theroot--2020-09-29--The 10 Best Deals of September 29, 2020

The 10 Best Deals of September 29, 2020

It ’ s September 29 , and the tax war is on .
Senators Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have released their 2019 tax returns amid the growing scandal surrounding President Donald Trump ’ s meager to non-existent income tax payments .
Let ’ s see if either of the Democratic nominees match Trump ’ s hairstyling budget !
As we await that bit of news ahead of the presidential debate , we at Kinja Deals decided to bring you the top ten deals of the day .
And if you ’ re still craving more , take a look @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overall .
Today is National Coffee Day , so why not find a new brew to enjoy to celebrate ?
We even have a great deal for you right now to get your first bag of Atlas Coffee for free .
That link should automatically mark your first bag down to $ 0 , but you will need to cover shipping .
If not , use code AtlasCoffeeDay20 at checkout .
For me , the shipping charge was around $ 5 .
You can choose whether to get your bag ground and ready @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can grind yourself .
This subscription , which you can cancel anytime , brings you a fresh bag of new coffee every two or four weeks depending on what schedule you set up .
You can get caffeinated conveniently and on your terms by indicating your preference for lighter or darker roasts , or have them surprise you with each delivery .
This deal was originally published by Elizabeth Lanier .
Anyone desperate for a night out should look no further than the backyard , or if you live in an apartment , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
And thanks to AuKing , you can save 30 % on a mini projector by clipping the onsite coupon and entering the promo code 4G63N2XD at checkout , perfectly suited to replace nights out at the AMC or Regal .
In fact , with a projector , you don ’ t have to worry about the smell of Arby ’ s roast beef the person behind you snuck into Tenet .
Instead , you can watch actual good movies like Palm Springs with your large adult sons .
Or , in case @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Scoob !
, a movie I ’ m curious about but don ’ t have the children to justify watching it on my own .
The AuKing mini projector gets you 55,000 hours of viewing time , or over 6 years consecutive years .
It boasts a 4.5-star rating on Amazon out of nearly 4,000 reviews and supports both HDMI and VGA input .
That means all you have to do is hook up a Roku or an Apple TV for endless streaming .
You can also connect it to your gaming console @ @ @ @ @ @ @ At this price , it ’ s a hell of a steal , but you ’ ll have to act fast—this deal ends Sunday 10/4 .
So you only have a few more days to think it over .
An impulse buy never hurt anyone .
This article was originally published by Gabe Carey .
It ’ s happening months later than usual , but we finally know when Amazon ’ s Prime Day sales extravaganza is taking place : October 13-14 .
We can expect a non-stop barrage of bargains across those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out some early deals .
Right now , Amazon Prime members can snag a two-pack of Echo Dot devices for just $ 40 using promo code DOTPRIME2PK .
That ’ s a $ 60 savings over buying the two compact smart speakers without a discount , and that ’ ll give you access to the Alexa voice assistant over a wider spread of your home .
Just add two Dots to your cart and then pop in the code at checkout .
These aren ’ t the brand new models that were announced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much like the larger new standard Echo .
However , these little pucks have been top sellers over the last two years , and this is a hell of a deal exclusively for Prime members .
This deal was originally published by Andrew Hayward .
From now until the end of September take 15 % over 30 of Bellesa ’ s best selling vibes and even lubes .
All the crowd-pleasers are included like the Satisfyer Pro 2 ( $ 50 ) .
Just remember to use the code BESTSELLER at checkout just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you .
But there ’ s quite the variety here so it ’ s not all just for the ladies .
You ’ ve asked and I ’ ve heard you so let ’ s spotlight the Satisfyer Men 2.0 ( $ 33 ) .
Gentlemen , you tweeted me and I listened .
This is Bellesa ’ s top budget masturbator .
Stimulate yourself and your savings .
The interchangeable sleeve feels like the real deal and it ’ s a pretty demure design so no one is the wiser .
Easy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ You ’ ll love it , I promise .
Let me go ahead and include one of my favorites too , the Nirvana by Bellesa ( $ 101 ) .
And it ’ s already on sale so you get it at an even deeper discount .
I love everything Bellesa has designed .
These ladies really know that they ’ re doing but this Nirvana Wand is tops .
Combining tech and function it ’ s a fan favorite for a reason .
It ’ s truly my wand and only .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Villari .
Every time I see an iPad deal , I ’ m reminded of this tweet from Washington Post reporter Gene Park .
Also the NY Times article he ’ s referencing , but mostly his tweet .
The iPad has supplanted our TVs as the main TV- and movie-watching device of the house .
It ’ s an all-in-one distraction , and you can pick up the latest base model in 32GB for $ 299 on Amazon , a $ 30 cut .
The 128GB version is also down to $ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the aging but still pretty fast A12 Bionic processor , and up to 10 hours of battery life , there ’ s a lot to love about the iPad .
It ’ s the latest model , has plenty of character , and is one of the first models compatible with the Apple Pencil .
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey .
Brush your teeth with a Fairywill Sonic electric toothbrush .
Only $ 26 from a price drop , you can whiten your teeth with 40,000 strokes per minute @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so you won ’ t hurt your gums , has a smart timer , and five modes of brushing for a clean mouth .
What are you waiting for ?
This deal was originally published by Ignacia Fulcher .
I know dashcams are popular for a number of reasons but never really understood exactly how useful they are until I saw one in action .
Last week a biker hit my pal ’ s car head-on while he was at a stoplight .
While the footage was unpleasant it helped him and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from and how he cut across lanes of traffic and just didn ’ t even seen that the light was red and traffic was stopped .
This morning you can grab this Vava 1080P 3 '' Dash Cam and protect you and those around you no matter where you travel .
The Vava Dash Cam has a wide viewing angle with crisp quality even in high-speed driving .
The wide recording angle and LCD screen can capture the whole road with a clear definition .
The built-in battery lets the cam monitor your @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a G-senor which automatically locks , saves video upon collision , and can ’ t be overwritten .
