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Trump condemns 'racist hate' and white supremacy but does not acknowledge his own rhetoric

President Donald Trump called on the nation to condemn racism and white supremacy in a speech on Monday following two mass shootings, but stopped short of acknowledging his own divisive and racist rhetoric.

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TSU President Joins Collegiate Leadership at White House

Dr. Austin Lane participates in session seeking support for HBCUs

Texas Southern University President Dr. Austin A. Lane was among 64 presidents and chancellors of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) who attended the White House Domestic Policy Council listening session in Washington, DC. The gathering – dubbed the ‘HBCU Fly-In’ – was held amid reports of an executive order to move the initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities out of the Department of Education and into the White House.

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White House defends Hawaii response amid Biden silence and Trump criticism

The White House is making a concerted effort to defend and explain the federal reaction to the Maui wildfires, highlighting what it describes as a “robust whole-of-government response” on the island.

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White House reached out to Manchin after Harris' West Virginia interview

The White House called Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after Vice President Kamala Harris conducted interviews with West Virginia media, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation.

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Fast food once again served White House sports event with Trump

The grand mahogany table of the White House State Dining Room was set with white roses, fine china, silver platters stacked with Big Macs and pouches of fried chicken sandwiches, and bowls of extra sauce.

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Two PVAMU students announced as 2022 HBCU Scholars by White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Two Prairie View A&M University students have been announced as scholars a part of the White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The ninth cohort of HBCU Scholars recognizes 86 undergraduate, graduate and professional students for their accomplishments in academics, leadership, civic engagement and much more, according to a press release.

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Cops Who Hate

America can no longer stick its head in the sand to avoid seeing the serious flaws in the culture of American policing.

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A Continuing Terror, The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery

Today there is a national outcry about the murder of Ahmaud Arbery. The public condemnation has forced a belated response. Those accused of his murder have finally been arrested. His murder has become a global embarrassment for whites. For blacks, however, it is another humiliation, a continuing terror. It is the normal silence, however, that condemns thousands of African Americans to unjust deaths and millions to shattered lives. When the camera turns away, the savage injustice that embarrasses us becomes simply business as usual.

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Vicki Meek At What Point Do We Disappear? Black Women’s Obsession with White Femininity

The giclee images stem from an idea I’ve been mulling around in my head for decades. I think it started in the late 1980s when I was asked by a Black woman, upon noticing that I wore my hair natural, “Are you still wearing an Afro?

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Trump's attacks on LeBron fit a disturbing pattern

There's no disputing that Donald Trump's pattern of attacking well-known African-Americans as having "low IQs" or being of low intelligence is parroting the white nationalist view that blacks are inherently less intelligent than whites. The only question is whether Trump was intentionally espousing the views of white supremacists.

Tucker Carlson wrongly tells his viewers the country's white supremacy problem 'is a hoax'

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Conway Blames Media for Threats She Says Have Been Made Against Her

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway says that recent threats have forced her to receive an extra layer of security, and she apparently blames the news media.

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White House Press Secretary: The Work of Journalists Has Never Been More Important

White House press secretary Josh Earnest reflected on his time at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Wednesday, telling CNN the "role of journalists in our democracy has never been more important."

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White House contractor arrested at checkpoint on attempted murder warrant

A White House contractor wanted by police on an attempted first-degree murder charge was arrested as he came into work on Tuesday, law enforcement officials said.

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White House press secretary tests positive for coronavirus

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has tested positive for Covid-19, she tweeted in a statement Monday morning. McEnany emphasized that she had previously tested negatively "consistently" and is experiencing no symptoms.

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After New Jazz Sitcom Goes Live, White College Students Rant Saying “Jazz Was Saved By White People” and “Black People Don’t Listen to it Anymore”

A controversy arose on social media following a recent BlackNews.com story entitled, “Giant Steps TV Show — America’s First Jazz Sitcom Launches on Amazon” which was published on October, 31, 2017. Apparently, three white students at The New School School in New York posted that the show “sucked” and was “bad for jazz”, “not remotely funny or interesting”, and then followed with a claim that “whites saved jazz because Black people don’t listen to it anymore” and that “whites have evolved the music to be more intellectually engaging”. They further offered anecdotal proof claiming that booking agents nationwide hire more white artists than black artists.

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Hispanics Set to Replace Whites as Largest Group in Texas By 2022: Census

Hispanics are poised to become the largest segment of the Texas population in the next three years, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Census Bur.

People For Responds to Federal Hate Crime Verdict in Ahmaud Arbery Trial

In response to the verdict that a jury has found the three white men who killed Ahmaud Arbery guilty on all counts in a federal hate crime trial, President of People For the American Way Ben Jealous, released the following statement:

Texas Democrats on the One Year Anniversary of the El Paso Shooting

Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa issued the following statement:

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Commemorates the 55th Anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. King’s I Have a Dream Speech

Jackson Lee—“By many critical metrics, as a result of slavery—America’s Original Sin—African Americans continue to lag behind their white counterparts. Dr. King’s dream cannot be fully realized until this is no longer so.”