Donald Trump
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What Exactly Will Policing Look Like for Blacks Under the ‘Law and Order’ President?
A South Carolina judge on Monday declared a mistrial in the murder trial of a white South Carolina police officer after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. Now-former North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager was accused of shooting unarmed African-American motorist Walter Scott in the back five times as Scott fled after a…
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Surviving Trump: Black Women Strengthen Coalitions, Practice Revolutionary Self-Care
Now that the shock has subsided from the election of Donald Trump as our next president, many of us are wondering what we do next and how his presidency will affect our daily lives. From his Cabinet picks, it is clear Trump supports a racist, sexist, xenophobic, homophobic and transphobic agenda in which corporate business…
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Why Would Any Black Person Want to Serve in Trump’s Administration?
There are many reasons for anyone of conscience not to serve in the administration of our hate-mongering, habanero-hue-having president-elect. He is a racist. He is a sexist. He is a xenophobe. Likewise, there are plenty of reasons for a black man in particular not to want to serve in the administration of such a character.…
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Trump Nominates Ben Carson for HUD Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Dr. Ben Carson, the former Republican presidential candidate, to be the next secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Trump’s transition team announced Monday. “I am thrilled to nominate Dr. Ben Carson as our next secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development,” Trump said in…
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Jill Stein Drops, Then Resumes, Pa. Recount Bid
Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein said early Sunday that she was moving forward with her recount efforts in the state of Pennsylvania after announcing the day before that she would drop it. On Saturday, Stein cited a $1 million bond as the reason she would not move forward with the recount effort in the…
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Woman Who Had Racist Meltdown in Michaels Also Had Epic Meltdown in Coffee Shop
The woman who caused a commotion in a Chicago–area arts and crafts store apparently has a history of causing disturbances inside stores when she doesn’t get her way. According to the Daily Mail, a new video has been released that shows Jennifer Boyle gyrating and directing a tirade at two employees at a Chicago-area Peet’s…
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Trump on OSU Attacker: He ‘Should Not Have Been in Our Country’
President-elect Donald Trump is at it again. Shortly after the news that Abdul Razak Ali Artan—who stabbed students on the Ohio State University campus Monday—was a refugee from Somali, Trump took to Twitter to claim he “should not have been in our country.” The attack left 11 people injured and Artan dead, CBS News reports.…
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11 Quick and Dirty Facts About Donald Trump's Latest Cabinet Picks
Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.) is Trump’s pick for secretary of health and human services. Prior to coming to Congress, he practiced as an orthopedic surgeon for 20 years. He served four terms in the Georgia Senate before being elected to Congress in 2005. He is chairman of the House Budget Committee and sits on the…
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President Obama: ‘Michelle Will Never Run for Office’
President Barack Obama isn’t just depressing us with his impending exit from the White House. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, he dashed any dreams that we collectively had for a Michelle Obama presidency. “Michelle will never run for office,” he said in the candid interview, which hit newsstands Tuesday. While many believe the…