It ’ s small enough to not obstruct your view of the road but powerful enough to still get a full scope .
It includes everything you need to start surveillance as soon as you open the box : 8GB SD card , charger , window mount , and prybar .
Peace of mind at 69 % off .
If you ’ ve read a few of our pieces on SideDeal before and you like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a $ 5 monthly fee to get free shipping on all of your orders no matter how many .
Otherwise , it ’ s a flat rate of $ 8 .
This deal was originally published by Sheilah Villari .
If you ’ ve ever played Super Smash Bros. and said to yourself , “ I wish these were all anime characters instead , ” Jump Force Deluxe Edition is for you .
Well , maybe .
While it ’ s more akin to a traditional arcade fighting game like Mortal Kombat or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is undoubtedly similar : Here are a bunch of characters you ’ re familiar with .
Now make them fight .
Outside the fighting , however , your Shonen faves—including Dragon Ball Z ’ s Goku , Monkey D. Luffy of One Piece ( ya-yo ya-yo ) origin , and Naruto from Naruto—can explore an AI-filled hub world .
But the clear focus is on fighting , even if it is simplistic .
As Kotaku ’ s Mike Fahey notes in his review : Evidently , Jump Force won ’ t be seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ future , pandemic or not .
Still , it ’ s classic otaku fun to see anime/manga characters who wouldn ’ t ordinarily interact at all arise from the screen/pages and come together to beat each other to a pulp .
If that sounds fun to you , you can pick up Jump Force Deluxe Edition for Nintendo Switch from Best Buy for $ 50—a 20 % discount off the list price .
Considering it just came out last month , this may be just the price drop you were waiting for , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ fashioned nostalgia for worlds you haven ’ t seen in a while .
Not sold yet ?
Best Buy also has a Switch Lite carrying case and The Banner Saga Trilogy on sale today .
You can also see our roundup of the best Nintendo deals , and bookmark it , updated weekly .
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey .
While you could find it for the same price on Amazon , the 77 '' LG CX-series 4K OLED TV—a top-end premium 4K OLED smart TV from a widely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ comes with a $ 300 Visa gift card .
With the extra credit in hand , redeemable just about anywhere , you could save it or buy a larger TV stand or upgrade your furniture while you ’ re in the mood for improving your space .
But , hear me out : You could also put it toward a PS5 or Xbox Series S/X to play next-gen games that truly take advantage of the hardware .
It ’ s even got Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync to cut down on screen tearing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t give a flying fuck about consoles .
Behold deeper blacks and a more pronounced color palette , and find out for yourself what OLED is all about .
Powered by a leading AI processor and compatible with both Alexa and Google Assistant voice assistants the new webOS is a marked update over previous versions you may have squabbled with in the past .
Motion smoothing provides a more realistic picture , free of noticeable delays between frames .
Apple users can cast content from their iPhones , iPads , and MacBooks , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , of course , Dolby Vision , HDR 10 , and HLG are all present to ensure your top-of-the-line TV yields a top-of-the-line experience—all bundled up with an extra $ 300 .
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey .
Working from home during the pandemic has changed a whole lot of people ’ s routines—and if it ’ s made you less active , you ’ re certainly not alone in that .
One potential solution for getting more activity while pushing through the daily grind is an under-desk cycle , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one right now .
The DeskCycle fits underneath desks as low as 27 inches and features a “ whisper-quiet ” flywheel along with eight levels of magnetic resistance .
This compact under-desk cycle usually sells for $ 200 , but when you clip the coupon at Amazon right now , the price drops all the way down to $ 122 .
That ’ s a sizzling bargain and a potentially smart move for your wellbeing .
This deal was originally published by Andrew Hayward .

Juliana Clark on Kinja Deals, shared by Gabe Carey to The Root

Tuesday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals
It’s September 29, and the tax war is on. Senators Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have released their 2019 tax returns amid the growing scandal surrounding President Donald Trump’s meager to non-existent income tax payments. Let’s see if either of the Democratic nominees match Trump’s hairstyling budget! As we await that bit of news ahead of the presidential debate, we at Kinja Deals decided to bring you the top ten deals of the day.
And if you’re still craving more , take a look at the Tuesday’s best deals overall.
#1: Atlas coffee club
Today is National Coffee Day, so why not find a new brew to enjoy to celebrate? We even have a great deal for you right now to get your first bag of Atlas Coffee for free. That link should automatically mark your first bag down to $0, but you will need to cover shipping. If not, use code AtlasCoffeeDay20 at checkout. For me, the shipping charge was around $5. You can choose whether to get your bag ground and ready to go or as whole beans you can grind yourself.
This subscription, which you can cancel anytime, brings you a fresh bag of new coffee every two or four weeks depending on what schedule you set up. You can get caffeinated conveniently and on your terms by indicating your preference for lighter or darker roasts, or have them surprise you with each delivery.
Promo Code AtlasCoffeeDay20 Atlas Coffee Use the promo code AtlasCoffeeDay20
This deal was originally published by Elizabeth Lanier.
#2: Auking mini projector
Anyone desperate for a night out should look no further than the backyard, or if you live in an apartment, a random unoccupied field (PARODY). And thanks to AuKing, you can save 30% on a mini projector by clipping the onsite coupon and entering the promo code 4G63N2XD at checkout, perfectly suited to replace nights out at the AMC or Regal. In fact, with a projector, you don’t have to worry about the smell of Arby’s roast beef the person behind you snuck into Tenet. Instead, you can watch actual good movies like Palm Springs with your large adult sons. Or, in case the little ones tag along, rent Scoob!, a movie I’m curious about but don’t have the children to justify watching it on my own.
