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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

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Critics suggest White House ballroom be renamed after Obama, or bulldozed when Trump leaves office

President Donald Trump‘s $300 million ballroom continues to ignite outrage and debate as Democrats weigh in on what should be done when he ultimately leaves office. Some have welcomed the idea of renaming the yet-to-be-built ballroom after America’s first Black president, Barack Obama. “To really mess with him, just name it the ‘Barack Obama Ballroom,'” U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona told NBC News. “I think that would take care of half the problem.” News anchor and Zeteo founder Mehdi […]

October 27, 2025

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Trump sees ‘biggest financial success’ after earning $6 billion in new crypto venture. Critics blast it as unethical

President Donald Trump‘s crypto fortune reached new heights after an investment in a new cryptocurrency venture earned his family business a whopping $6 billion. According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump amassed his “biggest financial success” on Monday, surpassing his decades-long real estate portfolio, which includes properties around the world. The launch of the Trump-owned cryptocurrency, WLFI, is the equivalent of an initial trade offering, allowing investors to buy and sell on the open market like a listed company’s shares. […]

September 3, 2025

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Trump calls D.C. neighborhoods ‘slums’ as critics say comments show bias against Black residents

Residents of Washington, D.C., are continuing to push back against the narratives about their city as military troops and federal officers swarm the streets as part of the Trump administration’s declared 30-day crime emergency. “It’s offensive, it’s dangerous, and it’s discriminatory to look at the part of the city, that is majority Black and has been so historically, and define them as slums and crime ridden when we’re communities and every neighborhood is different,” said Gregory Jackson, a longtime public […]

August 22, 2025

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Education Department funding freeze for summer and after-school programs is harming students and families, critics say

Elected officials and advocates are decrying ongoing cuts and funding freezes at the U.S. Department of Education, which they say are harming students educationally and families economically. Since taking office, President Donald Trump has made dismantling the Education Department a major priority. While he is constitutionally unable to eliminate the federal agency, which is led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Trump has sought to handicap the department through mass layoffs and spending cuts, including funding already approved by Congress. Critics […]

July 16, 2025

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House Republicans race toward a final vote on Trump’s tax bill, daring critics to oppose

Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts package, determined to seize momentum from a hard-fought vote in the Senate while essentially daring members to defy their party’s leader and vote against it. “The American people gave us a clear mandate, and after four years of Democrat failure, we intend to deliver without delay,” the top four House GOP leaders said Tuesday after the bill passed the Senate 51-50, thanks to […]

July 2, 2025

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Critics warn Trump and Republicans’ ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will be ugly for Black Americans

After the U.S. Senate passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” President Donald Trump‘s sweeping legislative agenda that includes $3.8 trillion in tax cuts and border security funding, Democrats and advocates are continuing to sound the alarm about what they warn will result in devastating consequences for millions of Americans—particularly Black Americans—and their health care. The Senate’s version of the bill, if passed by the House of Representatives, would cut $930 billion in Medicaid and hundreds of billions more in […]

July 1, 2025

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Trump admin ends legal protections for half-million Haitians who now face deportations- critics call it a “death sentence”

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is terminating legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, setting them up for potential deportation. DHS said that conditions in Haiti have improved and Haitians no longer meet the conditions for the temporary legal protections. The termination of temporary protected status, or TPS, applies to about 500,000 Haitians who are already in the United States, some of whom have lived here for more than a decade. It is coming three months after the Trump […]

June 30, 2025

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Critics say Trump’s military takeover in LA is a ‘major distraction’ from his unpopular bill

In the days preceding President Donald Trump‘s decision to send the National Guard and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles amid mass protests against his administration’s immigration raids, much of the national political conversation focused on Trump’s very nasty “breakup” with billionaire Elon Musk and his “One Big Beautiful Bill,” which threatens to cut more than $1 trillion in health care, food assistance and education. Some critics of the president believe the chaos in Los Angeles, inflamed by the presence of […]

June 13, 2025