BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Wednesday that sports anchor Jemele Hill could justifiably be fired from ESPN for tweets calling President Donald Trump a “White supremacist” and “a bigot.” FILE – This is a Feb. 3, 2017, file photo showing Jemele Hill attending ESPN: The Party 2017 in […]
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Black Republican Senator Tim Scott Suggests Trump Be More Careful on Racial Matters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate’s lone Black Republican urged President Donald Trump on Wednesday to avoid inflammatory racial rhetoric such as his statement blaming “many sides” for the violence at a recent white nationalist protest in Virginia. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina said he met for roughly a half hour with Trump and Vice […]
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Kaepernick, Others Speak Out in Support of Seahawks’ Bennett
NEW YORK (AP) — Athletes and activists including former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick showed their support Wednesday for Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett, who says he was subjected to racially motivated excessive force by Las Vegas police last month. Seattle Seahawks’ Michael Bennett warms up before an NFL football game against the […]