The AuKing mini projector gets you 55,000 hours of viewing time, or over 6 years consecutive years. It boasts a 4.5-star rating on Amazon out of nearly 4,000 reviews and supports both HDMI and VGA input. That means all you have to do is hook up a Roku or an Apple TV for endless streaming. You can also connect it to your gaming console of choice or even a PC. At this price, it’s a hell of a steal, but you’ll have to act fast—this deal ends Sunday 10/4. So you only have a few more days to think it over. An impulse buy never hurt anyone.
This article was originally published by Gabe Carey.
#3: Amazon Echo Dot 2-Pack
It’s happening months later than usual, but we finally know when Amazon’s Prime Day sales extravaganza is taking place: October 13-14. We can expect a non-stop barrage of bargains across those days, but Amazon is already dripping out some early deals.
Right now, Amazon Prime members can snag a two-pack of Echo Dot devices for just $40 using promo code DOTPRIME2PK. That’s a $60 savings over buying the two compact smart speakers without a discount, and that’ll give you access to the Alexa voice assistant over a wider spread of your home. Just add two Dots to your cart and then pop in the code at checkout.
These aren’t the brand new models that were announced last week with a globe-like design, much like the larger new standard Echo. However, these little pucks have been top sellers over the last two years, and this is a hell of a deal exclusively for Prime members.
This deal was originally published by Andrew Hayward.
#4: Bellesa Boutique Top Sellers
From now until the end of September take 15% over 30 of Bellesa’s best selling vibes and even lubes. All the crowd-pleasers are included like the Satisfyer Pro 2 ($50). Just remember to use the code BESTSELLER at checkout just in case it doesn’t prompt you. But there’s quite the variety here so it’s not all just for the ladies.
You’ve asked and I’ve heard you so let’s spotlight the Satisfyer Men 2.0 ($33). Gentlemen, you tweeted me and I listened. This is Bellesa’s top budget masturbator. Stimulate yourself and your savings. The interchangeable sleeve feels like the real deal and it’s a pretty demure design so no one is the wiser. Easy to clean, easy to use. You’ll love it, I promise.
Let me go ahead and include one of my favorites too, the Nirvana by Bellesa ($101). And it’s already on sale so you get it at an even deeper discount. I love everything Bellesa has designed. These ladies really know that they’re doing but this Nirvana Wand is tops. Combining tech and function it’s a fan favorite for a reason. It’s truly my wand and only.
Free shipping for orders over $29.
This deal was originally published by Sheilah Villari.
#5: 8TH GEN ipad
Every time I see an iPad deal, I’m reminded of this tweet from Washington Post reporter Gene Park. Also the NY Times article he’s referencing, but mostly his tweet. The iPad has supplanted our TVs as the main TV- and movie-watching device of the house. It’s an all-in-one distraction, and you can pick up the latest base model in 32GB for $299 on Amazon, a $30 cut. The 128GB version is also down to $395. Between its 10.2-inch Retina display, the aging but still pretty fast A12 Bionic processor, and up to 10 hours of battery life, there’s a lot to love about the iPad. It’s the latest model, has plenty of character, and is one of the first models compatible with the Apple Pencil.
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey.
#6: fairywill sonic electric toothbrush
Brush your teeth with a Fairywill Sonic electric toothbrush. Only $26 from a price drop, you can whiten your teeth with 40,000 strokes per minute. It’s soft bristle, so you won’t hurt your gums, has a smart timer, and five modes of brushing for a clean mouth. What are you waiting for?
This deal was originally published by Ignacia Fulcher.
#7: Vava 1080p dash cam
I know dashcams are popular for a number of reasons but never really understood exactly how useful they are until I saw one in action. Last week a biker hit my pal’s car head-on while he was at a stoplight. While the footage was unpleasant it helped him and the police see exactly where the guy came from and how he cut across lanes of traffic and just didn’t even seen that the light was red and traffic was stopped. This morning you can grab this Vava 1080P 3" Dash Cam and protect you and those around you no matter where you travel.
The Vava Dash Cam has a wide viewing angle with crisp quality even in high-speed driving. The wide recording angle and LCD screen can capture the whole road with a clear definition. The built-in battery lets the cam monitor your car 24/7. It’s got a G-senor which automatically locks, saves video upon collision, and can’t be overwritten. It’s small enough to not obstruct your view of the road but powerful enough to still get a full scope. It includes everything you need to start surveillance as soon as you open the box: 8GB SD card, charger, window mount, and prybar. Peace of mind at 69% off.
If you’ve read a few of our pieces on SideDeal before and you like what you’ve seen they offer a $5 monthly fee to get free shipping on all of your orders no matter how many. Otherwise, it’s a flat rate of $8.
This deal was originally published by Sheilah Villari.
#8: Jump Force Deluxe Edition
If you’ve ever played Super Smash Bros. and said to yourself, “I wish these were all anime characters instead,” Jump Force Deluxe Edition is for you. Well, maybe. While it’s more akin to a traditional arcade fighting game like Mortal Kombat or even Dragon Ball FighterZ, the premise is undoubtedly similar: Here are a bunch of characters you’re familiar with. Now make them fight. Outside the fighting, however, your Shonen faves—including Dragon Ball Z’s Goku, Monkey D. Luffy of One Piece (ya-yo ya-yo) origin, and Naruto from Naruto—can explore an AI-filled hub world. But the clear focus is on fighting, even if it is simplistic.
As Kotaku’s Mike Fahey notes in his review:
Jump Force is one of the most newbie-friendly 3D free-roaming fighting games I’ve encountered. There are two attack buttons, light and strong, which players can pound to perform auto-combos. There’s a throw button, which is useful for when the opposition tries to hide behind the block button (R1). L1 allows players to chase their foes or escape, if they have enough meter to allow for it. Holding R2 charges the super meter and, in combination with the controller’s face buttons, executes special attacks. Pressing the right analog stick down awakens a fighter and transforms them should they possess an alternate form. It might seem like a lot written out, but it’s incredibly easy to pick up.
