congresswomen
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#IStandWithIlhan: Trump Targets Rep. Ilhan Omar in Yet Another Islamophobic Tweet and People Are Repulsed
Public outcry has taken over social media as Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar continues to be targeted by Donald Trump and his fringe followers. As previously reported by The Root, Trump has been spitting vitriol at the Minnesota rep, mocking her just days after a man was arrested for threatening to kill her. On Friday evening,…
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Winter Is Coming: Trump's Female Opposition Will Be Wearing White to the State of the Union
When Donald Trump approaches the podium to wheeze through his sad little State of the Union address Tuesday night (when most of us would rather be watching Phylicia Rashad and Susan Kelechi Watson devour scenery on This Is Us), he will likely be greeted with a sea of white. No, it won’t be the hoods…
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Fashioning a New Congress: What This Freshman Class Wears to Work Matters More Than Ever
When Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Mn.) was sworn into the 116th Congress today, the Somali-American became the first woman to serve wearing hijab. Fellow freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mi.) chose to wear a traditional Palestinian dress called a thobe to the confirmation, as a nod to her heritage. Both made history in November as the first…