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Rep. Ilhan Omar Beats Well-Funded Challenger Like He Stole Something in Minnesota Democratic Primary
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Last July, President Trump made headlines by lashing out at a group of progressive congresswomen—among them…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced Monday night that her father died of complications from the coronavirus.
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The unsigned note was simple, but haunting: “Ahmaud—I am so sorry. I should have stopped them. I am so sorry.”
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As the coronavirus pandemic continues to pick apart black and brown communities at devastating rates, California…
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The election of Donald Trump has really emboldened the “I don’t have a racist bone in my body” crowd. Seeing the…
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As Trump continued his whitewashing of America on Tuesday night’s State of the Union, many of the Democratic women…
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I’m an Arizona native. While I rather like it here, I am always befuddled by the people we elect to power—none more…
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A man who threatened to assault and kill Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar pleaded guilty in court Monday,…
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) will be hitting the campaign trail in support of Sen. Elizabeth Warren…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar is drawing fire for basically abstaining on a House vote taken to formally acknowledge, for the…
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Three out of four members of “The Squad”—the influential freshmen congresswomen who have become the face of the…
Sep 26 2019
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Every year, The Root 100 honors the most influential African Americans ages 25 to 45 in the fields of art, business,…