Evidently, Jump Force won’t be seen at any EVO tournaments in the foreseeable future, pandemic or not. Still, it’s classic otaku fun to see anime/manga characters who wouldn’t ordinarily interact at all arise from the screen/pages and come together to beat each other to a pulp. If that sounds fun to you, you can pick up Jump Force Deluxe Edition for Nintendo Switch from Best Buy for $50—a 20% discount off the list price. Considering it just came out last month, this may be just the price drop you were waiting for, whether out of curiosity or good ol’ fashioned nostalgia for worlds you haven’t seen in a while.
Not sold yet? Best Buy also has a Switch Lite carrying case and The Banner Saga Trilogy on sale today. You can also see our roundup of the best Nintendo deals, and bookmark it, updated weekly.
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey.
#9: 77" LG 4k OLED TV
While you could find it for the same price on Amazon, the 77" LG CX-series 4K OLED TV—a top-end premium 4K OLED smart TV from a widely trusted brand—is $3,697 at BuyDig AND comes with a $300 Visa gift card. With the extra credit in hand, redeemable just about anywhere, you could save it or buy a larger TV stand or upgrade your furniture while you’re in the mood for improving your space. But, hear me out: You could also put it toward a PS5 or Xbox Series S/X to play next-gen games that truly take advantage of the hardware. It’s even got Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync to cut down on screen tearing for us PC gamers who couldn’t give a flying fuck about consoles.
Behold deeper blacks and a more pronounced color palette, and find out for yourself what OLED is all about. Powered by a leading AI processor and compatible with both Alexa and Google Assistant voice assistants the new webOS is a marked update over previous versions you may have squabbled with in the past. Motion smoothing provides a more realistic picture, free of noticeable delays between frames. Apple users can cast content from their iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks, thanks to AirPlay 2 support. And, of course, Dolby Vision, HDR 10, and HLG are all present to ensure your top-of-the-line TV yields a top-of-the-line experience—all bundled up with an extra $300.
This deal was originally published by Gabe Carey.
#10: Deskcycle mini exercise bike
Working from home during the pandemic has changed a whole lot of people’s routines—and if it’s made you less active, you’re certainly not alone in that. One potential solution for getting more activity while pushing through the daily grind is an under-desk cycle, and Amazon has a great deal on one right now.
The DeskCycle fits underneath desks as low as 27 inches and features a “whisper-quiet” flywheel along with eight levels of magnetic resistance. This compact under-desk cycle usually sells for $200, but when you clip the coupon at Amazon right now, the price drops all the way down to $122. That’s a sizzling bargain and a potentially smart move for your wellbeing.
This deal was originally published by Andrew Hayward.


theroot--2020-09-29--Obama, Jeezy, Team Biden Focus on Black Voters as Trump Focuses on Killing Them

Jeezy is not “ young ” anymore , and while The Root could not verify the color of Jeezy ’ s Lamborghini or his rims , we can , unfortunately , confirm that his president is no longer Black .
To help rectify the situation and make sure that the next vice president is Black and the House , Senate and executive branch are blue , Barack Obama , Jeezy and others have teamed up with the Biden-Harris campaign in an all-out push to eject Donald Trump from the Oval Office .
Although our sources say Team Biden declined to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ campaign anthem , even the Que Dawgs have decided to step for the Biden-Harris ticket .
Black voters are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the coronavirus and twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than whites , according to the CDC .
Black Americans are also 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police ; twice as likely to be unemployed and receive prison sentences that are 20 percent longer than whites who commit the same crimes .
Forever President Barack Obama visited The Shade Room as part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on young , Black voters .
While younger voters of every race are less likely to vote , in 2016 , the turnout rate for young voters increased in every demographic except for Black millennials .
Perhaps the man who curated the most diverse electorate in history could lend a hand .
“ Right now , from the White House on down , folks are working to keep people from voting—especially communities of color , ” said Obama in a clip for the popular Black gossip site .
“ That ’ s why @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to make your voice heard .
We can ’ t leave anything to chance.
” While mean ol ’ Trump has suggested extrajudicial killings for drug dealers , protesters and undocumented immigrants , Sen. Kamala Harris ( D-Calif. ) took her mean shoe game to Raleigh , N.C. , on Tuesday to deliver remarks at Shaw University—the first HBCU in the South—where the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee began its fight for civil rights some 60 years ago .
In a separate video for Young Black and Fabulous , a site whose audience is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Black voters about the stakes of this upcoming election : After her speech , Sen. Harris will meet with Black voters at a “ Sister to Sister meets Shop Talk ” —a roundtable discussion that has included such participants as Jeezy , Omega Psi Phi Grand Basileus Dr. David Marion and Actor Sean Michael Thomas , all of whom recently spoke to The Root about the importance of voting .
“ I look at it as another weapon on my belt , ” Jeezy told The Root , explaining that “ Black issues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ poverty and criminal justice .
“ We ’ re looking at the same issues white voters look at .
They gon ’ take my money anyway ; I might as well have some say so.
” “ Our campaign is focused on meeting voters where they are , outlining Joe Biden and Kamala Harris ’ plan to build back better , and encouraging them to vote , said Kamau Marshall , Biden ’ s director of strategic communication .
Marshall noted that Obama ’ s video is part of Biden ’ s wider @ @ @ @ @ @ @ out Black Obama voters who sat out the 2016 election—especially Black men .
While nearly all Black female voters chose Hillary Clinton in the previous election , some 14 percent of Black male voters cast ballots for Donald Trump .
The campaign is also pushing out a series of campaign ads featuring Black men .
The campaign pieces were filmed in barbershops during the Shop Talk series and feature participants having real conversations about issues that are important to Black men .
“ Shop Talk - Criminal Justice Reform ” focuses on America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ impact on Black men , while “ Anthony J ” addresses the concerns of Black business owners in the COVID-19 pandemic .
Another ad titled “ Malik ” examines Black men living in Trump ’ s America .
