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Water is wet, the sky is blue and Donald Trump is a racist. And in 2017, Trump was on a roll. Here’s a quick rundown:

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So the story is told, the Plymouth Colony Pilgrims and Native Americans gathered for a communal meal after a…

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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick has made waves with his national anthem protest, which he…

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The Little Rock Nine made history 60 years ago when they became the first black students to enroll in an all-white…

There are some people out there who get upset whenever we say, “Black labor built this country.” But these are,…

News flash: The history of labor in America is racist AF.

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