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Anybody But Bloomberg: New Yorkers of Color Pen Open Letter Rooting for Everybody Except Mike Bloomberg
More than 90 New York activists, citizens, politicians, city officials, and religious leaders who survived the Bloomberg administration have united to pen an open letter in an attempt to shed light on “The Real Mike Bloomberg.” The missive from the group described as “New Yorkers of Color” is an appeal to voters in the remaining…
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Dear Debate Moderators, There Are More 'Black Issues' Besides Crime and Poverty
I’m obsessed with race. After much self-reflection and receiving no less than 2,238,934 accusatory emails, tweets and DMs (not that I’m counting), I am willing to admit my personal preoccupation with racial issues. It’s not my fault. Being a black man in America may partially contribute to my mania, but I had very little input…
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People Keep Vandalizing Michael Bloomberg's Campaign Offices and the Blame Is Being Pinned on Bernie Sanders
Somebody doesn’t like Michael Bloomberg. Actually, no. That would imply that it’s just a single person. Many people don’t like Michael Bloomberg. Throughout the country, actually. There’s Salt Lake City, Utah, and Knoxville, Tenn.: And don’t forget Ann Arbor and Flint, Mich.: Basically, his campaign offices keep being mistaken for piñatas. But who would do…
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From Baltimore to 'Broadway' to Bloomberg? Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake Named Co-Chair of Mega Billionaire's Presidential Campaign
Stephanie Rawlings-Blake is all about the come-up. The former Baltimore mayor—who made history as the first city official to star in the legendary musical Chicago (as an ensemble member)—is now the face of Michael Bloomberg’s presidential bid. On Feb. 20, the mega billionaire’s campaign announced Rawlings-Blake was endorsing the former New York City Mayor’s run…
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Bloomberg Vows to End Resolving Sexual Harassment Accusations With Nondisclosure Agreements. Warren Responds, 'Boy, I Guess.'
Wednesday night, America watched as Sen. Elizabeth Warren pulled zero punches as she pummeled the hell out of former NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg on stage during the last 2020 democratic debate. Warren went all 2pac “Hit Em’ Up” style on Bloomberg attacking him on everything from his notorious “stop and frisk” policy to his treatment…
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Stop and Frisk These Empty Pockets: Michael Bloomberg’s Campaign Wants to Pay Folks $2,500 a Month to Push Him on Social Media
Former New York City Mayor and recently destroyed Democratic debate candidate Michael Bloomberg is looking to pay some 500 “deputy digital organizers” $2,500 a month to promote him on their social media feeds. Look, before we go any further, the way my bills are set up, and the way that my federal student aid people…
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BET META 2020: Are Black Male Voters Forgotten? T.I. Says the Government Has an 'Agenda to Remove Us Out of the Picture'
On Thursday, BET hosted an intimate one-day event “focused exclusively on driving African American voters to the polls by harnessing the power of media, entertainment, and technology sectors” called the META:2020 conference. Essentially, it served as a collective of action-driven goals intentionally held during the weekend of the NAACP Image Awards, with more programming to…
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Debate Steel Cage Match: Elizabeth Warren Came to Slay, Michael Bloomberg Died Inside and Amy Klobuchar Almost Cried
On a cold night where all former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wanted was a sandwich from Subway, he was attacked and beaten by two women and two men who police say were all wearing suits. If Wednesday night’s democratic debate was supposed to be a civil engagement of ideas, it turned into an…
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Mayor 'Stop and Frisk' Qualifies for Democratic Debate, Wants You to Think He and Obama are Besties
In case you needed further proof that this country is continuing its slow descent into chaos, Mayor “Stop and Frisk” himself, billionaire Michael Bloomberg, has managed to buy his way into qualify for tonight’s Democratic debate. Let’s take a step back, shall we? Previously, the rules for qualifying for the Democratic debate were very stringent.…
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In True 'Stop and Frisk' Fashion, New Jersey Police Admit to Targeting Minority Neighborhoods in What They Call 'Hunting at the Border'
In today’s “Water is Wet” news we find, once again, that when police are sent to target civilians at random, black and Latino people will overwhelmingly represent the victimized. The nation saw a prime example of this in the form of New York City’s stop-and-frisk policy, which was first overseen by then-mayor and now U.S.…