“ I look at voting as Black men ’ s duty to our communities and our families , ” Dr. Marion told The Root .
“ It ’ s not necessarily supposed to be fun .
It ’ s as much a duty as taking out the garbage .
I don ’ t like doing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I know my house will start to stink.
” “ I believe that another four years of Trump will be disastrous for America , ” added Sean Patrick Thomas .
“ But it will be especially bad for us .
But we also need someone with experience who can undo the stuff he ’ s already done .
That ’ s why I ’ m supporting Biden.
” “ If you want to know why you need to vote , just look at this current administration , ” added Michigan State Rep. @ @ @

Jeezy is not “young” anymore, and while The Root could not verify the color of Jeezy’s Lamborghini or his rims, we can, unfortunately, confirm that his president is no longer Black.
To help rectify the situation and make sure that the next vice president is Black and the House, Senate and executive branch are blue, Barack Obama, Jeezy and others have teamed up with the Biden-Harris campaign in an all-out push to eject Donald Trump from the Oval Office. Although our sources say Team Biden declined to make “Atomic Dog” the official campaign anthem, even the Que Dawgs have decided to step for the Biden-Harris ticket.
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Black voters are nearly five times more likely to be hospitalized for the coronavirus and twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than whites, according to the CDC. Black Americans are also 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police; twice as likely to be unemployed and receive prison sentences that are 20 percent longer than whites who commit the same crimes.
Former Forever President Barack Obama visited The Shade Room as part of the Biden Harris get-out-the-vote plan focusing on young, Black voters. While younger voters of every race are less likely to vote, in 2016, the turnout rate for young voters increased in every demographic except for Black millennials.
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Perhaps the man who curated the most diverse electorate in history could lend a hand.
“Right now, from the White House on down, folks are working to keep people from voting—especially communities of color,” said Obama in a clip for the popular Black gossip site. “That’s why it’s more important than ever to make your voice heard. We can’t leave anything to chance.”
Obama Speaks to Shade Room
While mean ol’ Trump has suggested extrajudicial killings for drug dealers, protesters and undocumented immigrants, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) took her mean shoe game to Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday to deliver remarks at Shaw University—the first HBCU in the South—where the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee began its fight for civil rights some 60 years ago.
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In a separate video for Young Black and Fabulous , a site whose audience is mostly Black and female, Harris reminded Black voters about the stakes of this upcoming election:
Kamala Harris Go Vote
After her speech, Sen. Harris will meet with Black voters at a “Sister to Sister meets Shop Talk”—a roundtable discussion that has included such participants as Jeezy, Omega Psi Phi Grand Basileus Dr. David Marion and Actor Sean Michael Thomas, all of whom recently spoke to The Root about the importance of voting.
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“I look at it as another weapon on my belt,” Jeezy told The Root, explaining that “Black issues” shouldn’t be centered around poverty and criminal justice. “We’re looking at the same issues white voters look at. They gon’ take my money anyway; I might as well have some say so.”
“Our campaign is focused on meeting voters where they are, outlining Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ plan to build back better, and encouraging them to vote, said Kamau Marshall, Biden’s director of strategic communication.
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Marshall noted that Obama’s video is part of Biden’s wider plan to attract new voters and turn out Black Obama voters who sat out the 2016 election—especially Black men. While nearly all Black female voters chose Hillary Clinton in the previous election, some 14 percent of Black male voters cast ballots for Donald Trump.
The campaign is also pushing out a series of campaign ads featuring Black men. The campaign pieces were filmed in barbershops during the Shop Talk series and feature participants having real conversations about issues that are important to Black men.
“Shop Talk - Criminal Justice Reform” focuses on America’s criminal justice system and its impact on Black men, while “Anthony J” addresses the concerns of Black business owners in the COVID-19 pandemic. Another ad titled “Malik” examines Black men living in Trump’s America.
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“I look at voting as Black men’s duty to our communities and our families,” Dr. Marion told The Root. “It’s not necessarily supposed to be fun. It’s as much a duty as taking out the garbage. I don’t like doing it but if I don’t, I know my house will start to stink.”
“I believe that another four years of Trump will be disastrous for America,” added Sean Patrick Thomas. “But it will be especially bad for us. But we also need someone with experience who can undo the stuff he’s already done. That’s why I’m supporting Biden.”
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“If you want to know why you need to vote, just look at this current administration,” added Michigan State Rep. Jewell Jones.
Now, that’s thug motivation 101.


theroot--2020-09-29--Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings Close Facilities After the Coronavirus Decides It Won't Let the

Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings Close Facilities After the Coronavirus Decides It Won't Let the NFL Be Great

The coronavirus needs to chill .
It ’ s killed the entertainment industry , irreparably harmed our global economy and has even infiltrated one of our greatest escapes : the wonderful world of sports .
The NBA was forced to put its entire season on pause in March and we ’ ve seen a myriad of similar cancellations and postponements throughout various other sports since .
Through three weeks of football , however , the NFL remained unscathed—until now .
The Tennessee Titans have closed their facilities until Saturday after three players and five team personnel members tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The eight new positive tests have been confirmed after additional testing , a source told ESPN ’ s Kevin Seifert .
Those who tested positive have been asymptomatic as of Tuesday morning , a source told ESPN ’ s Dan Graziano .
In response to the positive tests , the Titans shut down all in-person work on Tuesday , and the Minnesota Vikings , who lost to Tennessee on Sunday , have opted to follow suit and do the same despite having no positive tests since coming in contact with the Titans @ @ @ @ @ @ @ caution , the organization has decided to work remotely today as we follow NFL protocols related to the COVID-19 virus , ” the Titans said in a statement .
Contingency plans for rescheduling upcoming games have been discussed , but the NFL has yet to pull the trigger on postponing any upcoming games .
In a statement , the league confirmed that both teams are working with the NFL Players Association and medical officials “ to evaluate close contacts , perform additional testing and monitor developments [ ... ] with health and safety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ week , an investigation was launched after the Las Vegas Raiders broke COVID-19 protocols by reportedly allowing an unauthorized team employee to enter the locker room .
