It’s getting hard to sustain the outrage, but we must. The Trump administration has now increased the deportation of undocumented immigrants back to Mauritania, a country known for enslaving its black residents. Yes, you read that right, literal black slavery. Immigration policies and practices are never easy, and even administrations with the best of intentions…
-
Elizabeth Warren May Not Be Native American, But She Might Be Black, Talking About 'I Got Some Indian In My Family'
Earlier this year, several folks in my family (including myself) did some variation of DNA testing. You know what I’m talking about; the tests where you send in your DNA and apparently, the government owns and can clone you, but you get to find out, especially if you’re black, that maybe your family originates from…
-
Sen. Lindsey Graham Continues to Be a Trash Can
Sen. Lindsey Graham got jokes. On Tuesday during an appearance on Fox News, Trump’s personal YouTube channel, aka Fox News, the South Carolina Republican noted that after learning Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) DNA test revealed she had some Native American heritage that he was going to take a DNA test and see if he could…
-
No Mayoral Run, But Chance the Rapper Endorses Amara Enyia—and Drives Lyft for Chicago Schools [Updated]
As the resident Chicagoan on The Root’s staff, it’s safe to say I keep an eye on the city’s resident talents—including Chance the Rapper and problematic prodigal son Kanye. Now, I’m thinking I need to get out more—or, at least, take a Lyft—since apparently, hip-hop’s favorite number-wearing philanthropist has been taking it to the streets,…
-
Forget Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Test. Never Forget That Melania and Donald Trump Are Birthers
Before we get too deeply involved in the silly story about Elizabeth Warren having to prove through DNA testing that she is, indeed, part Native American, let’s not forget something too much of the mainstream media has allowed to drift out of everyday conversation. The man who kept demeaning Warren by calling her “Pocahontas” is…
-
5 Takeaways From Trump’s Bizarre 60 Minutes Interview
In an interview which aired Sunday night, the untanned soles of Donald Trump’s crusty pale feet were finally held to the flames. In what can arguably be called the realest interview since the president took office, Trump sat down with Lesley Stahl of CBS’s 60 Minutes to discuss everything from his love affair with Russian…
-
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Releases Video and DNA Tests Proving She's Part Native American
Maybe now President Donald Trump will release his tax returns, considering he’s had an endless amount of jokes for Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who has long claimed she has Native American ancestry. Trump nicknamed her “Pocahontas,” called her “fake Pocahontas,” and even mocked her during a Navajo Veterans’ event. Maybe now all of the jokes…
-
Civil War Professor Donald Trump Tells Rally Crowd: 'Robert E. Lee Was a Great General'
Donald Trump is a man of many trash talents. Proud purveyor of gold potties, grand assessor of IQ’s, unquestioned king of dragging bits of toilet paper stuck to his shoe onto Air Force One, it also turns out Trump is a quite the Civil War enthusiast. Trump flexed his history chops at a campaign rally…