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Elizabeth Warren releases plan to fight white nationalist violence
On Tuesday, presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a plan to combat the increasing threat of white supremacist violence and terrorism. The plan, called “Fighting Back Against White Nationalist Violence” asserts that Warren would make the issue a top priority should she be elected president. Warren’s plan cites the 2015 Charleston shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church, the 2017 Charlottesville […]
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Never Forget: 5 Years After His Death, Family, Activists Continue to Build Tamir Rice’s Legacy
The tragedy of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the young black boy with the cherubic face, will never leave me. We see a lot of extrajudicial abuse and murder here at The Root, but this one is especially long-abiding, given his age, how Tamir and his sister were treated after he was shot, and, of course, the fact that those […]
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Erich “Coach E” Nall
Erich is a Certified Personal Trainer and a Certified Sports Nutritionist through the International Fitness Association (IFA). With over 18 years focused on the business of wellness, Erich knows what it takes to motivate, inspire and guide individuals on the path to Ultimate Health. Erich is also the President and Founder of Collegiate Search Youth Organization, which offers tutorial support and […]
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Eight NFL Teams Attend Colin Kaepernick’s Workout After Last-Minute Dispute
Eight NFL teams watched Colin Kaepernick work out on Saturday—about a third of the number that were scheduled to attend before he changed the time and place in a dispute with the league over media access. “I’ve been ready for three years,’’ Kaepernick said after the 40-minute event, according to ESPN. “I’ve been denied for […]
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Black Facebook Workers Write Open Letter to Company: We Are Treated Every Day ‘As If We Do Not Belong Here’
One year after a black Facebook employee accused the social media giant of failing its black employees and users, a group of Facebook employees published an anonymous memo saying the culture at the company has only gotten worse for nonwhite workers. READ MORE…
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Ayanna Pressley’s Latest Resolution Is a Sweeping Progression Vision that Would Transform America’s Legal System
Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley introduced on Thursday a comprehensive criminal justice resolution package that would massively restructure America’s legal system—and fundamentally reshape the role prisons and jails play in American life. Titled “the People’s Justice Guarantee,” the resolution is a progressive vision of justice that is being touted as “the most progressive and comprehensive plan […]
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Comcast’s Supreme Court battle with Byron Allen may make racial discrimination harder to fight
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday in a staggering corporate case that could make it nearly impossible for ordinary people who face certain kinds of racial discrimination to ever get their day in court…READ MORE
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Former Judge Kevin Ross
Kevin Andrew Ross (born June 1, 1963) is an American host of the syndicated court show America’s Court with Judge Ross, a producer, communications strategist, and former judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court in California. A Los Angeles native, Ross attended Gardena High School, where he was student body president and president of […]
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Kaiser CEO Bernard Tyson Dies Unexpectedly, Here Is His Impact
In stunning news, healthcare lost a major leader today. Bernard J. Tyson, the Chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente, unexpectedly passed away in his sleep at just 60 years young. Unexpected is an understatement since it was only yesterday when Tyson was a guest speaker at the AfroTech gathering in…READ MORE
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BART riders protest the detainment of a Black man stopped for eating on train’s platform
About three dozen BART riders ate their lunch at Embarcadero Station on Saturday, in protest of police who arrested a man earlier in the week for eating on the platform. The protesters were joined by Janice Li, member of the BART Board of Directors, who said she joined in because BART has bigger fish to fry than […]
