Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley — or any other person of color or woman — were never going to get the VP nod.
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Of Course Trump Picked J.D. Vance
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My ‘Black Job’ Is to Protect Democracy
Yes, Joe Biden is a flawed candidate, but Donald Trump is a threat to America. Our Black job, if there is such a thing, is to stop him.
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In First Debate, Trump Overwhelms Biden With Bluster and Lies
“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues, the candidates, and what’s at stake for Black America in the 2024 presidential election. Well, that was awkward. The first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign has just ended in Atlanta, and it felt like a disservice to the public. Donald […]
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The Ten Commandments of Republican Hypocrisy
Former President and convicted felon Donald Trump cheered for displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools. His behavior begs the question: Does he even know what they are?
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With a Trump Win, Republican Judges Will Rule the Courts—and Our Lives
If you don’t vote, you’re consigning your children to live under a legal regime governed by anti-Black Republican judges for years to come.
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Byron Donalds and the Myth of the Broken Black Family
The Black Republican from Florida has been desperately campaigning to be Trump’s running mate, and now he’s criticizing Black families.
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Lock Him Up: Trump Is Now a Convicted Felon
Donald Trump has been convicted of 34 criminal charges, marking the first time in American history that a former U.S. president has been found guilty of a crime, and his conviction should not end his presidential campaign.
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Don’t Be Fooled By Trump’s Ops in the Bronx
The park where the rally happened is represented by Ritchie Torres, an Afro-Latino gay man, who says Trump is “less popular than arsenic.”
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Why I Want Cardi B to Vote
Cardi says she’s not voting. But if voting didn’t matter, Republicans wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop us from doing it.
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The Party of Lincoln Is Dead
Republicans celebrate the Confederacy and block civil rights legislation. Democrats delivered the first Black president, the first Black vice president, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court, and the first Black party chairman in American history.
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What College Protests Say About America
Voters should remember Donald Trump and Republicans’ selective outrage exposes their hypocrisy about “law and order.”
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Stephen A. Smith’s Non-Apology ‘Apology’
His comparison of Trump’s legal issues to the struggles of Black people shows influential Black folks must educate, not just entertain.
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