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Barack Obama has thoughts on Kamala Harris’ ‘coconut brown’ suit

If the “coconut brown” suit Kamala Harris wore to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Monday, August 19 reminded you of the similarly hued tan suit Barack Obama wore during a press conference in 2014, you’re not the only one. On the 10-year anniversary of the moment in fashion history, Obama poked a little fun at the incident that launched a debate over appropriate political fashion, surprisingly making even more headlines than the geopolitical statement he initially made while […]

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California lawmakers pass landmark bills to atone for racism, but hold off on fund to take action

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for Black people, from housing to education to health. None of the bills would provide widespread direct payments to African Americans. The state Legislature instead approved proposals allowing for the return of land or compensation to families whose property was unjustly seized by the government, and issuing a formal apology for laws […]

todaySeptember 3, 2024 1

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Auburn University’s basketball coach is not a fan of Kamala Harris

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.   Fanatic (n.) — a person exhibiting excessive enthusiasm and intense uncritical devotion toward some controversial matter (as in religion or politics).  From Latin fanaticus “mad, enthusiastic, inspired by a god,” also “furious, mad,” originally, “pertaining to a temple,” from fanum “temple, shrine, consecrated place I am not a fan of America.  I don’t hate my country. But, as a […]

todaySeptember 3, 2024 1

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Kamala Harris’ historic run is a pinnacle moment for Howard University

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National Mall to protest against apartheid in South Africa. In 2017, as a senator, she returned to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address. In July, when she received word that she would likely be the Democratic presidential nominee, she was wearing her Howard sweatshirt in the vice president’s residence. Howard, one of the nation’s best-known historically Black colleges, has been central to […]

todaySeptember 3, 2024

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Unpacking Harris’ choice to demur on race and gender; dismiss Trump’s ‘turn Black’ insult during CNN interview

In her first sit-down interview since becoming the Democratic Party presidential nominee, Kamala Harris notably did not lean too much into the conversation about her race and gender.When asked about the historic nature of her candidacy by CNN’s Dana Bash, who noted Harris did not “explicitly” mention her identity as a Black and South Asian woman during her DNC speech, the vice president said, “I am running because I believe that I am the best person to do this job […]

todayAugust 30, 2024 1

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ABC’s rules for the Harris-Trump debate include muted mics when candidates aren’t speaking

NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News, the host network, shared this week with both campaigns. A copy of the rules was provided to the Associated Press on Thursday by a senior Trump campaign official on condition of anonymity ahead of the network’s announcement. The Harris campaign on Thursday insisted it […]

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Moore says he made an ‘honest mistake’ failing to correct application claiming Bronze Star

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Thursday he made “an honest mistake” in failing to correct a White House fellowship application 18 years ago when he wrote he had received a Bronze Star for his military service in Afghanistan though he never ended up receiving it, after the New York Times obtained a copy of the application and reported on it. The newspaper, which obtained the document as part of a Freedom of Information Act request, reported […]

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Harris and Walz reach out to voters in GOP strongholds in southeast Georgia bus tour

HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, dropped in on a high school band practice Wednesday as part of a two-day bus tour through southeast Georgia, a critical battleground state that Democrats just narrowly won four years ago. Harris and Walz paid a visit to Liberty County High School in Hinesville, listening to the marching band perform its school fight song and delivering brief remarks to students and faculty on the […]

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Could Mark Robinson’s extremism hand North Carolina to Kamala Harris?

Republicans are facing trouble in North Carolina amid recent polling that shows the party’s gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, is trailing his Democratic opponent. What’s more, Democrats believe Robinson’s extreme candidacy could cause Donald Trump to lose the battleground state to the Democratic presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, in November. Robinson, North Carolina’s first Black lieutenant governor, has been the subject of many headlines as a result of incendiary comments he’s made about race, women and the LGBTQ community, among other things. […]

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