2020
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2020 So Black: 20 Black Films And TV Worth Looking Forward To
We made it, y’all! It is the year 2020 (twenty twen twennnnn!) and though we still don’t have flying cars like The Jetsons teased, we do have some black-ass film and TV to look forward to this year. As we’re in the ’20s (which, feels weird to say), I decided to keep up with the…
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Presidential Hopefuls Julián Castro and Cory Booker Express Anger, Concern Over Kamala Harris’ Ending Her Campaign
Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julián Castro didn’t mince words when asked about his feelings on the abrupt ending of California Sen. Kamala Harris’ bid for president. “To me, they held her to a different standard, a double standard, to other campaigns. And I don’t know if it impacted her decision to withdraw from…
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Mayor Pete Ain’t Got to Lie, Deval Patrick Is Gonna Try and the Harris Campaign Won’t Die: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 18 1/2
“Seriously, you might as well bathe yourself in barbecue sauce for all the smoke you’re gonna take this week” —My well-intentioned warning to fellow Black Power Rankings judge Marcus Ferrell (former director of African American Outreach, Bernie for America 2016, and senior adviser for Swing Left). Mr. Ferrell is the silent partner in the Black…
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Live Blog: The Democratic Debate at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio
Greetings from The Root! Senior reporter Terrell Jermaine Starr will be live blogging the Democratic debate tonight from New York City. Please watch with us as Starr gives his observations about the candidates and how people on Twitter are reacting to them. For a pre-debate analysis, please go to Starr’s post here.
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Pre-Debate Analysis: Don’t Fall for Trump’s Conspiracy Theories on Ukraine
Tonight’s debate will potentially be a make-or-break moment for former Vice President Joe Biden, depending on how well he handles questions concerning his diplomacy in Ukraine as well as his son’s past business dealings in the country. ABC News broadcast an interview with Hunter Biden this morning where he admitted his decision to join the…
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The Black Man Trump Called ‘My African American’ Calls It Quits on the Republican Party
Gregory Cheadle, the black Republican Donald Trump once referred to as “my African American,” has finally had enough of Trump’s shenanigans and is quitting the GOP and making a run for Congress as an independent. In an interview with PBS NewsHour, Cheadle said he had hoped that as president, Trump would focus on economic issues…
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No Regrets? NYC Mayor and Presidential Candidate Bill de Blasio Gets Real About Eric Garner, the NYPD, and Policing
New York City Mayor and 2020 presidential candidate Bill de Blasio has no regrets over how he handled the legal proceedings of Daniel Pantaleo, the cop who killed Eric Garner. During his interview with The Root, de Blasio acknowledged the frustrations of New Yorkers who wanted him to call for the firing of Pantaleo (legally,…
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Stacey Abrams Almost Beat a Crooked Voting System. Now She’s Making Sure Other Politicians Don’t Have To
To this day it’s unclear if Stacey Abrams legitimately lost her bid to become the first black female governor of Georgia or if Brian Kemp, double-dipping as both the Georgia secretary of state and the GOP candidate for governor, stole the election. Either way, Abrams doesn’t have time to waste and is taking her Fair…
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Filmmaker Michael Moore Wants America’s Favorite Black Woman to Save America From Trump
Filmmaker Michael Moore knows exactly who could save America from the racist president leaving his Florsheim prints all over the Oval Office desk, and that person, according to Moore, would “crush” President Donald Trump in 2020 “and her last name rhymes with Obama.” “In fact, it is Obama—Michelle Obama,” Moore said on MSNBC. “Everybody watching…
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New Poll Shows That Black Voters Favor Former Vice President Joe Biden in 2020
A new poll has shown what we all feared—fine, maybe it’s just me—but black folks, at least the ones polled, have declared that Vice President Joe Biden is the frontrunner out of all the Destiny’s Child members that make up the Democratic nominees vying to become president. Some “seventy-six percent of African American Democrats who…