But since the season started , this rash of positive tests among the Vikings is the first instance of the coronavirus threatening to derail the NFL schedule .
With advancements in testing , it seems the situation is under control .
But in a year that ’ s been full of surprises , expect the coronavirus to rear its head again sooner than later .

The coronavirus needs to chill.
It’s killed the entertainment industry, irreparably harmed our global economy and has even infiltrated one of our greatest escapes: the wonderful world of sports. The NBA was forced to put its entire season on pause in March and we’ve seen a myriad of similar cancellations and postponements throughout various other sports since. Through three weeks of football, however, the NFL remained unscathed—until now.
From ESPN:
The Tennessee Titans have closed their facilities until Saturday after three players and five team personnel members tested positive for the coronavirus, the NFL announced Tuesday. The eight new positive tests have been confirmed after additional testing, a source told ESPN’s Kevin Seifert. Those who tested positive have been asymptomatic as of Tuesday morning, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano.
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In response to the positive tests, the Titans shut down all in-person work on Tuesday, and the Minnesota Vikings, who lost to Tennessee on Sunday, have opted to follow suit and do the same despite having no positive tests since coming in contact with the Titans.
“Out of the abundance of caution, the organization has decided to work remotely today as we follow NFL protocols related to the COVID-19 virus,” the Titans said in a statement.
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Contingency plans for rescheduling upcoming games have been discussed, but the NFL has yet to pull the trigger on postponing any upcoming games. In a statement, the league confirmed that both teams are working with the NFL Players Association and medical officials “to evaluate close contacts, perform additional testing and monitor developments [...] with health and safety as our primary consideration.”
Earlier this week, an investigation was launched after the Las Vegas Raiders broke COVID-19 protocols by reportedly allowing an unauthorized team employee to enter the locker room. But since the season started, this rash of positive tests among the Vikings is the first instance of the coronavirus threatening to derail the NFL schedule.
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With advancements in testing, it seems the situation is under control. But in a year that’s been full of surprises, expect the coronavirus to rear its head again sooner than later.


theroot--2020-09-29--The 'Dindu' Conspiracy: Donald Trump, America and an Inanimate Object Called Whiteness

In 1964 , when members of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan abducted and murdered James Chaney , Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner ( pdf ) for the egregious crime of registering Black people to vote , many of the residents of Philadelphia , Miss.
, knew the names of the people involved but did not consider themselves white supremacists .
Klan organizer Edgar Ray Killen openly bragged about masterminding the murders but wasn ’ t convicted until four decades later , at the tender age of 80 .
In 1964 , Killen was arrested and charged with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ended in a hung jury when one of the all-white jurors said she couldn ’ t convict a preacher .
Philadelphians assumed Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey was involved in the deaths of the civil rights workers .
He was elected after campaigning on his racist credentials after he got away with shooting and killing a Black motorist in 1959 .
He was also acquitted by an all-white jury .
Seventy-one-year-old Philadelphia , Miss.
, police officer Otha Burkes was known to have an “ evil disposition ” toward Black people and was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Three Mississippi state troopers helped detain the deceased activists .
At least two other Neshoba County deputies helped hunt the victims down before 26-year-old Alton Roberts shot the Freedom Summer volunteers in the head .
According to a Department of Justice report , when the Klansmen were trying to decide what to do with the bodies , Olen Burrage , a Klansman who was building a pond on his large farm nearby , said : “ Hell , I ’ ve got a dam that will hold a hundred of them.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who owned and operated the heavy machinery used to build the pond .
Tucker was accused of using his bulldozer to dig a hole to bury the three deceased voting advocates and volunteering to drive the victims ’ car to Alabama to burn it .
On August 4 , 1964 , 44 days after they disappeared , authorities found the bodies buried in a dam on the Old Jolly Farm , where Tucker ’ s bulldozer was the lone piece of earthmoving equipment .
Of the 151 witnesses who testified at Tucker ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him of being present at the slayings .
All of the available evidence suggests that Tucker was not even a member of the Ku Klux Klan .
At least one of the victims ( Goodman ) had enough dirt and clay in his lungs to suggest he was buried alive , but a jury ruled that Tucker was not legally responsible for the deaths of Chaney , Goodman and Schwerner .
Even though he allegedly helped racist murderers cover up a racist murder , we can ’ t legally call Tucker a murderer @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who owned a bulldozer .
But he did commit one of the most egregious offenses imaginable : Herman Tucker didn ’ t do nothing .
Although some people are critical when it comes to cultural appropriation and artistic theft , white people have repeatedly proven their artistic superiority in the field of spontaneous caucasity .
From “ moon cricket ” to—perhaps my favorite racial slur of all time— “ niggerpotamus , ” Caucasian America is the undefeated world champion of mouth shittery , including a relatively new racial slur : Dindu : While @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unabashed offensiveness , I don ’ t actually consider it a racial slur because I know that it is actually white people who didn ’ t do nothing .
White people aren ’ t Islamophobic .
But 57 percent of white voters voted for the man whose campaign promise was fulfilled with Executive Order 13769 , banning foreign nationals from Iran , Libya , Somalia , Syria and Yemen from the US .
White people didn ’ t call Mexicans “ rapists ; ” they just elected a president who promised to build @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their beloved country .
Most white people have never alluded to majority-Black nations as “ shithole countries ; ” they just kept their mouths closed when their president said it .
Few MAGA-muffins have the power to charge Black protesters with treason but they remained silent when Attorney General Bill Barr suggested it could happen .
Most white people don ’ t own a boat or an airplane that could send Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-Minn ) “ back ” to Africa but they will chant it at Trump rallies .
They don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ non-white people out of their neighborhoods ; they just applaud the notion of ethnically cleansed suburbs .
