maxine waters
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Judge of Characters: It’s Time to Trust Black Women
The stories of black women are often met with closed ears. And if the ears happen to be open, oftentimes we’re regarded as liars. From Rep. Frederica Wilson to Lupita Nyong’o and every black woman in between, our lived experiences are challenged in a way that says there’s no way anything we say could or…
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Watch: How Black Lawmakers Are Resisting Trump
Make no mistake: Many black lawmakers are not here for President Donald Trump. And they weren’t shy about sharing their disdain for 45 at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 47th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. “Every time he soft-pedals the Klan and the Nazis and calls for a Muslim ban and wants to build…
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Watch: Auntie Maxine Says Black Women Can Put Trump Out of Office
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) pulled no punches during her sitdown interview with The Root at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 47th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., when she called out President Donald Trump for being a white supremacist as well as blasting his campaign’s alleged ties to the Kremlin. However, as discouraging as life…
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Minority Firms Getting Few (if Any) Federal Asset-Management Contracts
More than $70 trillion in federal dollars are managed by registered asset-management firms in the United States, but less than 1 percent of those dollars are handled by minority- or women-owed (MWO) firms, according to a new report released Wednesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. The report (pdf), exclusively provided to The Root, reviewed…
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Auntie Maxine Waters to Jeff Sessions: ‘How Does It Feel to Be Dragged & Humiliated? Now You Know How the African Americans You Disrespected Feel’
God bless Auntie Maxine Waters, who is truly doing the Lord’s work. On Friday, Waters waded down into the murky mess to take a jab at Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who might be the worst person in America not named Trump. “To Jeff Sessions, how does it feel to be dragged & humiliated? Now you…
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Stacey Dash Has an Intern? For What?
Remember last week when Stacey Dash sent off that tweet calling our Auntie Maxine a buffoon who was trying to extend her 15 minutes of fame? Well, now the Clueless star is claiming that she wasn’t the one who fired off the wannabe spicy tweet; it was an unnamed intern who made a mistake. “Let…
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Dear Stacey Dash: Go Sit Your Ass Down Somewhere
Dear Stacey Dash: I hate that I even have to write this. As a teenager, I thought you were so beautiful, and I loved all your movies. You gave us your best spoiled, bougie black girl in Moving with black comedy royalty, Richard Pryor. You were the spoiled Beverly Hills black princess everyone wanted to…
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Watch: The Making of Auntie Maxine
Some might say that Maxine Waters’ career in politics was a prophecy. In high school, Waters was named most likely to be the speaker of the House of Representatives. The rest is history. Politically, she got her start in 1976 with the California Assembly. There, she led a seven-year fight for legislation that would remove…
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Judge of Characters: Reclaiming My Time … and Energy
This week, I am confident the only thing that mattered was that we all gained a new mantra: “Reclaiming my time.” Once again, thanks to the amazing Queen Auntie Maxine, not only do we have our new mantra and viral sensation, but we also have a whole new level of love and admiration for her.…