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Congresswomen AOC and Ilhan Omar Stream Among Us, Thankfully Manage to Avoid Being Cringey
On Tuesday, Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Ilhan Omar went on Twitch to stream the incredibly popular game, Among Us. According to BBC News, the stream managed to get up to 400,000 concurrent viewers, the third-highest stream to ever be hosted on the site. The VOD of the stream has already gotten over 4 million…
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Yes, the Revolution Will Be Televised: The 4th Annual March for Black Women Will Be Broadcast Live
“We need to talk about the women,” said Lizzo in her first-ever Vogue cover story earlier this week. She was referring to the women who have so often been overlooked in the movement for Black lives (a movement founded by Black women)—and as this article goes live, there are feet on the ground across the…
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Trump to Rep. Ilhan Omar: How’s Your Country Doing? Omar to Trump: This Is My Country, Ho! (OK, I Added the Ho)
Trump knows that he’s down in the polls, so that means tickling the taint of his base, which always involves dimming the lights a bit and putting on some soft mood music and playing the musical stylings from his racist dog whistle. During racism’s birthday party disguised as a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday,…
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Beats Well-Funded Challenger Like He Stole Something in Minnesota Democratic Primary
Oh, the pundits waxed on about how Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive group of congresswomen known as “The Squad,” was facing serious trouble in the Minnesota Democratic primary on Tuesday. Oh, they waxed on about the money Antone Melton-Meaux, an attorney who also runs a mediation practice, had raised. Oh, you could…
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Exclusive: Tracy Clayton Is the New Host of Podcast Going Through It; Guests Include Tamron Hall, Ilhan Omar, Mara Brock Akil and More
If you’ve followed Tracy Clayton online throughout the years, you’ve probably noticed her endearing and comforting humor. She most certainly transitioned that online charm over into the podcast world, hosting Another Round (which debuted in 2015) and most recently, Netflix’s Strong Black Legends. Hell, Beyoncé enjoys her, too. Next up for Clayton? Well, she’s the…
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President Trump Told Me to Go Back to Somalia. So, I Did
Last July, President Trump made headlines by lashing out at a group of progressive congresswomen—among them Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the first Somali elected to Congress—and told them to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came.” Days later, crowds at a Trump rally were crying out Ilhan…
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Father of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar Dies of COVID-19
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced Monday night that her father died of complications from the coronavirus. In a statement, Omar said, “It is with tremendous sadness and pain that I share that my father, Nur Omar Mohamed, passed away due to complications from COVID-19. No words can describe what he meant to me and all…
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Minneapolis Police Confront Protesters After George Floyd's Death; Sister Calls for Cops to Face Murder Charges
On Tuesday night, Minneapolis police in riot gear clashed with protesters demanding justice in the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died in custody after an officer kneeled on his neck for at least 8 minutes. CBS News reports that police used smoke bombs, tear gas, and flash grenades against the demonstrators,…