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#ImWithKap: Hundreds Rally at NFL Headquarters for Colin Kaepernick, Call for Boycott if Demands Not Met
Nearly 1,000 people showed up at the New York City headquarters of the National Football League Wednesday in support of Colin Kaepernick, the quarterback many see as being unfairly blackballed for “taking a knee” during the national anthem. The former San Francisco 49ers quarterback knelt during the 2016 season to bring light to police brutality…
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The President of Those Who Love Deer Jerky Is Trolling Obama on Twitter Again
We all know that President Tiny Fingas can’t control himself when it comes to social media. Like a teenage girl (sorry, teenage girls) whose frenemies must pay, the president has gone on an epic Twitter rant for the ages and has confirmed the widely held speculation by those in states that have more than one…
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White Fla. Inmate to Be Executed for Killing Black Man
At no point in modern history has Florida executed a white man for killing a black victim. But that may change Thursday as the state prepares to execute 53-year-old Mark Asay, and with a drug that has never been used before in any U.S. execution. According to CBS, with contribution from the Associated Press, barring…
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Driver Runs Car Through Protesters Following Vigil in St. Louis
Three protesters were hit by a vehicle late Wednesday night in St. Louis while marching in honor of Kiwi Herring, a transgender woman who was shot dead by police earlier this week. However, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, how exactly the driver came to strike the protesters remains unclear because police and a witness…
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Milwaukee Student Arrested After Video Shows Him Beating Up High School Teacher
A Milwaukee high school student was arrested after repeatedly punching a teacher in a horrifying incident that was caught on camera. The video shows the student striking the South Division High School teacher once in the face, causing the instructor to collapse before the student stands over him and continues delivering blow after blow. According…
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‘Teleprompter Trump’ Calls for Unity a Day After ‘Rally Trump’ Spit Hot Hatred
In the continued push to prove that the president of White Walkers was once a compassionate human person, Donald Trump gave another speech less than 24 hours after his wildly ridiculous retelling of events in which he compared white supremacist terrorists in Charlottesville, Va., to those who were fighting against them in a call for…
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Howard University Is Doing the Most, Has Endowed James Comey With a Chair in Public Policy
Howard University announced today that it was appointing ex-FBI Chief James Comey as this year’s opening convocation keynote speaker and the 2017-2018 Gwendolyn S. and Colbert I. King endowed chair in public policy. Comey, a former federal prosecutor and FBI head until he was humiliatingly fired by President Donald Trump in May, will kick off…
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Join The Root in Miami for a Discussion on How Climate Change Is Affecting Black Communities
For years, gentrification has been changing and reshaping black communities across the country. But in Miami, gentrification includes another factor: climate change. In South Florida—where people of color were redlined into less valuable areas, away from the sandy, tropical beaches—sea levels are rising faster than normal, bringing regular coastal flooding. Now real estate investors and…
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I Have So Many Questions About the Greasy Black Guy With the Ponytail at All the Trump Rallies
When is the president going to stop rallying? The president rallied and won, and the way this works is, once you’ve won, you stop fucking rallying because you won! Nope, not this president. He’s on a world tour longer than Maze has been featuring Frankie Beverly. He won’t stop rallying. On Tuesday, President Dickface McShitbag…