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Mike Pence Would Not Be Worse Than Trump Because No One, God Included, Gives a Shit About Mike Pence
It’s been a relatively slow week for rapey vat of curdled Cheez Whiz Donald Trump and his cadre of paint thinner-dipped sociopathic marionettes. Perhaps it’s because he’s currently on his 27th vacation of the last three months, and there’s no dry snitches left to fire for outing cocksucking contortionists to the New Yorker. But don’t…
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2nd Verse Same as the 1st! Former Mexican President on Trump’s Wall: ‘We’ll Never Pay for That Fucking Wall’
Former Mexican President Vicente Fox might be the only politician not named Maxine Waters who warms my heart. That’s because Fox is not here for any of President Donald Trump’s fuck shit. None of it. During an interview with CNN, Fox repeated his refrain that has now become a sound bite for anyone wondering whether…
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Shannon Sharpe to Fox Sports’ Clay Travis: ‘I Don’t F–k With You. Don’t Make Me Lose My Job’
So those on the right have this thing where they say completely triggering comments that would have a triggering effect on any sane, rational, thinking human person with compassion and empathy, only so that they can say “triggered” after you’ve gone there. It’s a game for them. On Monday, Fox Sports’ Clay Travis decided he…
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I Thought Day Parties Were Dumb And Too "Millennial" Until I Had One Of My Own
When I hear the words day party, I instantly imagine women in strapless dresses from Anthropologie and dudes wearing suspenders with those super high hemmed pants. There’s barbecue chicken that magically doesn’t drip. It’s at a perfectly appointed venue. There’s no talk about politics or hip-hop. There are people sitting on the back of upholstered…
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2017 World Wypipo Tournament, Round 4: The Hateful 8
Ten days ago, 64 melanin-deficient standouts grabbed their flip-flops, business suits and privilege to compete in the world-renowned battle to see who will be crowned the champion of wypipo. Yet, this competition has led many to level accusations of racism against our tournament organizers. Some accused us of reinforcing negative stereotypes of Caucasians. Even though…
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Journalists, Musicians ‘Co-Signed’ R. Kelly
Reporter Alleges More Exploitation of Black Women Raleigh Paper Drops Columnist After 24-Year Run Sports Columnist Kawakami to Edit Online Startup Chicago Sun-Times Calls Out Institutional Racism Reporting Finds Lead Still Contaminates Urban Soil Ebony Owner Pledges Payments by Month’s End Pushback on Trump Backers’ Attacks on Journalism Statue Honors ‘Willpower Over White Power’ C-SPAN…
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#ILoveUs: That Beautiful Moment When Black People Get Lit Together on Social Media
Black people are lit. There’s something so special and so beautiful when black people link up. It’s the Diasporic commonality we all share that leads to an unspoken understanding. It’s that moment of eye contact you make with the black girl across the street, or the head nod you give to the brother who passes…
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Sheriff ‘Black Guy for Trump’ Turns Down Job at the Department of Homeland Security
Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr.—you know, the black man who loves to chide black people in the name of his lord and master Donald J. Trump—won’t be taking the assistant secretary position at the Department of Homeland Security. “Late Friday, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. formally notified Secretary of Homeland Security John…
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Happy Birthday, Mr. President: A Birthday Basket From Black America
What do you get the mediocre white man who’s been gifted everything from his real estate portfolio (see: father Trump) to the White House (see: Russia)? Well, The Root staff writer Michael Harriot and Senior Editor Stephen A. Crockett Jr. have come up with a few ideas—a few trinkets, if you will—that black America would…