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Democratic VP Pick Tim Kaine Has Attended a Black Church for More Than 30 Years
They say the 11 o’clock hour on Sunday morning is the most segregated time in America. Breaking with that tradition, Sen. Tim Kaine, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, has attended an integrated (well, technically, “black”) church for more than 30 years. Kaine and his wife, Anne Holton, have been parishioners of St. Elizabeth’s Roman Catholic Church…
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I’m Not With Her Because I’m Petty
Most of my friends who grew up in the South have a story about the time their mothers sent them out to the yard to pick their own switch for a whipping. I do not. My mom summoned me for a spanking once and declared that I had to go outside and pick a switch,…
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When Corny Black Celebrities Say They Aren’t Voting, Does Anyone Care?
During the 2004 presidential campaign, Diddy launched the Vote or Die initiative. At the time I was a student at Howard University, and through our newspaper, The Hilltop, I wrote about the problems with giving celebrities too much sway in mobilizing groups—notably young people—to the polls. After all, famous folks may be well-meaning, but for…
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How Dare Malia Obama Be a #CarefreeBlackGirl and Miss Hillary Clinton at the DNC?!
Hillary Clinton gave a personal (read: boring) speech at the Democratic National Convention that left the crowd roaring. But Malia Obama wasn’t there! How dare she? Who does the oldest daughter of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama think she is?! This is just a thought, but maybe Malia Obama is just a…
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Hillary Clinton Reminds America It’s Not About Qualifications
Qualified people get passed over for jobs all the time. Having the best résumé, doing the perfect interview and even providing the most stellar references (“Applicant saved me from a burning building once and makes a damn good cup of coffee; hire him!”) does not always guarantee that you’ll get the job. More often than…
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VSB DNC Day Four Open Thread
It’s the last day of the 2016 Democratic National Convention and Hillary Clinton is slated to accept the party’s nomination as the first woman to receive the Democratic nod for President of The United States. Chelsea will also be speaking. And you can to. Spit your game, talk your shit.
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#Election2016: Trump Ain't New, and Clinton Ain't Savior
“To not vote for Hillary is to vote for Trump” is a refrain that liberals have championed this election season. It often rears its ugly head when leftists or black radicals denounce the two-party system, raising significant concerns about Hillary Clinton’s neoliberal tactics alongside Donald Trump’s rabid racism. It also appears when folks deeply question…
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The Democrats Are Led By Fucking Grown-Ups, And The GOP Is Led By An Adolescent Cheeto
For as long as I’ve been aware of American politics and the differences — real and perceived — between our two major parties, I’ve also been aware that the GOP has been touted as the party for grown-ups. For serious (White) men and the women those serious (White) men were married to. The solid and…
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'Mothers of the Movement' Stand With Hillary Clinton at the DNC
It was an emotional moment Tuesday night when the “Mothers of the Movement” took the stage at the Democratic National Convention to speak about their children’s deaths and endorse Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. The nine mothers walked onstage amid cries of “Black lives matter!” from the crowd, the Los Angeles Times notes, as Geneva…