According to Gallup , Trump ’ s job approval among whites has not dipped below 50 percent since June and has remained consistently above that low-watermark for most of his presidency .
Even though most white people don ’ t support Trump ’ s handling of the COVID-19 disaster , his taxes , his lies , or most of his individual policies , Trump still has a realistic shot at reelection because he knows one thing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ t ever do nothing .
And doing nothing is white supremacy , too .
According to Pew Research , less than half of white people support the Black Lives Matter movement—not the organization , just the idea of Black lives mattering .
Seventy-five percent of white Americans believe police treat “ all racial and ethnic groups equally.
” That ’ s why , despite Black America ’ s incessant pleas for authorities to arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor , no one was specifically charged with her death .
For months , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ didn ’ t exist and ballistics experts couldn ’ t prove which cop fired the round that killed Taylor .
So , legally , there was no way of knowing what actually happened .
Except there was .
Contrary to the Louisville Metro Police Department and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron ’ s public statements , body cameras captured hours of police footage .
The video showed the three officers who fired into Taylor ’ s apartment breaking department rules by trespassing on the crime scene .
Other officers seemed to intentionally turn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to the Courier-Journal , FBI investigators looking at the case concluded that Officer Myles Cosgrove fired the shot that killed Taylor .
Furthermore , ballistics evidence does not support the narrative that Taylor ’ s boyfriend , Kenneth Walker , shot Officer Jonathan Mattingly , precipitating the barrage of bullets .
Walker admitted he fired a single warning shot , which the police said hit Mattingly in the thigh .
But a Kentucky State Police report declared that it could not rule out the possibility that Mattingly was injured by friendly fire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron hid the fact that Hankinson , who allegedly fired “ wantonly and blindly ” during the incident , also had a 9mm handgun .
The fact that dozens of police officers , state attorneys and local officials were able to keep evidence detailing the death of a Black woman a secret for months isn ’ t just the literal definition of a conspiracy , it is reminiscent of 1964 Neshoba County , Miss .
They didn ’ t do nothing .
Or , look at the Supreme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( R-SC ) , only 50 white people are needed to make Amy Coney Barrett the newest Supreme Court justice .
While most media outlets have focused on Barrett ’ s religious advocacy from the bench , The Nation ’ s Elie Mystal writes that the Trump nominee dissented from a federal appeals ’ court decision that shooting prison inmates constituted cruel and unusual punishment because —in her opinion—the prison guards may have just been trying to “ maintain discipline.
” Barrett was also the only judge to agree with the Trump administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ need public assistance .
Like the cops and officials whose memory lapses helped Louisville police officers escape punishment for Breonna Taylor ’ s death , Barrett is just a judge whose opinions help a white nationalist administration institute white nationalism .
Black people , on the other hand , are always doing something—and not just for Black people .
John Punch , the first African American sentenced to a lifetime of slavery helped white indentured servants escape .
After Black women marched alongside white women to help secure the right to vote , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their fellow Black freedom fighters to kick rocks .
Martin Luther King Jr. did not just fight for Black rights ; he fought for civil rights , even though the majority of white people disapproved of his demonstrations .
The Black Panthers formed a “ rainbow coalition ” with poor and oppressed people of all colors , unaware that the Asian American they welcomed into their ranks was an FBI informant .
Nikole Hannah-Jones isn ’ t advocating for Black history ; she wants the world to know about American h istory .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 53 percent of white women who supported a president who is about to overturn Roe v. Wade .
Because there is no way of knowing what white people will do when they close the privacy curtains in voting booths , we are left to dissect polls , ponder political theories and speculate that the white voters will finally reach a tipping point with Trump ’ s incessant lies , cheating , collusion and downright roguishness and they will vote them out .
I , on the other hand , would like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ bullet killed Breonna Taylor is free and the man in charge of bringing them to justice lied about who killed her .
Meanwhile , the attorney general of the United States publicly floated the idea of the death penalty to the only people who are willing to do something .
More than 200,000 people are dead because white people guesstimated that a dimwitted , vagina-grabbing reality-show host might be good at international geopolitics .
When he failed , instead of slipping on a mask to abrogate the effects of a global pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stormed state legislatures to argue that they have a right to do nothing .
A white supremacist judge brazen enough to go on record to say that poor immigrants should be rounded up for being poor immigrants is about to become a Supreme Court justice .
And all that needs to happen for the Supreme Court to seat a white supremacist who bases her legal opinions on the dictates of an invisible sky god is for white people to do nothing .
The ahistorical notion that a few years of tax returns or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ political uprising that rejects the whimsy of white supremacy doesn ’ t even require rewinding back to 1964 .
All you have to do is go back to eight minutes and 46 seconds on the day of May 25 , 2020 : And then , the people whose past and current actions rightfully earned them the title of Dindu Supremes did the most egregious thing of all : When James Chaney , Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner drove down to Philadelphia , Miss.
, they knew the Mississippi Klan wasn ’ t suppressing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
If white Mississippians were so concerned about a surge of Black political power , they could have just registered more white people to vote .
They argued , however , that their resistance to dismantling Jim Crow was just about “ states ’ right.
” But their complicit silence about the rampant racial terrorism had nothing to do with Black suffrage or the prospect of their own diminishing political power .
They just supported whiteness .
That ’ s why they did nothing .
How can I be so sure ?
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ s registered voters were 92 percent white .
Seventy percent of eligible white Mississippians were registered to vote , one of the highest in the nation .
In the 1964 presidential election , Mississippi had the lowest voter turnout rate in America .
Fifteen years later , On August 3 , 1980 , a Republican presidential hopeful was searching for a place to make a political statement .
Instead of speaking in his home state of California , he chose a place that was sure to rile up his base of angry white @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was a stupid idea to make a 33-paragraph , dog-whistle-filled speech about the dangers of welfare and “ outsiders ” in a small town for which he had no political connection .
