Politics
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Civil Rights Groups Request Department of Justice To Reject Past Racist Supreme Court Rulings
The “Insular Cases” stated that people living in U.S. territories do not possess the same rights under the U.S. Constitution.
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Former ATL Dem turned MAGA Mascot Vernon Jones Runs for Congress
Vernon Jones dropped an unwinnable bid for GA governor for a probably unwinnable bid to go to Washington
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Florida Supreme Court Pushes Back On Gov. Desantis’s Redistricting Request
The court states that Desantis’s request on the constitutionality of a Black district is too complicated to answer in an opinion.
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Meet Trey Baker: White House Senior Advisor in Charge of All Things Black
White House Senior Advisor for Public Engagement Trey Baker spoke with The Root about his work with President Biden to create policy change for Black Americans.
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Gary Chambers Jr. Returns With a Fire Campaign Ad
The Louisiana candidate for U.S. Senate wants to torch what’s left of the Confederacy
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Rep. Cori Bush Stands Behind “Defund The Police” Slogan and Calls For Meaningful Reforms
‘If you all had fixed this before I got here, I wouldn’t have to say these things,'” Rep. Bush (D-MO) says.
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White Republican Congressman Apologizes for Poking Rep. Joyce Beatty and Telling Her “Kiss My Ass”
Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers became hostile after Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty told him to wear a mask.
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Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Republican-drawn Legislative Maps For A Second Time
The Court has sent another deadline for new maps to be drawn no later than Feb. 17
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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Joins CNN as Commentator
Bottoms shared that she applied for an internship at CNN while in college but didn’t get in.