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Political News Roundup: George Santos Doesn’t Know Who James Baldwin Was, Other the Political Trainwrecks and more…
A collection of our the Root's best posts of the week in politics
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Says He’ll Protect Pro-Ceasefire Progressives Targeted By AIPAC & Others
AIPAC is expected spend millions to unseat progressive members of Congress. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says he'll fight to protect them.
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Congressman Jonathan Jackson Speaks Out On Calls For A Ceasefire
"If there's one child's death that could have been avoided, I feel vindicated," said Jonathan Jackson, the son of civil rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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Political Strategist Nina Smith Gets Real About Biden’s Re-Election Chances
The Root sat down with powerhouse political communications strategist Nina Smith to talk all things election for The 411.
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Prominent Black Political Figures Share Their Thoughts on Israel & Gaza
Here's what Black political leaders including Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Cori Bush, and Ayanna Pressley are saying about the humanitarian crisis.
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Rep. Cori Bush On Her Calls For a Ceasefire And Why Black Americans Should Care
"What is repugnant and disgraceful is war. What is repugnant and disgraceful is feeling as if certain people are collateral damage," Rep. Bush told The Root.
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The Times When Black Americans Rose-up In the Wake of Police Brutality
Michael Brown's death helped spark a whole movement. The Root looks back at other incidents of police brutality that sparked racial justice protests.
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Democratic Lawmakers, Say It’s Time To End Solitary Confinement!
Representatives Cori Bush, Jamaal Bowman and others, introduced legislation to end the "inhumane" practice of solitary confinement in Federal Prisons.
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‘Your Bills Are Racist!’: Rep. Cori Bush Rips GOP Majority on House Floor
Missouri Congresswoman Cori Bush calls out Republicans' "racist" spending bill on the House floor.
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Why Reparations Owed to Black People Could be Too Massive for Cash payouts
The writer tries to compute how much is a life of enslavement worth in today’s dollars?