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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsTennessee Lawmakers Who Tried to Oust Black Reps Complain About Being Called 'Racist' In Leaked AudioIf it talks and walks like a racist then it probably is.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedApril 17, 2023Comments (9)
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsYawn. Republican Sen. Tim Scott Has Unfortunately Made Major Move Toward 2024 Presidential BidThe only Black Republican currently in the U.S. Senate is plotting a run for the White House.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedApril 13, 2023Comments (32)
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsGovernor Ron DeSantis' All Out War on Black FloridiansFlorida Governor Ron DeSantis' "anti-woke" push is highly publicized, but what about all his other attacks on Black…ByJessica WashingtonUpdatedApril 15, 2023Comments (4)
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsFla. GOP Lawmaker Apologizes For Calling Transgender People "Demons" and "Mutants" and More Disgusting ThingsRep. Webster Barnaby called transgender folks "demons and imps" then apologized Monday.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedApril 11, 2023Comments (19)
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsReps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones Were Reinstated, But That Doesn't Mean This is Over!Representatives Justin Pearson and Justin Jones are back, but this doesn't spell the end of this crisis for Black…ByJessica WashingtonUpdatedApril 12, 2023Comments (13)
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsThe Danger of Comparing Donald Trump to JesusSaturday Night Live mocked the religious analogy last night, but it's no laughing matter.ByCandace McDuffiePublishedApril 9, 2023Comments (32)
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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsRep. Jamaal Bowman Has Epic Shouting Match With Fellow Congressman on the Importance of Gun ControlBowman had a public argument with Rep. Thomas Massie about the importance of Gun reform following the mass shooting…ByNoah A. McGeePublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (64)
PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPoliticsGhanian President Nana Akufo-Addo Backtracks On Cruel LBGBT Bill After Kamala Harris Spoke OutA win for VP Harris? KamalaAkufo-Addo said that part of the bill being considered by its parliament “have been…ByCandace McDuffiePublishedMarch 30, 2023Comments (5)
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PoliticsPoliticsPoliticsPolitics'My Very Existence Is Disruptive': Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Breaking the Mold in CongressThe Root sat down with Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley for the second part of our three-part series on the next…ByJessica WashingtonPublishedMarch 28, 2023Comments (13)