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Trump Is the 'First Black President’ According to Ex-NFL Player Turned Pastor Jack Brewer

Who in the hell and what in the devil? During a Black History Month celebration in the Cabinet Room at The White House on Thursday, a gang of black supporters of Donald John assembled to praise him and tout his record. One person of interest did the unspeakable – calling Poor POTUS “the first black…

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Brooklyn Baldwin

Published

February 29, 2020
Entertainment, Social Media

Leave Malia Obama the Hell Alone and Let Her Enjoy Life (and Facebook)

Malia Obama continues to be photographed minding her black-ass business—this time, the 20-year-old college student was seen drinking out of a bottle of rosé during a weekend spent in Miami with friends. Shudder at the thought of a bottle of rosé being in Miami, which is obviously the epicenter for wholesome good times and mild-mannered…

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Corey Townsend

Published

February 19, 2019
Entertainment

Maybe Katy Perry Is Just an Asshole

All over the internet, people have been blasting the dead-behind-the-eyes Dollar Tree version of a pop princess known as Katy Perry for the shade she threw at former President Barack Obama in a recent social media post. In an Instagram Live post last week, Perry was addressing the criticism surrounding her recent Justin Beiber-like haircut:…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

May 5, 2017
News

The President Had Us All in Tears During His #ObamaFarewell Address

The Obama farewell wasn’t a funeral. Far from it. In fact, it was a revival. At the close of a historic two-term presidency, as the nation’s first African-American president of the United States, Barack Obama had one last benevolent act: to remind the country not to give up on hope or the belief that it…

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The Root Staff

Published

January 11, 2017
News

8 Years a President: Thoughts on 2 Terms of a Black President and Black First Family

It’s a tall task to assess the entirety of President Barack Obama’s two terms in office, to cull an ultimate judgment from all the success and missteps of his administration, and then measure that against the unprecedented obstructions it faced. One can point to the decline in deficit and the growth of gross domestic product,…

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The Root Staff

Published

November 1, 2016
President Obama and First Lady, Please Do These 10 Blackest Things Before You Leave

The Obamas haven’t been the typical presidential family. From moving Michelle’s mama into 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to hosting rappers and poetry sessions, this couple has done away with tradition and brought some much-needed life (and color) to the White House. Now, with only a few months until they leave the Oval Office, there are 10…

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Chanté Griffin

Published

October 27, 2016
News

‘I Wanted to Be a Part of History’: What It Means to Work for the 1st Black President

When he was a teenager, Gregory Lorjuste didn’t dream of working in the White House someday. “Politics wasn’t discussed at our kitchen table when I was growing up,” he said in a recent interview. “We talked about work and putting food on the table.” Until the latter years of high school, he didn’t have college…

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The Root Staff

Published

September 6, 2016