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The Electoral College Votes Monday: Here Is What You Need to Know
On Monday, the Electoral College meets amid protests to vote for the president of the United States. Many have asked the Electoral College voters to side with the popular vote in the presidential election, which Hillary Clinton won in a landslide, and to not seat President-elect Donald Trump. What is usually a ceremonial vote has…
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Majority-White City Hopes to Leave Its Majority-Black School District
Gardendale, Ala., is a majority-white city that happens to be located in the mostly black Jefferson County school district … however, residents are pushing to change that. According to NPR, voters in Gardendale raised property taxes on themselves several years ago in an attempt to form their own independent school district. Gardendale Mayor Stan Hogeland…
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3-Year-Old Killed in Ark. Road Rage Incident Identified
Updated Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, 1:30 p.m. EST: The 3-year-old who was fatally shot in a car during a road rage incident over the weekend has been identified as Acen King, according to THV11. Little Acen was shot while riding in his grandmother’s car Saturday night. Neither the grandmother, identified as Kim King-Macon, nor Acen’s…
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Black Children and Teens Exposed to Most Junk Food Advertising: Study
All American kids see junk food ads, but preschoolers (2 to 5 years old), children (6 to 11 years) and teens (12 to 17 years) of color see more ads per week on average than their white peers, according to a new study. The Washington Post reports that a recently released study on junk food…
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Trump Says Michelle Obama's ‘Not Having Hope’ Comment Not About Him
In a rare display of restraint, and perhaps even grace, President-elect Donald Trump praised the Obamas, and first lady Michelle Obama specifically, spinning her recent quote, “Now we’re feeling what not having hope feels like,” as referring to the past. As reported by The Root on Friday, portions of Obama’s upcoming interview with Oprah Winfrey…
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Whites Overrepresented on Juries of Recent Police Shooting Cases
A recent Huffington Post investigation finds that whites have been substantially overrepresented on juries in recent police cases where police have used lethal force against civilians. The investigators were able to obtain juror information for all 13 police shooting trials that have gone to a jury since August 2014, and found that majority-white juries decided…
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Okla. Football Star Joe Mixon Releases Video Showing Him Punching Woman
A 2-year-old video showing University of Oklahoma running back Joe Mixon punching a female student was released to the Associated Press on Friday. The move was seen as a proactive one, since the Oklahoma Supreme Court ordered the release of the video last week after the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters sued to obtain it. The…
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POTUS Pops Off on Russia Over Email Hacks: ‘They’re a Small … Weak Country’
President Barack Obama has donned his “pop off” hat and put Russia President Vladimir Putin on notice that the U.S. may retaliate against the country for meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, reports the Associated Press. “Whatever they do to us, we can potentially do to them,” Obama said Friday at his last press…