Donald Trump
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Black Folks Seem to Be OK With Clinton’s VP Pick, But Sanders’ Peeps Not Pleased With Email Leak
Hillary Clinton announced her vice presidential pick Friday, and though many didn’t seem to know much about Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, most black folks seem OK with her choice. Bernie Sanders’ supporters, however, are fuming over a hacker breach of the Democratic National Convention server, which threatens to disturb the tenuous peace between them…
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Black Lives Matter Responds to Trump’s Acceptance Speech at RNC
Black Lives Matter is blasting Donald Trump’s acceptance speech as Republican presidential nominee, calling it the “most negative acceptance speech in recorded history” and calling Trump himself a “disgrace.” “The terrifying vision that Donald J. Trump is putting forward casts him alongside some of the worst fascists in history,” Black Lives Matter co-founder Alicia Garza said…
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Keep America Safe Again: A Black Person’s Guide to Safety, Space and Activism at the RNC
“Be safe.” “Stay safe, brother.” “Be safe, praying for you.” These are the paraphrases of just about every text, Facebook post and social media DM I’ve received since spreading the word that I was headed to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week. The absolute palpable fear on the part of black people I…
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In ’Murica News: RNC’s 5 Worst Moments So Far
On Tuesday, Donald Trump—once known for his famous catchphrase “You’re fired!”—has officially been crowned the Republican nominee for the 2016 presidential race. Considering the “Make America great again” rhetoric that emanated across this country, this came as no surprise (despite the most clear discord since the 1970s). What has also come as no surprise is…
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My Little Pony: The Trump Campaign Is Magic … and Lazy
Donald Trump’s run for president might be the most bootleg, shoestring, lazy effort by any candidate in the history of the presidency. Maybe it’s because of the racist, xenophobic stink that permeates everything he touches and, in turn, pushes any self-respecting Republican far away from his candidacy. At this point, he might as well be…
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The RNC: Where Steve King Defends White Supremacy And Melania Trump Disproves It
Admittedly, after being indoctrinated by decades of politician double-speak, colloquialism, and dog-whistling — plus the screen reiterations of these types of verbal machinations on shows like House of Cards and even Game of Thrones — it’s quite refreshing to hear a politician do what Congressman Steve King did yesterday. Even if what he actually said — that no…
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Here Is Why Your Vote Is Not Your Voice
On a recent Sunday, just days after the killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile by officers sworn to serve and protect them, thousands across the country engaged in public demonstrations to raise awareness of police brutality, racial profiling and institutional racism. I participated in one of those demonstrations in Oklahoma City. It was a…
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‘White Elevators’ Sign Spotted at Republican National Convention Arena
In a truly inexplicable move—especially given the issues Republicans have had with so-called minorities this election cycle—a sign was posted with the words “White Elevators,” pointing to an elevator bank, at the Republican National Convention site in Cleveland this weekend. A quick Wall Street Journal reporter spotted the signs and posted a photo on Twitter on…