Dec 30
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The best things about Christmas (also Kwanzaa and Hanukkah) heading into New Year’s week are the gifts and the…
Dec 16
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I’m here with you, but I’m not here FOR you…
Dec 6
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“Kamala Harris is dropping out but Pete Buttigieg is still in?”
Nov 19
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“Seriously, you might as well bathe yourself in barbecue sauce for all the smoke you’re gonna take this week” —My…
Nov 1
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Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke on Friday took himself out of the running for the Democratic presidential…
Oct 18 2019
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During a week where there is a Democratic debate the Power Rankings usually focus on who performed best, and how…
Oct 11 2019
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Earlier this week, Marcus Ferrell (former African-American outreach director for Bernie Sanders for America 2016,…
Oct 9 2019
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U.S. national security conversations have traditionally focused on perceived foreign threats, such as a…
Sep 27 2019
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The Root 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings take a one-week snapshot of the campaign season and imagine, using ju…
Sep 12 2019
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HOUSTON—Will Kamala Harris drag Joe Biden up to high heaven before her colored brethren at Texas Southern…
Sep 3 2019
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On Sunday, R&B star Khalid returned to his hometown of El Paso, Texas, to host a benefit concert for the victims of…
Sep 1 2019
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With the increasing occurrences of mass shootings, America is turning into the killing fields, literally.
Aug 26 2019
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We made it. After eight full weeks of Twitter spats, campaign gossip, polls and memes, we’ve reached our first bye…
Aug 16 2019
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“Smart white people know how to hire black people who actually KNOW black people.”
Aug 9 2019
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Beto Goes Blue, Warren Wilts and Harris Goes O.G. AG: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 6
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Mass shootings hit in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas; the stock market crashes; and Toni Morrison passes away. Why…
Aug 7 2019
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Before heading off to El Paso, Texas, where a white boy trumped up by divisive language from the highest office in…
Aug 2 2019
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Before you read The Root’s 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings for Week 5, we want you to close your eyes and use…
Jul 11 2019
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This week’s Root 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings is full of surprises. We have a new No. 1 after several…
Jul 3 2019
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Welcome back to The Root’s 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, where our select committee of activists,…
Jun 27 2019
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In First Debate, Democrats Say They’re All for Change, but Argue Over How Far to Go and at What Cost
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In the Democrats’ first presidential primary debate Wednesday night, the candidates each hit on the need for change,…