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Academic Behind Voter Fraud Research Said Trump Misinterpreted His Data

One of the academics who produced data suspected of being behind the White House's assertion that millions of illegal votes were cast in 2016 says the Trump administration and other academics are misinterpreting his research.

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Southern Black Law Makers Approve Jim Crow Segregation

Across the Southern states in the deep South, black law makers moved with haste to pass Jim Crow legislation to insure legal and enforceable separation of the races. Motivated by personal biases and political ambition, it is expected that Jim Crow segregation to remain in full force for years to come.

Trump adviser Corey Lewandowski contracts coronavirus

Corey Lewandowski, an adviser to President Donald Trump's campaign, has tested positive for the coronavirus, he confirmed to CNN on Thursday.

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Spring Valley Chiropractor Sentenced to 25 Years Without Parole for Child Molestation

In a landmark decision, an unlicensed Spring Valley chiropractor, Stuart Fraser White, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole for the molestation of children almost a decade ago. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg announced this significant development, underscoring the commitment to safeguarding the community's most vulnerable members.

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Steve King: Blacks and Hispanics 'will be fighting each other' Before Overtaking Whites in Population

Iowa Rep. Steve King said Monday that blacks and Hispanics "will be fighting each other" before overtaking whites in the US population.

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From the NAACP President to Teaching Racism

The University Press of Kentucky has just released paperback editions of two books that are instrumental to our understanding of civil rights history and how racism is perpetuated. Roy Wilkins: The Quiet Revolutionary and the NAACP, by Yvonne Ryan is part of the Civil Rights and the Struggle for Black Equality in the Twentieth Century series, and Raising Racists: The Socialization of White Children in the Jim Crow South by Kristina DuRocher is in the New Directions in Southern History series.

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A third of Americans say blackface is ok for Halloween costumes

Thirty-four percent of Americans said they find a white person using makeup to darken their skin so they appear to be a different race as part of a Halloween costume to be always acceptable (15%) or sometimes acceptable (19%), with big divides between political parties, according to a Pew Research Center poll.

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White Nationalists Get Ready for Round 2 ... in Texas

Brace yourselves for Round 2: White nationalists are planning for another protest in September.

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White House confirms Trump, Putin discussed Washington summit

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the possibility of meeting at the White House during a phone call last month, the White House confirmed on Monday.

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Black unemployment rate hits a record low

The black unemployment rate fell to 5.9% in May — the lowest since the government started keeping track in 1972. It's a notoriously volatile number, but the tr

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Kelly Eyes DHS Spokesman for Communications Director, Sources Say

President Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly, is eyeing his Homeland Security spokesperson David Lapan for the role of White House communications director, two high-level administrations sources told CNNMoney.

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Spicer Defends White House's Lack of Transparency

The President's tax returns and White House visitor logs -- both public information under the previous administration -- will remain private under President Donald Trump.

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Harry Shearer appears critical of 'Simpsons' decision to stop White actors voicing non-White characters

Harry Shearer voices multiple characters on "The Simpsons" -- including a Black doctor -- and has some thoughts about White actors voicing non-White characters on the long-running animated series.

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The Washington Post: Former White House aide describes 'absolutely out of control' White House staff in new book

Former White House communications aide Cliff Sims describes scenes of an "absolutely out of control" White House staff, President Donald Trump berating the then-speaker of the House from his own party over loyalty and the President walking out of policy meetings in his upcoming book, according to excerpts published by The Washington Post.

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Betty White's best 'Golden Girls' lines and moments

Betty White wasn't supposed to play Rose Nylund on "The Golden Girls," but we are so grateful that she did.

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A Black Life: Daniel Penny's Marine Training Taught Him That Jordan Neely Would Die

The recent death of a New York homeless person, Jordan Neely, is not merely a reflection of two individuals caught in a Shakespearian tragedy - one, the victim, Mr. Neely and the other, Daniel Penny, the perpetrator of the crime. Rather, this incident is a microcosmic reflection of many White Americans’ view of Black lives. The “Black Lives Matter” slogan was prompted by the realization that George Floyd’s horrific death by a White policeman was a stark representation of many Americans subconscious lack of value for the life of a Black American.

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Shulkin says he was fired. The White House said he resigned. Here's why it matters.

Former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin has repeatedly insisted that the White House fired him from his job at the department. The White House says Shulkin resigned.

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Democrats decline White House meeting on shutdown: 'It's kind of a mess'

The White House sent invitations to a bipartisan group of lawmakers for a meeting Tuesday afternoon aimed at finding a solution to ending the government shutdown -- now in its 25th day as the longest in US history -- but no Democrats are expected to attend.

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Starting at a Black Newspaper, Dana W. White Is the First Black Woman to Run Communications at a Major Automaker

As Hyundai North America’s first black chief communications officer, Dana W. White knows what it is like to have two feet in two worlds.

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Harris says White House will seek to ease Americans' medical debt burden

The White House is seeking to help lessen Americans' medical debt burden, Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce Monday.