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‘The function of racism is distraction’: Zohran Mamdani quotes Toni Morrison in calling out critics’ bigotry

In the final stretch before Election Day, New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is calling out the “bigotry” of his critics, who have made several Islamophobic comments about him and his campaign. Mamdani, who could become the first Muslim elected mayor of New York City on Nov. 4, quoted Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison in denouncing the rhetoric in today’s political environment. “I think often about Toni Morrison, you know, she said that, ‘The function of racism is […]

October 28, 2025 1

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Video of Jasmine Crockett calling out Byron Donalds for bill revoking juvenile crime reform he benefited from goes viral

A video of an exchange between U.S. Reps. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, and Byron Donalds, R-Fla., has gone viral, highlighting the ongoing political divide over public safety in the nation’s capital. Many, including comedian D.L. Hughley, shared the resurfaced encounter from the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, reigniting the debate on criminal justice. On Sept. 17, the House passed Congressman Donalds’s bill, the DC Crimes Act of 2025, or H.R. 4922. Republicans championed the legislation for codifying President Donald […]

October 2, 2025 1

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Trump revives threat to send National Guard to Chicago, calling Black-led city a ‘death trap’

President Donald Trump revived his threat to deploy the National Guard to Chicago, setting up a political and legal battle in the Democratic-controlled city and state of Illinois. “I’m going to Chicago early,” Trump said at the White House on Tuesday as he left for the U.K. The president said of the majority-Black and brown city: “Chicago is a death trap.” Trump had seemingly backed off his vow to send troops on the ground in the Windy City following a […]

September 16, 2025

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Wes Moore digs at Trump for calling him ‘good-looking guy,’ says president is ‘obessed with me’

Maryland Governor Wes Moore and President Donald Trump are continuing to trade jabs amid their growing political feud over crime and Trump’s repeated false story about his first and only face-to-face meeting with Moore. After Trump mentioned Moore yet again during his hours-long Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Maryland’s first Black governor told CNN, “The president seems to be obsessed with me.” After refusing Moore’s invitation to join a walking tour of Baltimore, Trump has repeatedly disparaged […]

August 27, 2025

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Jeffries slams Texas governor as ‘cowardly, fake bully’ after calling for arrests of Democrats

After Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called for the arrests of more than 50 Democrats who fled the state to prevent the passing of a controversial voting map, Congress’s top Democrat, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, called Abbott’s actions “cowardly” and praised Texas Democrats for their “courage,” “character,” and “conviction.” “The Texas governor is a cowardly, fake bully,” said Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives. The New York congressman slammed Abbott and Texas Republicans for, at the direction of […]

August 5, 2025

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Why is Trump calling for the prosecution of Kamala Harris, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey and Al Sharpton?

President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of former Vice President Kamala Harris, Beyoncé, Oprah Winfrey, and civil rights leader, the Rev. Al Sharpton, accusing Harris of paying the high-profile stars to endorse her 2024 presidential campaign. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called out the Democratic Party’s financial debt post-election. The president falsely claimed that Democrats “admit” to “illegally” paying Beyoncé $11 million for an endorsement of Harris. “She never sang, not one note, and left the stage […]

July 28, 2025

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Jasmine Crockett points out irony in Trump calling her ‘low IQ,’ explains why some Republicans actually ‘love’ her

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett is often described as a rising star of the Democratic Party. So much so that the Texas congresswoman has become a fixture among Republicans who try to paint Democrats as radical, often using her name to evoke what they say is wrong with liberalism and the broader Democratic Party. “If that’s their new star, they’re in serious trouble,” President Donald Trump said of Crockett at the National Republican Congressional Committee gala in April. This week, Trump […]

June 27, 2025 1

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President Trump shares post calling Biden ‘decrepit corpse’ days after cancer diagnosis

President Donald Trump regularly insults his predecessor and former 2024 presidential opponent, former President Joe Biden. However, Trump’s latest jab against the 46th president of the United States was rather personal and maybe not well-timed. On Memorial Day, President Trump took to his social media platform, Truth Social, to re-share a post from right-wing political commentator Rogan O’Handley that made a personal swipe at 82-year-old Biden. “They stole the 2020 election and hijacked the country using a decrepit corpse as […]

May 27, 2025 4

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NAACP President: With two weeks until Inauguration Day, we’re calling on Biden to take urgent action

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio In 2020, when he was officially declared as the next president of the United States, Joe Biden sent a clear message to Black America: I have your back. Now, with less than two weeks to go until Inauguration Day, President Biden still has the opportunity to cement his progressive legacy, and deliver on three critical promises he made to our community. First, […]

January 8, 2025