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Kamala Harris is now Democratic presidential nominee, will face off against Donald Trump this fall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket. More than four years after her first attempt at the presidency collapsed, Harris’ coronation as her party’s standard-bearer caps a tumultuous and frenetic period for Democrats prompted by […]

todayAugust 6, 2024

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The National Association of Black Journalists should rescind Donald Trump’s invitation to the cookout

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. My grandmother was a follower of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Every day at sunrise, noon and sunset, she rested all 128 pounds of her body weight on her 74-year-old, cartilage-depleted knees to thank her Lord and Savior for his mercy and grace. In exchange for his divine protection, she lived by the letter of the Mosaic law. She […]

todayJuly 30, 2024

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Donald Trump must be protected at all costs

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. “I got this,” I said, lying through my teeth. I could feel my sisters’, cousins’ and friends’ sense of imminent doom as we approached the rendezvous point for my hastily scheduled after-school showdown with Tony Trimble, Carolina Elementary’s top-ranked, undefeated bully. They had a legitimate cause for concern. Not only was Tony “the Troublemaker” bigger, stronger and older than […]

todayJuly 18, 2024

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Donald Trump is convicted of a felony. Here’s how that affects the 2024 presidential race

NEW YORK (AP) — Having been convicted of 34 felonies, Donald Trump cannot own a gun, hold public office or even vote in many states. But in 158 days, voters across America will decide whether he will return to the White House to serve another four years as the nation’s president. Trump’s conviction in his New York hush money trial on Thursday is a stunning development in an already unorthodox presidential election with profound implications for the justice system and […]

todayJune 1, 2024

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It makes me so happy to write ‘convicted felon Donald Trump’

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money trial has made me indescribably happy. Ever since the news broke, I’ve had a Kool-Aid smile. It really did make my day. I truly felt a sense of joy as if I had gotten a special gift. What am I so happy about? I’m happy to see something bad happen to Trump. He’s such a […]

todayMay 31, 2024

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Members of Congress ‘saddened’ by the death of New Jersey Rep. Donald Payne Jr.

Members of Congress are devastated by the passing of their colleague U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr., D-N.J., who died on Wednesday at the age of 65. Payne’s death comes after he had been hospitalized for several weeks following a cardiac arrest episode earlier this month.  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said in a statement that the New Jersey lawmaker is leaving “behind a legacy of relentless determination in the face of adversity.” Jeffries added, “Our nation is forever indebted […]

todayApril 24, 2024

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Donald Trump is the greatest N-word of all time

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. A racist called me the n-word today. Or, maybe, yesterday; I can’t be sure. As someone who’s publicly taught, discussed and written about race for more than two decades, I’ve been called more racial slurs than you can imagine. While “moon cricket” is my favorite, if we searched every inbox in Black America, I’d probably rank in the top […]

todayApril 5, 2024

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Donald Trump and Nikki Haley show us America’s ignorance about the Civil War

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. When America fails to teach society about its history, you get the Republican Party and its attitudes toward the Civil War. This country is awfully ignorant when it comes to American history because that history is not taught correctly, truthfully or with any context or sensitivity. And this is how Republican presidential candidates can exploit a public lack of […]

todayJanuary 12, 2024

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Donald Trump banned from Colorado ballot in historic ruling by state’s Supreme Court

DENVER (AP) — A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race. The decision from a court whose justices were all appointed by Democratic governors marks the first time in history that Section […]

todayDecember 20, 2023

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