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Obama to Pro-Trump Super PAC: Don’t Play With Me or My Homeboy

On Wednesday, former President Barack Obama had to come out of character to check a South Carolina TV station that was running an ad from a pro-Trump super PAC that took Obama’s words out of context to go after his ace, former Vice President Joe Biden. According to the Washington Post, some super PAC called…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

February 27, 2020
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2 Dozen Letters Written by President Obama’s Father Found in Harlem

How apropos for Father’s Day. A rare collection of letters written by President Barack Obama’s Kenyan father, Barack Hussein Obama Sr., have been discovered by an archivist in Harlem, reports the New York Times. The letters begin with a 22-year-old in Kenya, who could translate Swahili to English, asking for financial help to come study…

By

The Root Staff

Published

June 19, 2016