election 2016
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An Open Letter to Woke Young Brothers
Shout out to all the woke young brothers who’ve stood up in response to the injustices we’ve seen too frequently these past years, like when the lives of Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, Dontre Hamilton and Sandra Bland and too many tragic others were lost needlessly with callous impunity. I hear from many of you from time…
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This Election Comes Down to 1 Thing
In one day, most of you will cast a vote for who you want to serve as the next president of the United States. By now you likely have been inundated with articles, commercials and personal appeals to do your part as both a citizen in this democracy and a beneficiary of the people who…
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KKK's Official Newspaper Backs Trump; Trump Campaign Rejects Support
The Crusader, the official newspaper of the Ku Klux Klan, has announced its support for the candidacy of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump in its current issue, the Washington Post reports. The newspaper’s entire front page is used for a lengthy defense of Trump’s run for the White House under the banner, “Make America Great…
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Civil Rights Groups Ready to Stand Up to Voter Intimidation
Gabrielle Gray is a little busy these days. The 26-year-old doctoral student in political science at Howard University is coordinating the school’s 2016 Presidential General Election Voter Protection Project. It involves putting together teams of students from HBCUs around the nation to keep voters of color from being intimidated at the polls on Election Day.…
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Watch: Leaked Stevie Wonder Song Destroys Donald Trump
Updated Thursday, Oct. 27, 4:17 p.m. EDT: A video for the remix, produced by R. Ray Barnes and Tony Coleman, has now been released on the Hidden Beach YouTube channel. Watch it below: Earlier: Stevie Wonder—the man, the myth, the legend—is responsible for the election anthem of 2016, and he doesn’t even know it yet.…
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An Intervention Letter for America
Dear America, I know you’re wondering why we brought you here today. First, I want you to understand that this is not an ambush. We are here because we love you. I’m sure that the somber look on everyone’s face makes you think we have bad news, but don’t worry—you’re America; there’s always bad news.…
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Hate Rising: Jorge Ramos Delves Deep Into Racial Hatred in America
Univision anchor Jorge Ramos has been thinking a lot about hate recently. Ever since Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ejected the Mexican immigrant, who is also an American citizen, from a press conference in August 2015 with a dismissive “Go back to Univision,” the experience has been on his mind. “Just a few seconds later,…
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#WeBuiltThis: Black People Built America, and America Won’t Stop Killing Us
If you’re black, enfranchised and under 35, you’ve probably caught hell from at least a dozen people about your civic duty to vote. (Something about your ancestors bleeding and dying for your right to vote, and how folks your age should be galloping to the polls. It’s like your civic duty to stand for the…
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Fear of a Nonwhite Planet
What are black people to do when the dog-whistling becomes a siren song? As his campaign shows signs of sinking beneath the tide of sexual assault accusations, his own vile words, inconsistent and nonexistent political and social policies, and an inability to follow the suggestions of his advisers or to stay on script during public…