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Trump Campaign Claims Selection of White Nationalist Leader as a California Delegate was a Database Error

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By Josh Harkinson, Mother Jones – On Monday evening, California’s secretary of state published a list of delegates chosen by the Trump campaign for the upcoming Republican presidential primary in the state. Trump’s slate includes William Johnson, one of the country’s most prominent white nationalists. [Update: Responding to this story late Tuesday, the Trump campaign […]
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Commentary

Author of Brown is the New White, Steve Phillips, Urges Democrats and Progressives to Mobilize Voters of Color or Fall Into the #TrumpTrap

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By Steve Philips – Democrats: You’re Falling Into the #TrumpTrap If we don’t start inspiring and mobilizing voters of color, we are facing a horrifying reality: President Donald Trump MEMORANDUM To: HRC, Democratic Party, Progressive Organizations, Interested Parties From: Steve Phillips Re: Stop Falling Into the Trump Trap The unthinkable has happened: Donald Trump has […]
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Politics

Forbes Contributor John Zogby Says Trump Win is Possible Even Though He Has Alienated Large Swaths of Voters

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(Forbes.com) – By any objective and traditional standard, there should no way that Donald Trump should be able to win the presidency in November. He has alienated large swaths of voters and, while some of these key groups (women, non-whites, Muslims, Latinos) would probably not be voting for a GOP candidate anyway, he could actually […]
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Politics

President of Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Russell Moore, Breaks the Silence on Donald Trump

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“A White Church No More” by Russell Moore (NYTimes.com) – Years ago, members of a Southern Baptist church in suburban Birmingham, Ala., who couldn’t figure out why their church was in decline asked a friend of mine for advice. The area had been majority white during the violent years of Jim Crow. While civil rights […]
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Entertainment

Beyonce’s Visual Album on HBO Called Celebration of Black Womanhood, Features Mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Snippet of Malcolm X

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(dailymail.co.uk) – Beyonce’s surprise new album features the bereaved mothers of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown: Singer’s political overtures as she makes tracks available exclusively on husband Jay-Z’s Tidal Beyoncé’s much-anticipated album Lemonade aired on HBO Saturday The film featured appearances from the mothers of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, two young black men who […]
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Congressman John Lewis Receives Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Elie Wiesel Award

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The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum presented the 2016 Elie Wiesel Award, the institution’s highest honor, to United States Representative John Lewis, of Georgia at the Museum’s National Tribute Dinner on Wednesday, May 4. Lewis, the only surviving “Big Six” leader of the Civil Rights Movement, was recognized for his extraordinary moral and physical courage […]
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Politics

Lawyers’ Committee Releases Report Evaluating Supreme Court Nominee Judge Merrick Garland’s Full Record on Civil Rights Cases and Urges Senate to Vote

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Washington, DC – This week, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee) released its report evaluating the full civil rights record of Supreme Court nominee Chief Judge Merrick Garland. The report provides an examination of his record on cases concerning voting rights, employment, housing, criminal justice, education and access to justice issues […]
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Entertainment

Motherhood Gets Real ASPiRE Presents A Comedic and Uncensored Perspective On Family And Motherhood With Premiere Of “Mommy Uncensored”

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Atlanta, GA – Mothers everywhere – this one is especially for you! The award-winning hit web comedy series “Mommy Uncensored”comes to television in a new, original special presentation. “Mommy Uncensored,” a hilarious and real series that gives a unique perspective on family and motherhood from a relatable and unique stay-at-home mom,will premiere on Mother’s Day […]
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Business

State of Black America 2016 – “Locked Out: Education, Jobs and Justice”

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By Marc H. Morial (To Be Equal #17) – New York, NY – As we observe the 40th anniversary of the State of Black America® the similarities of the United States of 1976 and the United States of 2016 are profoundly striking. The nation was recovering from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. […]
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