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Black Mississippi Cop Fired (and Then Rehired) After Confronting Confederate-Flag Wavers Outside Civil Rights Museum
A black hero Capitol police officer out of Mississippi was fired after confronting some protesters who were waving Confederate and state flags outside the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. Less than a day later, he was rehired. According to the Clarion Ledger, officials with the Department of Finance and Administration, who oversee the Capitol Police, confirmed…
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Women and Men of Color Pay an ‘Emotional Tax’ at Work That’s Detrimental to Their Overall Health and Ability to Thrive: Report
There is no question that navigating the world as a woman of color is a unique experience. The combination of sexism and racism we face as we move through our individual lives, including in the workplace, can also result in us being wary and on edge in a way that impacts our health and even…
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17 Reported Dead in Fatal Florida High School Shooting; More Injured
Updated Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, 6:40 p.m. EST: The Washington Post reports that at least 17 people are said to be dead in the Wednesday-afternoon shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel told reporters that 12 people were killed inside the school, three more died outside and…
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Tell Them We Are Rising Brings the 1st Documentary on Our Nation’s HBCUs to PBS
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson, who brought the story of a revolution to the screen with The Black Panthers: Vanguard of a Revolution, has once again encapsulated an enormous piece of black history with the first documentary that focuses on the history of our nation’s HBCUs. Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and…
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It’s Valentine’s Day; South Africa Just Dumped Its Leader and America Should Be Next
Valentine’s Day 2018 is the perfect day for America to finally end its rebounding relationship with Donald Trump. We all know it’s been hard to get over Barack: He took America to meet his family in Kenya, brought some flowers for the National Portrait Gallery; we all know he was a good guy and America…
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Here’s How Much Trump’s Fascist Military Parade Will Cost
If President Gilligan von SlaveTrade is to have his wishes of a grand military parade met, then the cost could range somewhere between $10 million and $30 million, according to the White House budget director. Because this president is the grown-up version of the white kid in The Toy and doesn’t understand how any of…
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Lena Horne’s Family Responds to NYC Principal Accused of Blocking Black History Month Lessons
Updated Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at 2:40 p.m. EST: Following reports that a Bronx, N.Y., middle school principal confiscated a poster of Lena Horne from a student, Jenny Lumet, granddaughter of the legendary actress, issued a statement to The Root on behalf of the Horne family: The Horne Family sends its love, support, and deepest…
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GOP Senate Candidate’s Parents Donate Maximum Amount to His Democratic Rival
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson’s parents have decided that blood is not thicker than politics. That’s because they oppose their son’s political views so much that they donated the maximum amount allowed to his Democratic rival, current Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin. CBS News reports that Nicholson, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq…
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Immigrant Faces Deportation After Calling Police for Help
A Honduran immigrant and father of three is facing deportation after calling the police for help. Wilson Rodriguez Macarreno was getting ready for work early Thursday morning when he noticed a stranger looking into his home in Tukwila, Wash. As the Washington Post reports, the 32-year-old carpenter grew concerned about the safety of his 3-year-old…
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#MAGA: Trump Properties Needed 144 Employees, so They Hired 143 Foreign Guest Workers and 1 American
President Donald Trump is a roadside magician whose best trick is convincing the public that he actually has tricks. But all of Trump’s “magic” since taking office has been an obvious sleight of little hands. Oh, special counsel Robert Mueller is investigating my ties to Russia—time to start a Twitter war with North Korea. What’s…