Former first lady Michelle Obama was a breath of fresh air Tuesday at a live armchair conversation with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado President Lauren Casteel in Denver. Poised and graceful as always, Obama still touched on some tough topics and spoke out frankly about the hurt she felt from the racist attacks she received while in the White House.
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A Bold Sista: Move Over, Bernie Bros. Nina Turner Is the New Head of Sanders’ Our Revolution | The Root
Nina Turner is not hard to describe. She’s that other black woman on MSNBC and CNN talking about workers rights, fighting back and pushing for a progressive agenda, even during President Barack Obama’s administration.
View MoreDirector Damani Baker Tells the Story of Grenada and Black Migration Through His Mother’s Eyes – The Muse
The year was 1983. Fannie Haughton—a name unfamiliar to most—was living in Oakland, California, under a poisonous Reagan regime, in the middle of a drug war.
View MoreSupreme Court Ruling On Ohio Voter Purge Will Have Long-Range Impact on Black Votes – Atlanta Black Star
The United States Supreme Court’s decision to review a challenge to Ohio’s voters roll purge policy brings the question of voter discrimination to the forefront again.
View MoreWyclef Jean to anti-Trump celebs: ‘Be very careful’ – Politico
‘I feel that we’re at a time now where your voice should be louder than it’s ever been,’ the music star tells POLITICO.
View MoreHere’s What Sen. Kamala Harris Had to Say About The Way We Discuss the Opioid Crisis vs. the Crack Epidemic – Atlanta Black Star
California Sen. Kamala Harris isn’t here for the racialized double standard when it comes to discussions surrounding the crack epidemic of the ’80s and early ’90s and the opioid crisis of today.
View MoreWisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748) – The Nation
A new study shows how voter-ID laws decreased turnout among African-American and Democratic voters.
View MoreThis Mother’s Day, Black Lives Matter Activists Will Give More Than 30 Women Their Freedom – The Nation
These women are in jail not because they’ve been convicted of a crime but because they can’t pay to get back to their lives as they await trial.
View MoreBen Carson Thinks Public Housing Should Be Less Comfortable. America Already Made That Mistake Once. – Slate
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is on listening tour of subsidized housing, a national meet-and-greet that advocates hoped would open the bootstrap-loving surgeon’s eyes to a nationwide affordability crisis.
View MoreCondoleezza Rice says America was born with a birth defect: Slavery – The Hill
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice compared slavery to a birth defect on Sunday.
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