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Missouri Rep. Lacy Clay Blasts AOC for ‘Using the Race Card’ in Her Pushback Against Pelosi
Veteran African-American Democrats in the House are taking freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to task over how she’s come for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and comments AOC’s chief of staff made comparing moderate Democratic caucuses to Southern pro-segregationist Democrats of old. The takes by Reps. Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and William “Lacy” Clay (D-Mo.) come on the…
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2 Men Make a Federal Case Out of Being Blocked on Twitter by the Notorious AOC
Conservative critics of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are coming for the New York progressive, saying what’s good for the goose is good for the gander when it comes to being blocked from blocking trolls folks on Twitter. Dov Hikind, a former New York state assemblyman, and Joseph “Joey Salads” Saladino, a YouTuber running for Congress who,…
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Full Circle: The Exonerated Five’s Korey Wise Moves Into Luxury Condo Overlooking Central Park
For 30 years, New York City’s Central Park has served as the origin of unspeakable anguish for Korey Wise, Raymond Santana, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, and Yusef Salaam—more commonly known as the Central Park Five but now known as the Exonerated Five. But in an unexpected full circle moment, it would appear that Wise has…
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‘Call Me Tish’: After Trump Goes After Her in Twitter Rant, NY Attorney General Letitia James Says He Better Say Her Name
If you’re going to come for New York State’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Letitia James, know that she is no one’s “tool” and that you had better say her name: “Tish.” That was the message James sent on Twitter Monday after Donald Trump took to his favorite medium to slam New York Gov.…
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Named Apollo Theater’s Inaugural Artist-in-Residence
On Monday, the Apollo Theater announced that Ta-Nehisi Coates—the critically acclaimed writer who recently presented his case for reparations during a riveting Congressional testimony—has been named its inaugural Artist-in-Residence. According to a statement provided to The Root, Coates will kick off his residency on Sept. 23 with the launch of his national book tour for…
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ICE Raids to Deport Migrant Families Set to Begin Sunday in 10 US Cities
Despite reported misgivings by the head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE agents are prepared to start rounding up migrant families with existing deportation orders Sunday in 10 major cities around the country. According to reports by the Washington Post and CNN, both citing confidential sources, the raids are to begin before dawn Sunday…
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Bronx, NY, Principal Wins Nod From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Backers in Long-Shot Bid to Oust Long-Term Congressman
In a political case of what was good for the goose may be good for the gander, a Bronx, N.Y., middle school principal is hoping the same political action committee that helped propel Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to Washington, D.C., will do the same for him. Jamaal Bowman has won the endorsement of Justice Democrats, CNN reports,…
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Manhattan District Attorney Refuses to Reopen Cases Handled by Central Park Five Prosecutor Linda Fairstein
Since the release of Netflix’s haunting masterpiece When They See Us, karma has been working overtime to derail the lives and careers of former prosecutor Linda Fairstein and attorney Elizabeth Lederer—two of the biggest beneficiaries of the Exonerated Five’s 1990 convictions. But despite calls to do otherwise, CNN reports that Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance…
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Teacher Placed on Administrative Leave After Being Accused of Selling Black Students in Mock Slave Auction
I’ve never participated in a mock slave auction, but I would imagine a fourth-grade classroom isn’t the ideal place to have one—especially in 2019. Yet here we are, admonishing another teacher for contaminating their learning environment with racist bullshit. On Thursday, a Watertown, NY, teacher was placed on administrative leave after being accused of making…