Donald Trump
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What Black Networks Missed by Not Showing the Inauguration
Black Entertainment Television and TV One, the major African American-oriented networks, provided a much-needed service on Election Day by providing a sympathetic outlet for their stunned viewers to process Donald Trump’s presidential victory. But on Inauguration Day, both took a pass. They blew it. “Our viewers are far more emotionally moved by the exit of…
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Good Riddance to the Worst Show on Earth
“Ringling Bros. Circus Closing After 146 Years” I saw this and sarcastically said to myself, “Oh no! Not ‘The Greatest Show on Earth.’” Top articles covered: the 146 years of “greatness”; the mistreatment, abuse and murder of exotic animals, which led to battles with animal-rights groups; and the too-little, too-late attempt to hire its first…
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Women’s March: Massive Crowds Take Over DC and Cities Around the Country
Singer-actress Janelle Monáe said a prayer with her fellow performers before taking the stage to raucous cheers at Saturday’s Women’s March, which drew a gargantuan crowd that packed the National Mall from the streets east of the U.S. Capitol all the way west past 17th Street. “I want to remind you that it was woman…
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Trump’s 1st Executive Order Sounds Death Knell for Obamacare
Donald Trump’s very first executive order as president promised “to seek the prompt repeal” of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. Within hours of assuming the office of the presidency Friday—between his swearing-in and before leaving for his inaugural balls—Trump signed the executive order, which did not give specifics on…
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A 5-Step Guide to Surviving a Trump Presidency
Barack Obama was one of the most disrespected presidents in American history. He was heckled by a reporter from the Daily Caller in the Rose Garden; he was given a chair lecture by Bill O’Reilly; and a former mayor of New York City said of Obama, “I do not believe, and I know this is…
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Million Hoodies Movement for Justice Issues Inauguration Day Video Statement on Incoming Administration
Members of the Million Hoodies Movement for Justice released an Inauguration Day video statement Friday to “send a message about what’s at stake for the next four years with an administration that has promised to harm our communities.” “It is incumbent that young people find ways to get politically activated and involved to protect the…
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More Than 90 Arrested in Inauguration Disturbances
More than 90 people were arrested in the nation’s capital on Inauguration Day following disturbances when some members of an unidentified group smashed the windows of cars and stores just before President Donald Trump was officially sworn in, ABC News reports. Interim Metropolitan Police Chief Peter Newsham confirmed the arrests in a Periscope video posted…
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Here’s What the Vibe Was Like at President Trump’s Inauguration
Yvette Cormier’s brows furrowed when she was asked what she thought about being on the National Mall to see President Donald Trump’s swearing-in ceremony. She was here for both of President Barack Obama’s inaugurations and thinks that today wasn’t the same at all. “The energy of the crowd is completely different, and there’s no diversity,”…
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Unique Views, Episode 27: #TeamLawrence or #TeamChrisetteNeedsACheck?
It’s here. It’s finally here. President Trump. We don’t have to respect it, but that doesn’t make it any less true. A reality star who hates everyone except white men is president of the country, and the world is in retrograde. We know we said that episode 26 of the podcast would be the last…
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It’s Official: President Trump Takes Office
That’s it, it’s official: President Trump has taken office. I, too, was hoping for an alien abduction, but we were not so lucky. With his hand on a Bible, Donald J. Trump took the formal oath to “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States” as the nation’s 45th president. Hundreds—hell, maybe even…