Kamala Harris
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Proud Boys Celebrate Trump's Call to 'Stand Back and Stand By' During Tuesday's Debate
The Grand Wizard…sorry, president of the United States horrified a lot of people Tuesday night with his astoundingly atrocious debate performance. Not everyone was plunged into a pit of existential despair, though, as the Proud Boys were celebrating the co-sign President Trump gave them during the debate. NBC News reports that multiple social media accounts…
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Kamala-Con: Maya Rudolph Gushes About Finally Meeting Sen. Harris IRL
Comedian Maya Rudolph’s impersonation of Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris was impressive enough to net her an Emmy last week, but Rudolph feels like there’s still room for improvement—particularly after meeting the potential veep in real life recently. “I got to meet her, and she is so fantastic. She is so incredible, she is…
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Obama, Jeezy, Team Biden Focus on Black Voters as Trump Focuses on Killing Them
Jeezy is not “young” anymore, and while The Root could not verify the color of Jeezy’s Lamborghini or his rims, we can, unfortunately, confirm that his president is no longer Black. To help rectify the situation and make sure that the next vice president is Black and the House, Senate and executive branch are blue,…
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What’s on the Minds of Young Black Voters? BET Hosts Panel Discussion Between Kamala Harris and HBCU Students
If you’ve heard it time and time again—Black voters are the cornerstone of the Democratic party, even as they have, historically and presently, faced substantial obstacles to having their voices heard at the ballot box. What is less certain, however, is to what degree young Black voters will turn up at the polls. On Tuesday,…
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America's Most 'Blackfamous' Celebrity Endorses Biden-Harris
In December 2019, The Root conducted a scientific study to determine who the most “Blackfamous” person in America. Frankie Beverly won by a landslide. A very self-assured white person once tried to convince me that she had been invited to “the cookout” by citing that she loved “Frankie Beverly and the Maze.” While the group…
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Are These Timberlands?
Yes, technically. But they’re not Timbs. There’s a difference? Yes. Care to expound? No.
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Skee Wee See Y’all: The Ladies of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Have Been Donating $19.08 to the Biden-Harris Campaign
Not only are Black women the backbone of the Democratic Party, but never let it be said that the ladies of Alpha Kappa Sorority Inc. don’t take care of their own. Not more than 24 hours after former Vice President Joe Biden announced that California Sen. Kamala Harris, she of the Howard University and doorknocker…
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Turning Pain Into Policy: Kamala Harris, Ben Crump Explain Why Police Reform Starts With Economic Justice
Whatever personal feelings one may hold about vice presidential hopeful Kamala Harris’ history as a prosecutor, attorney general and senator, the vast majority of lawyers, legal scholars and criminal justice experts agree on one inarguable fact: She is not Mike Pence. Unlike Pence, Harris wears a mask. Harris doesn’t think COVID-19 will take a self-care…
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First Look Clip: Ava DuVernay Reveals to Oprah What She Felt Right After Kamala Harris Was Announced as VP Candidate
August 28 is an important date. 2020 is an important year. That’s why Oprah Winfrey has decided to launch OWN Spotlight: Culture Connection & August 28th, featuring separate conversations with Ava DuVernay and Rev. Al Sharpton with regard to the historical context of this date as well as the significance of the Black vote and…
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Politicos Want Biden Out of the Basement. Stay Your Ass Right There, Joe
Apparently some Democrats and Republicans have been making fun of Democratic presidential Joe Biden’s respect for the Chevy Tahoe of airborne diseases, COVID-19. There is a movement of folks who believe that with the election less than three months away, Biden should be traveling around the country and social distancing while air-kissing babies. “I think…