Donald Trump
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Jemele Hill and the Social Burden of Being a Black Woman in Media
When the situation involving Jemele Hill, ESPN and Donald Trump first made headlines, I remember being grateful that I work for a black media outlet. Day after day, I write posts that include news about the Trump administration, and in each of those posts, I ridicule the president and his administration while simultaneously calling out…
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Trump’s NFL Attacks Embolden Journalists
‘Racism’ and ‘White Supremacy’ Stated More Easily Media Executive Named NABJ Executive Director Border Wall No Panacea, USA Today Network Finds Puerto Rico Overshadowed by NFL, Health Care Homicides Prompt Mental Health Crisis in Chicago 7 Projects Get $2 Million to Boost Trust in Media Va. Statue to Honor Firebrand Editor, Nat Turner Concerns About…
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Even Rihanna Is Trying to Get the Dotard to Pay Attention to Puerto Rico’s Humanitarian Crisis
Donald Trump loves ratings and attention, and he certainly doesn’t love the Constitution, which is the reason he can’t stop talking about the national anthem. On Tuesday night, he even dragged running legend Usain Bolt into the fray, tweeting out a video of the GOAT stopping an interview so that he could acknowledge “The Star-Spangled…
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Donald Trump Jr. Broke Up With the Secret Service Just a Week Ago, but They’re Reportedly Back Together Again
Previously, on White House Apprentice, Donnie Jr. decided that he no longer needed his Secret Service detail, and he would much rather live his life in privacy—without a law-enforcement detail that could be called to testify about things they see or hear while protecting him all up in his damn business. Apparently Donald Trump Jr.…
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Watch: Auntie Maxine Says Black Women Can Put Trump Out of Office
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) pulled no punches during her sitdown interview with The Root at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 47th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C., when she called out President Donald Trump for being a white supremacist as well as blasting his campaign’s alleged ties to the Kremlin. However, as discouraging as life…
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Another Bill Bites the Dust: Republicans Want to Replace and Repeal Obamacare So Bad, Except They Don’t Know WTF They’re Doing
Another month, another GOP heath care bill, and another complete waste of time. On Tuesday the Senate announced that it isn’t even going to vote on the Graham-Cassidy bill, the latest attempt to replace what is now looking to be the mightiest health care bill ever to land—the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare—because the Republicans’…
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I Watched CNN Debate Night: The Fight Over Obamacare. I Would Like Most of Those Minutes Back
In theory, a cable news network holding debates between members of different parties arguing over the merits of their respective policies seems like a novel idea. However, because we largely consume for-profit media, these debates often prove to be more about spectacle than anything substantive. Therein lies the problem with “infotainment”: the intent is geared…