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Hill Harper Announces Michigan Senate Run, Challenges Frontrunner U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin
Harper, 57, says the Senate needs a "richness" of diversity.
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Inside the Fight to Close The Infamous ‘Slavery Loophole’
Democrats in Congress introduced the 'Abolition Amendment,' but what does it actually do?
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Exclusive: Democrats Want to Restore The Civil Rights Act
Earlier today, Democrats in the House and Senate introduced the Economic Inclusion Civil Rights Act of 2023. Here's what it does.
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![Family of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley “Overjoyed” Over Congressional Gold Medal [UPDATE]](https://www.theroot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/a04ff1df41e9a4ac2da4a4d4c7493f29-300x198.jpg)
Family of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley “Overjoyed” Over Congressional Gold Medal [UPDATE]
The House unanimously voted on Wednesday to award both Emmett Till and his mother and activist Mamie Till-Mobley with the congressional gold medal.
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Black and Farmers of Color May Finally Get a Lifeline Under the Inflation Reduction Act
Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) lead the effort to repurpose funds after white farmers held them up for a year with lawsuits.
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Charles Booker, Kentucky Democrat, Wears Noose in New Campaign Ad and Calls out Sen. Rand Paul
The first Black Kentuckian to receive a Democratic nomination for Senate wearing a noose in the emotional ad chronicling America's lynching history
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Ginni Thomas Texts Spur House Panel Investigation Into Judicial Ethics
House Democrats intend to look at exploring codes of conduct for federal judges outside the Supreme Court.