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President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Announce Members of White House Senior Communications Staff
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Drowned Towns: Is This Black History White Conservatives Are Trying to Hide?
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Ah, summer. The time when families head to the nearest body of water to splash around and evade all the stinging insects that breed in landlocked bodies of water. What could be sinister about a good old American lake filled with people jet-skiing over the literal corpses of Black communities destroyed and submerged so that largely white communities can enjoy a Bud Light Lime in the (sort-of) post pandemic fresh air and—wait, we just heard it. And so did Amber Ruffin.
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Cindy Crawford and daughter Kaia Gerber surprise audience at Off-White show in Paris
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Federal Lawsuit Accuses CPS of Discriminating Against Black Children
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Melania Trump cheers new White House tennis pavilion amid ongoing pandemic
First lady Melania Trump's office announced Monday the finalization of the White House Tennis Pavilion -- a tone deaf accomplishment to trumpet amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and as the federal government remains locked on providing further economic relief to millions of suffering Americans.
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President Joe Biden met Wednesday with the sister of Paul Whelan, an American who has been designated as wrongfully detained in Russia, the White House said.
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Washington Post and CBS News: White House records of January 6 show more than seven-hour gap in Trump's calls
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How George Floyd's death ignited a racial reckoning that shows no signs of slowing down
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Study: We Think Black Men Are Bigger Than White Men (Even When They're Not)
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National Civil Rights Group Responds to YouTube’s Move to Ban White Supremacy and Other Violent Extremism
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Walmart apologizes after woman says Black dolls more expensive than white ones
While trying to teach her kids about their heritage, a Kentucky mother found that finding diverse toys comes at a price. Asheria Brown, a mother of three, was looking for a more diverse version of a doll set that her daughter had found at a Walmart store.
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Civil Rights Lawyers Push for White House Witnesses and Documents in TPS Lawsuit
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White powder found at senior center was cocaine
A senior center in Madison was evacuated on Monday after a white powder was found in a packet in the parking lot.
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Biden tests positive for Covid-19, White House says
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Who is Cassidy Hutchinson, the Meadows aide who testified before Congress?
The top aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows who testified before the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot on Tuesday was a young, fast-rising star in the Trump administration.
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“White Negroes: When Cornrows Were in Vogue… And Other Thoughts on Cultural Appropriation” by Lauren Michele Jackson
It’s all yours. You own it, got it, paid for it, you even have the receipt. That thing: you fought hard for it and nobody can take it away. But – as in the new book “White Negroes” by Lauren Michele Jackson, folks can surely borrow it.
