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  • 'Mothers of the Movement' Stand With Hillary Clinton at the DNC 

    It was an emotional moment Tuesday night when the “Mothers of the Movement” took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to speak about their children’s deaths and endorse Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The nine mothers walked onstage amid cries of “Black lives matter!” from the crowd, the Los Angeles Times notes, as Geneva…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Bill O'Reilly: Slaves Who Built the White House Were 'Well-Fed,' Had Government Lodging 

    Everybody’s talking about Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention. More specifically, one comment, referencing the White House as having been built by slaves, has raised questions and controversy (despite that being a fact) and has had several voicing their own opinions on the matter. Enter Bill O’Reilly, host of The O’Reilly Factor on…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • 6 Historic Structures in America That Were Built by Slaves

    During the Democratic National Convention Monday, first lady and all-around black girl magician Michelle Obama gave a riveting speech. Honestly, there’s not a Michelle Obama speech out there that’s not inspirational, motivational and spirited. Ask Melania Trump. However, there was a part of Obama’s speech that spoke to the heart of every black person, and…

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    Danielle Young

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  • PolitiFact Schools White People Who Refused to Believe White House Was Built by Slaves

    It seems that some people may have failed history. Or maybe it’s more a sign of how broken the education system is that PolitiFact actually had to go out and fact-check whether the White House was built by slaves after first lady Michelle Obama mentioned that fact during her rousing speech at the Democratic National…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Dear Michelle Obama, We Will Miss You.

    Like most folks that I know who took the time to actually watch the Republican National Convention in Cleveland (I was one of them), I similarly decided to watch this week’s Democratic National Convention taking place in Philadelphia. Full disclosure, I’m not a fan of Hillary Clinton and pretty much hate Donald Trump, but I’m…

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    Panama Jackson

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  • Trump Disses Cory Booker on Twitter; Booker Responds With Love 

    New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker isn’t at all disturbed by Donald Trump’s attack on him after Booker’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday. In fact, Booker has taken to responding to Trump with love, CNN notes. “I love Donald Trump,” Booker said Tuesday on CNN’s New Day. “I don’t want to answer his hate…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Barack Obama MLK’d His DNC Speech in 2004. Too Bad Part of It Was Just a Dream

    The speech that then-Sen. Barack Obama gave during the 2004 Democratic National Convention solidified him in the minds of many as a legitimate contender for the presidency. During that keynote address, Obama said a statement that he would later repeat many times during his presidential campaign, a statement that provided a peek at the conceptual…

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    Lawrence Ware

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  • Black Folks Seem to Be OK With Clinton’s VP Pick, But Sanders’ Peeps Not Pleased With Email Leak

    Hillary Clinton announced her vice presidential pick Friday, and though many didn’t seem to know much about Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, most black folks seem OK with her choice. Bernie Sanders’ supporters, however, are fuming over a hacker breach of the Democratic National Convention server, which threatens to disturb the tenuous peace between them…

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    The Root Staff

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