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House Sees Red on Rep. Al Green’s Effort to Impeach Trump
Well, that didn’t take long. As many politicos predicted, the House on Wednesday rebuffed an effort put forth by Texas Democrat Al Green to impeach Donald Trump. As NBC News reports, the Democrat-controlled House voted 332-95 to table Green’s resolution. In bringing it to the House floor Tuesday night, Green had cited Trump’s recent “go…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Clapped Back at Mitch McConnell for Saying ‘No One Alive’ Is Liable for Reparations. So We Came Up With a List
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing about H.R. 40, a proposal from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) that would authorize a national apology and study reparations for slavery and racial discrimination against black people in America. Among those testifying before the subcommittee was…
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'An Idea Whose Time Has Come': Congress Hears the Case for Reparations on Juneteenth
The contributions of African Americans to this country—and the matter of what the federal government still owes them for those contributions—will take center stage on Capitol Hill today as the House hears H.R. 40, a bill that proposes a commission on reparations be formed. “We know that it’s not just white men that built build…
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Danny Glover, Ta-Nehisi Coates to Finally Discuss Reparations During House Hearing on Juneteenth
Anyone else tired of waiting for their 40 acres and a mule? While Holocaust victims, survivors of Japanese internment and other victims of genocide or injustice have been compensated for the unspeakable horrors they endured, America built a multi-billion dollar economy by brutalizing our ancestors and somehow refuses to cut the check. The subject has…
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As a Black Man, I Understand Why Democrats Don’t Want to Impeach Trump
Contrary to what most people think, almost every black person I know honestly believes in the noble ideals of America. We think it is self-evident that all men are created equal. The history of Africans in America is nothing if not the desperate, fruitless pursuit of life, liberty and happiness. We want to live in…
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The House Passes Equality Act to Prevent LGBTQ Discrimination
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which expands protections for members of the LGBTQ community. Business Insider reports that they would be protected from discrimination in housing, applying for credit, the workplace, public accommodations and more. But it’s not without its critics, of course, who believe it would impose on…
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The House Opposes the NRA to Renew the Violence Against Women Act—with Powerful Provisions to Protect All Women
The House of Representatives just took a powerful stance in protection of women—and in direct opposition to the National Rifle Association. On Thursday, the House approved legislation reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), which expired in February. Now up for renewal, it includes added provisions expanding protections for transgender victims and restricting gun ownership.…
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Democrats Expected to Formally Request Trump's Tax Returns in Coming Weeks: Report
Much like my beloved Boston Celtics, Donald Trump can’t seem to buy a victory these days. Soon, the House of Representatives may get to the bottom of why. House Democrats are expected to formally request 10 years of Trump’s personal tax returns in the coming weeks, according to the Washington Post and other media outlets.…
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Watch: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 'Mother of Dragging,' Flames Trump in Her First Floor Speech
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of the House of Congress, The Unscathed, Queen of the Bronx, Torcher of Twitter, Breaker of Boat Shoes, and Mother of Dragging, just made her inaugural speech on the House floor and torched President Trump over his ongoing government shutdown to get money for the wall that Mexico was supposed to pay…