make america great again
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US Army Probing How Completely Accurate Description of ‘MAGA’ as ‘Covert White Supremacy’ Was Included in Racial Inclusivity Workshop
Someone told the truth on a U.S. Army base, and folks (Army leadership) are not happy about it! As CNN reports, a graphic was distributed at an Army base in Alabama this week describing Donald Trump’s campaign slogan, “Make America Great Again” as a form of “covert white supremacy.” The handout—a set of slides—was distributed…
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Candace Owens Defends MAGA in a Room Full of Black People and It Ends Exactly How You Expect It Would
The slogan “Make America Great Again” infamously became popularized in 2016 as a rallying cry for conservatives, white supremacists, and other sycophants and deplorables before eventually propelling Donald John Trump—a woefully underqualified xenophobe accused of everything from collusion to fraud to multiple instances of sexual misconduct—into the White House. The phrase has been particularly triggering…
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A North Carolina Pizzeria Called the Police to Help Fire a Black Activist Who Was Targeted By ‘Deplorables’
Demonstrators in North Carolina are protesting a pizza chain whose management called for police protection when the owners fired a worker on his day off because the employee’s activism made him the target of a local Pro-Trump group. While that may sound like the plot of every black movie ever, this is not a synopsis…
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For MAGAts Who Need Safe Spaces, There’s an App For That
It’s hard out here for Trump supporters who wear MAGA hats. That red hat has become as incendiary as a Ku Klux Klan hood, and people who wear the hat are often met with the same level of ire and “what the fuck is this shit” as they would be if they walked into an…
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Man Indicted for Allegedly Stealing Teen’s ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat
We all have … feelings about the infamous and distinct “Make America Great Again” red hat. But one Texas man’s particularly strong feelings landed him in trouble after he was indicted by a grand jury on charges of theft after being accused of stealing a teen’s branded hat. Kino Jimenez, 30, is facing charges of…
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The 8 Kinds of Black Donald Trump Supporters
Black people love Donald Trump. In the 2016 election, Donald Trump earned more black votes (8 percent, according to the Roper Center) than Mitt Romney in 2012 (6 percent) or John McCain in 2008 (4 percent). While Barack Obama’s blackness or the Russians may have had something to do with that, in 2016, twice as…
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Black Man Wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat and Shirt Charged With Hate Crime in Attack on Hispanic Man
A black man, who for some reason unknown to the great ancestors was wearing a Donald Trump-branded “Make America Great Again” hat and shirt, has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly getting into an argument with two men and then pushing one of them, a Hispanic immigrant, onto subway tracks in New York…
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Kanye West Doesn’t Care About Black People
Last year Panama Jackson, a man who, in the 14 years that we’ve known each other, has become one of my best friends, published a piece about his mother’s support of Donald Trump, and revealed how that ruined his relationship with her. Deciding to write this was very difficult for him; we had countless email,…
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Man Wearing ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat and Shirt Wanted for Attacking Hispanic Man in NYC Subway Station: Report
New York City police are searching for a black man accused of attacking a Hispanic man inside a Manhattan subway station. The man in question was apparently wearing a Donald Trump-branded “Make America Great Again” hat and shirt when he got into an argument with a man around 8:15 p.m. Friday while on board a…
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How to Survive in America When You’re Black and Your Hometown Is Donald Trump’s Base
I grew up in Allen County, Ohio. I lived in the county seat of Lima and attended school in the village of Elida. The show Glee takes place in my hometown, and I have never watched a single episode of Glee, but I often use this fact to help orient people to where I grew…