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  • First Lady Michelle Obama on Election Night: ‘I Went to Bed Before Trump Won’

    While first lady Michelle Obama scorched President-elect Donald Trump on the campaign trail, she wasn’t interested in watching the returns come in on election night. “I went to bed. I don’t like to watch the political discourse; I never have,” she said in a joint interview with her husband, President Barack Obama, with People magazine. Michelle Obama went on…

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    Kellee Terrell

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  • LeBron James and Several Teammates Will Not Stay at Trump-Branded Hotels

    Several Cleveland Cavaliers players, including LeBron James, are refusing to stay at the Trump Hotel in New York City, part of a trend among several NBA teams since Donald Trump was elected president in November. The Cavaliers have excused those players who have noted that they don’t want to stay in hotels owned by the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Report: Trump Supporter Stabbed in the Throat After Calling Man a Racial Slur

    A Donald Trump supporter was stabbed in the throat at a Pasco, Wash., bar after an argument about the president-elect’s proposed policies resulted in the Trump supporter calling another man a racial slur. According to the Tri-City Herald, Raymond Williams, 29, of Richland, Wash., was arguing with Alvaro Campos-Hernandez, 40, of Pasco, Wash., about the president-elect.…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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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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    Allison Keyes

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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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    The Root Staff

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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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    Michael Arceneaux

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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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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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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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    The Root Staff

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  • Nobel Prize-Winning Author Wole Soyinka Leaves US Over Trump Victory

    Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning author, said that he has fulfilled his vow to leave the United States upon Donald Trump’s victory. “I have already done it; I have disengaged [from the United States]. I have done what I said I would do,” said Soyinka, according to The Independent. “I had a horror of…

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    The Root Staff

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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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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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