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Kim Kardashian Asks Governor for DNA Test to Help Man on Death Row
Kim Kardashian—who recently helped commute the sentence of 63-year-old Alice Johnson—is using her privilege yet again to bring attention to a prisoner she believes has been wrongly convicted. Saturday, Kardashian posted on Twitter asking California Gov. Jerry Brown if he could test the DNA of Kevin Cooper. Cooper has been on death row for 33…
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The Root’s Clapback Mailbag: Make the Mailbag Great Again
Deputy Managing Editor Yesha Callahan is gonna be mad at this short-ass lede, but today there’s no need to pussyfoot around. We all know why we’re here, so let’s address the elephant in the room. Dear Ted Cruz: I can’t believe you did this to me. I thought our mutual hate for each other had…
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New Yeezy Campaign Features Nude Models
Editor’s note: This post contains images of nude models. Yeezy taught me—well, he tried. Now that Kanye West has released his new albums, Ye and Kids See Ghosts, he’s got time to devote to his Yeezy fashion line. With no warning, of course, we were ambushed on social media with pictures from his latest Yeezy campaign…
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Black People Aren’t Stupid: The False Notion That Kanye and Kim Are Helping Trump Win Black Voters
Although I am rarely amazed by racism, privilege or America in general, when it comes to the audacity of whiteness, I am sometimes astounded at white people’s perception of black people. I often marvel at the Caucasian notion of our inherent simplemindedness; the idea that dangling any dancing black puppet in front of the Negro…
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The Quickest and Easiest Way to Effect Change? Be Famous
A few months back, I had the opportunity to speak at the University of California, Berkeley, about identity politics and public policy. I was asked at one point what I thought was the best way to make a difference in the world. It’s a pretty lofty question and is generally met with platitudes about being…
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A Thank-You Letter to Kim Kardashian for Proving White Privilege Is Real
Dear Kim Kardashian West: As you bask in the adoration and applause for the part you played in Alice Marie Johnson’s freedom, I’m sure I’m the last person you want to hear from (not that you even know I exist). But I’d like to thank you for proving to the world that white privilege is…
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Why Everyone Needs to Know About Alice Marie Johnson, the Great-Grandmother Who Is Serving a Life Sentence [Update: Johnson’s Sentence Commuted]
Updated: Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 3:53 p.m. EDT: President Donald Trump commuted Alice Marie Johnson’s sentence on Wednesday, and she will be released from prison after spending 21 years behind bars for a first-time, nonviolent drug offense. Trump didn’t give Johnson a full pardon, which would have cleared her record. Instead, he opted to reduce…
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Celebrity-Obsessed Trump Listens to Kim Kardashian, Commutes Alice Johnson’s Life Sentence
It might be time to run all of our presidential requests through Kim Kardashian West. President Donald Trump, appearing to heed the advice of the reality-TV star after their chat at the White House last week, has commuted the sentence of Alice Johnson, a black woman serving life for a nonviolent drug offense, Axios reports.…
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Trump Believes That Kim and Kanye Are Helping With His Popularity Among African Americans!
President Donald Trump recently welcomed the vapid mosh pit of black-woman body parts that is Kim Kardashian West to the abhorrent sinkhole, aka the White House, to discuss prison reform—which is funny because they were two knowledgeable people short of an actual discussion about prison reform. Together, the reality stars who have successfully parlayed their…
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Trevor Noah: The Key to a Trump Pardon? Racist Barack Obama Tweets
In a “take me serious” black outfit and yellow heels, Kim Kardashian was all business as she marched her way into the White House Wednesday to speak to Donald Trump about prison reform and pardoning Alice Marie Johnson. Johnson’s story tugged at Kardashian’s heart when she learned about the life sentence without parole she was…