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Sen. Tammy Duckworth Becomes 1st Senator to Give Birth While in Office
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) might be the toughest member of Congress, and yes, I’m fully aware that veteran and war hero John McCain is still the senior senator from Arizona. Duckworth, who served as an Army pilot during the Iraq War, lost both of her legs after her plane was shot down in 2006. Duckworth…
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Trump to Make Decision on Syria Soon. It Looks Like We ’Bout to Go to War, Y’all
On Monday, President Donald Trump condemned the chemical weapons attack that took place in Syria on Saturday, killing dozens of people, and added that he would be deciding which course of action to take as early as Monday evening. “We’ll be making that decision very quickly probably by the end of the day. But we…
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Florida Gov. Rick Scott Is Running for Senate and This Race Is Going to Get Messy
In between the rampant racism and police violence against unarmed black men, women and children that seem to plague the boot that wouldn’t leave the other 49 states alone, Florida’s Senate race just became interesting. While many people of color would be just fine if the entire state of Florida just drifted into the Atlantic…
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A ‘Double Standard’: Black Parkland, Fla., Students Speak Out on Black Lives Matter Message Being Shut Down by School Days Before Shooting
Just one week before a mass shooting would launch their school into the national spotlight, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School put on a Black History Month show at the Parkland, Fla., school. In a last-minute, unrehearsed addition, black student organizers wanted to address a letter that had appeared in the school’s newspaper. Titled…
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Remains of Tuskegee Airman Missing for 73 Years May Have Finally Been Found
The remains of a Tuskegee Airman who went missing in combat more than 70 years ago may have finally been found. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, or DPAA, believes that it may have found the remains of Capt. Lawrence E. Dickson, a fighter pilot who was just 24 when his plane went down. If the…
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Presidential Twitter Rant Doesn’t Include Mention of Man Who Died in Trump Tower Fire
In the last 24 hours, the president must have absconded to the bathroom with his phone again, sharing his “thoughts” on everything from the impending trade war with China, Scott Pruitt and the EPA, Mexico, the nation’s top law enforcement agencies, Syria—with a few Barack Obama digs thrown in for good measure. But in this…
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#SaheedVassell Mentally Spiraled After NYPD Gunned Down His Best Friend 10 Years Ago
In a most stinging irony, Saheed Vassell slid into a worsening depression after his best friend, Ortanzso “Marlon” Bovell, was shot and killed by police in 2008. The mental stress of experiencing such personal heartbreak most likely played a role in Vassell’s meeting the same fate—death by cop—on those same Brooklyn, N.Y., streets almost a…
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Robert Johnson Capes for Trump Over Black Unemployment Numbers (or Something)
America’s very first black billionaire out here caping for Donald Trump, ostensibly to finagle some deal that will make a very rich man richer. Or maybe he just likes being in proximity to power. On Friday the BET founder appeared on CNBC, saying that black folks should be dancing a little jig for the “growing…