Donald Trump
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ESPN's Sage Steele Comes for Wide Receiver Mike Evans' Protest and Finds Miko Grimes
ESPN sports commentator Sage Steele is looking like she might be in the All Lives Matter camp. On Sunday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans took a knee during the national anthem to protest Donald Trump’s winning the presidency. “If this happens, then America’s not right right now,” Evans told USA Today. “I said…
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We Are the Future Our Ancestors Fought For
Since Tuesday, I have read countless posts from Facebook friends sharing some of the racist experiences they have endured since Donald Trump was elected president. Many of them express hurt and pure shock at being called the n-word, being told to go back to Africa or Mexico, or being taunted and targeted for how they…
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A Black Political Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Trump Galaxy
Nowhere does the question “What’s the next step?” carry more significance than in black America. Safe to say that most black voters feel like Tom Cruise in Edge of Tomorrow, repeatedly slain by aliens on a violent beachhead one day and repeatedly waking up the next in a dopey haze of “Did that just happen?”…
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#NotMyPresident: Protests Continue as High School Students Stage Walkouts Monday
High school students in several states, including California, Colorado and Oregon, walked out of class chanting and carrying signs as protests against the presidential election of Donald Trump entered their sixth day Monday. The students declared concerns about comments the president-elect has made about minorities and the effect he will have on their communities, the…
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Los Angeles Police Chief: Trump Won’t Change Department's Immigration Policy
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck announced Monday that the city’s Police Department will not change its stance on immigration enforcement even as President-elect Donald Trump has promised to be tougher on immigration and deport criminal immigrants, the Los Angeles Times reports. A special order instituted by former LAPD Chief Daryl Gates in 1979 prohibits…
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Why 13% Of Black Men Voted For Donald Trump, Explained
According to exit poll numbers, 13% of the Black men who voted in the Presidential election voted for Donald Trump. Yeah, I know. This even surpasses the number of Black male voters who went for both McCain and Romney. I know that too. Can you explain how that happened? Why would 13% of Black men…
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Trump Won't Take Salary as President; Says Wants Supporters to Stop Harassing Minorities
A kinder, softer, gentler Donald Trump made his first television appearance since becoming president-elect. Appearing on 60 Minutes, Trump told host Lesley Stahl that he didn’t plan to take a salary while he was in office, that he doesn’t want the nation to be ripped apart and that he wants his voters to stop harassing…
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And So It Begins: Herschel Walker’s Out Here Begging Trump for a Job
Herschel Walker isn’t waiting for his longtime friend Donald Trump to get sworn in before he gets started on his pitch for a job. According to TMZ Sports, Walker wants to be appointed head of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition. “I hope he would at least consider me,” Walker told TMZ. Dominique…
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Soundtrack for Survival: 10 Songs to Help You Through a Trump Presidency
I was in the fourth grade when my white best friend told me a racist joke. “Why are black people so dark?” he asked a group of us at lunch, with a mischievous grin. I looked at him dumbfounded. I put down my milk box, wiped what had dribbled down from the corners of my…
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Protests Against Trump Go for 3rd Day Across Nation
Thousands across the country continue to take to the streets to protest Donald Trump’s election Tuesday. The New York Times reports that cities such as Miami, New York, Los Angeles and Atlanta; Portland, Ore.; Tempe, Ariz.; Raleigh, N.C.; Olympia, Wash.; and Madison, Wis., all experienced protests ranging from a few hundred participants to thousands. With…