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  • After a Trump Victory, Black People Will Need Much More Than ‘We’ve Been Through Worse’ Language

    As a 30-year-old black queer man working in majority-white spaces, I am no stranger to indescribable trauma requiring emotional check-ins: sexual assault, homophobia, racism, incessant microaggressions and other forms of institutional violence. To help cope, I frequently told myself, “Black people have been through worse; you will get through it.” It was a temporary help…

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    Preston Mitchum

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  • Prediction: The Democratic Party Will Shift Further Right to Regain Power

    President-elect Donald J. Trump is what happens when a nation lies to itself about the depth of its character. And as the hand-wringing “How did this happen” hysteria reaches full force, that has never been more apparent than in this moment. Since August of last year, it has been clear that a Trump presidency was…

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    Kirsten West Savali

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  • Donald Trump Calls President Barack Obama 'a Very Good Man' at White House Meeting 

    Despite previous tense clashes and years during which Donald Trump questioned President Barack Obama’s American heritage, the president-elect called the president “a very good man” in Thursday’s much-anticipated White House meeting. Trump said that he had “great respect” for Obama, saying that the two met for about an hour and a half in a meeting…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Thousands of Calif. High School Students Stage Walkout in Protest of Trump Presidency 

    California isn’t done denouncing Donald Trump’s win yet, with high school students across the state—some of whom probably were not eligible to vote in Tuesday’s presidential election—still insistent on having their voices heard, CBS San Francisco reports. According to the report, students at Berkeley, Bishop O’Dowd and Oakland Tech high schools all staged walkouts just…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • ‘America’s Toughest Sheriff’ Joe Arpaio Loses Bid for 7th Term

    “America’s Toughest Sheriff” is no more. Arizona has voted Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio out of office, dismissing his bid for a seventh term following several legal problems involving racial profiling. Most recently, just a few weeks before the election, Arpaio was officially charged with criminal contempt of court for ignoring a judge’s order…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Protests Erupt Across Calif. Following Donald Trump's Presidential Projection 

    Californians took to the streets early Wednesday morning after Donald Trump was projected to be the president-elect of the United States, ABC News reports. According to the report, although protesters gathered elsewhere in the nation, including in Washington, D.C., the West Coast seemed to have the most activity because of the late hour at which…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Judge Denies Trump Campaign’s Request to Put Nev. Early Ballots on Hold

    GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump tried unsuccessfully on Tuesday to have some early ballots that were cast in Nevada put on hold, alleging that the presidential election in Las Vegas might be rigged to favor Democrats. According to the Washington Post, the Trump campaign alleged that the Clark County Registrar of Voters kept the polls…

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    Monique Judge

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  • My Son’s Only President: Obama Let Black Children See Their Own Possibilities

    This past Halloween, my son Robeson met President Barack Obama face-to-face at Trick or Treat at the White House. Ditching the mask of his Transformers costume, Roby approached Obama with waves and a wide, gapped-tooth smile that exposed his glee inside. While handing presidential candy to Roby, President Obama asked, “Where’s your teeth?” Roby continued…

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    Andre Perry

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  • 107-Year-Old Daughter of a Slave Ready to Cast Her Vote Once More 

    Donella Wilson, at 107 years old, has never missed a local or national election since she cast her first vote in the 1940s. And Wilson, who was born in South Carolina to parents who were former slaves, says she is ready to cast her vote one more time and perhaps make history once again. “I…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • 7 Ways to Stay Safe and Sane This Election Day

    This Election Day kind of feels like the day you’re scheduled to get your wisdom teeth pulled: You’ve gotta do it, and it’s gonna hurt, but you’re not sure how much it will hurt. For better or worse, we’re gonna have a new commander-in-chief-elect by the end of the day. Here are seven ways to…

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    Chanté Griffin

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