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Trump’s Immigration Ban Targets People of Color

Besides Donald Trump’s deluge of deceit, he’s also spent his first week in office signing a gang of executive orders, as if he’s a dictatorial king sitting in his high castle delivering edicts aplenty. The most recent order, a blatant attack on Muslims, specifically targets seven majority Muslim countries — all of which are home […]

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The Resistance Will be Televised

(And Snapped and ‘grammed and tweeted…) And it’s more important than ever that you get involved. The first 100 days of the Trump presidency have begun and to describe it as unsettling only begins to scratch the surface. Not even a full 72 hours in, and Trump has already signed an executive order to kick […]

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#StayWoke: The Liar-in-Chief, His Crew, and “Alternative Facts”

In an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press Sunday morning, Trump’s senior advisor Kellyanne Conway was questioned about why the White House claimed “this was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration, period.” Her response? They “gave alternative facts.” But just like a white woman can’t become a Black woman (here’s lookin’ at you […]

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Donald Trump Claims the Black Vote Helped Him Win

Not only has President-elect Donald Trump encouraged Russian hackers, disseminated fake news, and named Stephen Bannon (an unapologetic racist and anti-Semite who ran Breitbart News — a website that spouts white supremacy, racism, and Nazi-esque rhetoric) as his White House chief strategist, he’s also praising African Americans for not turning out the vote. On Friday […]

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Election ’16: What Every Black Girl Needs to Know

As of today, Sept. 17, there are only 51 days left until Election Day, and the polls are tightening in what could be the most important election of our time. Whether you’re old enough to vote or not, you can still affect this year’s presidential race. On everything — your voice matters. Use it. By […]

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