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A Republican National Committee spokesman is not happy with the NAACP. Raffi Williams, who has served as the RNC’s deputy press secretary for nearly two years, called out the civil rights organization for not mentioning the historic wins of Republicans Mia Love and Sen. Tim Scott in the midterm elections on Tuesday. Love, from Utah,…

It was a nonstory at best. A moment of awkwardness between Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges and Navell Gordon, a black campaign volunteer, as both stopped to pose for a photo. In that moment, they couldn’t decide what to do with their free hand. They both fumble a bit and in the end settle on pointing…

If speculation holds true, President Obama is slated to tap Loretta Lynch, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn, to replace Eric Holder as the next attorney general, according to officials who heard reports of the president’s decision and told CNN. According to several news sources, the decision is all but…

Here are 52 reactions to last night’s Scandal episode: When we learn that Fitz has been calling Olivia every night since she told him there was still hope for them to get back together: 1. Fitz has that Obama ’08 “Yes We Can!” kind of hope. 2. If only the Democrats still had that kind of…

On Thursday Nike announced that it is severing ties with Minnesota Vikings running Adrian Peterson, who was suspended from the NFL after two separate allegations of child abuse emerged. “Adrian Peterson is no longer a Nike athlete,” said Nike in a statement viewed by USA Today. Nike originally suspended its relationship with the star running…

As political analysts continue to unpack what the 2014 midterm elections meant for each party, one theory has emerged that ought to make Hillary Clinton smile. According to an Al-Jazeera report, the beating the Democrats took helped Clinton’s probable bid for the White House in 2016 in two ways: First, it suggests that one of…

A live debate Thursday on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal turned nasty when a caller identifying himself as a California Republican called President Obama the n-word, the New York Daily News notes. During the open-phone-call portion of the show, Anthony from San Diego—as he identified himself—told his fellow Republicans not to rest on their midterm-election-victory laurels.   “I…

My girlfriend is 29, working at a call center, in school for her bachelor’s degree and living with her parents. Sadly, she’s a late bloomer. While I wish she was more established, I’m OK. My mother, though, thinks I’m settling. I love my girl, but my circle includes doctors, attorneys, public relations executives, MBAs, etc.…

The Root 100 annual gala is always a high-powered networking event, part family reunion, part revival. Throw in a photo booth and a great DJ, and it turns into one of the best parties of the year. Thursday night’s soiree at New York City’s Espace on West 42nd Street did not disappoint. Packed with movers…

As the nation waits for possible charges to be brought against Darren Wilson, the police officer who killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., Brown’s mother may be facing charges of her own. Leslie McSpadden has been accused of leading others to attack and steal money from a group selling “Justice for Mike Brown” merchandise. If…