But that man knew what he was doing by conjuring up the worst elements of whiteness .
He believed that he could employ Nixon ’ s “ Southern strategy ” and recapture the South for the Republican Party .
“ I believe in state ’ s rights ” explained the man who would become the Conservative Messiah .
“ And I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ balance of our government today by giving powers that were never intended in the constitution to that federal establishment .
And if I do get the job I ’ m looking for , I ’ m going to devote myself to trying to reorder those priorities and to restore to the states and local communities those functions which properly belong there.
” Three months later , that candidate , Ronald Reagan , enjoyed one of the biggest presidential landslides in American history .
The “ States Right Speech ” address would become part @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race-baiting hall of famer Lee Atwater would later say the speech was an open signal from the GOP to George Wallace Democrats .
While some people believe the location was a literal devil ’ s workshop stained with Black blood spilled by idle white hands , Reagan ’ s speech also turned that rural Southern venue into a political kingmaker for Republican candidates .
In fact , after the last Republican primary in 2016 , Donald Trump received an invitation to speak there on one of the most coveted political stages in America @ @ @ @ @ @ @ insidious acid that gnaws at this country ’ s soul while white people feign innocence .
But they aren ’ t white supremacists , they just help white supremacy .
White silence is a bulldozer that buries us alive , but technically , they aren ’ t murderers .
No , they didn ’ t do nothing .

Herman Tucker didn’t do anything.
In 1964, when members of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan abducted and murdered James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner (pdf) for the egregious crime of registering Black people to vote, many of the residents of Philadelphia, Miss., knew the names of the people involved but did not consider themselves white supremacists.
Klan organizer Edgar Ray Killen openly bragged about masterminding the murders but wasn’t convicted until four decades later, at the tender age of 80. In 1964, Killen was arrested and charged with the murders. But his first trial ended in a hung jury when one of the all-white jurors said she couldn’t convict a preacher.
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Philadelphians assumed Neshoba County Sheriff Lawrence Rainey was involved in the deaths of the civil rights workers. He was elected after campaigning on his racist credentials after he got away with shooting and killing a Black motorist in 1959. He was also acquitted by an all-white jury.
Seventy-one-year-old Philadelphia, Miss., police officer Otha Burkes was known to have an “evil disposition” toward Black people and was already indicted in another civil rights case. Three Mississippi state troopers helped detain the deceased activists. At least two other Neshoba County deputies helped hunt the victims down before 26-year-old Alton Roberts shot the Freedom Summer volunteers in the head.
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According to a Department of Justice report, when the Klansmen were trying to decide what to do with the bodies, Olen Burrage, a Klansman who was building a pond on his large farm nearby, said: “Hell, I’ve got a dam that will hold a hundred of them.” Burrage contacted his buddy Herman Tucker, who owned and operated the heavy machinery used to build the pond. Tucker was accused of using his bulldozer to dig a hole to bury the three deceased voting advocates and volunteering to drive the victims’ car to Alabama to burn it.
On August 4, 1964, 44 days after they disappeared, authorities found the bodies buried in a dam on the Old Jolly Farm, where Tucker’s bulldozer was the lone piece of earthmoving equipment. Of the 151 witnesses who testified at Tucker’s trial, not one person accused him of being present at the slayings. All of the available evidence suggests that Tucker was not even a member of the Ku Klux Klan. At least one of the victims (Goodman) had enough dirt and clay in his lungs to suggest he was buried alive, but a jury ruled that Tucker was not legally responsible for the deaths of Chaney, Goodman and Schwerner.
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Even though he allegedly helped racist murderers cover up a racist murder, we can’t legally call Tucker a murderer. He is just a white man who owned a bulldozer. But he did commit one of the most egregious offenses imaginable: Herman Tucker didn’t do nothing.
Although some people are critical when it comes to cultural appropriation and artistic theft, white people have repeatedly proven their artistic superiority in the field of spontaneous caucasity. From “moon cricket” to—perhaps my favorite racial slur of all time—“niggerpotamus,” Caucasian America is the undefeated world champion of mouth shittery, including a relatively new racial slur: Dindu:
Dindu /Dindoo:/ Offensive) noun: dindu; plural noun: dindus an underhanded term for Nigger. ORIGIN: America late 20th century, Europe Early 21st century, taken from English Slang of “Didn’t Do Nothing” which sounds like Dindu Nuffin if one struggles to pronounce the phoneme “th” in “nothing” or the “t” of the English contradiction of Didn’t of “Did Not.” Commonly used by poorer Americans, notably when met by figures of authority. The term gained popularity after many images of Black American encounters with Law Enforcement and is now used to mock Black Americans who have police encounters.
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While the term is somewhat hilarious in its unabashed offensiveness, I don’t actually consider it a racial slur because I know that it is actually white people who didn’t do nothing.
White people aren’t Islamophobic. But 57 percent of white voters voted for the man whose campaign promise was fulfilled with Executive Order 13769, banning foreign nationals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen from the US. White people didn’t call Mexicans “rapists;” they just elected a president who promised to build a wall to keep Mexicans out of their beloved country. Most white people have never alluded to majority-Black nations as “shithole countries;” they just kept their mouths closed when their president said it. Few MAGA-muffins have the power to charge Black protesters with treason but they remained silent when Attorney General Bill Barr suggested it could happen. Most white people don’t own a boat or an airplane that could send Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) “back” to Africa but they will chant it at Trump rallies. They don’t have the authority to kick non-white people out of their neighborhoods; they just applaud the notion of ethnically cleansed suburbs.
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According to Gallup, Trump’s job approval among whites has not dipped below 50 percent since June and has remained consistently above that low-watermark for most of his presidency. Even though most white people don’t support Trump’s handling of the COVID-19 disaster, his taxes, his lies, or most of his individual policies, Trump still has a realistic shot at reelection because he knows one thing is true:
White people don’t ever do nothing.
And doing nothing is white supremacy, too.
According to Pew Research, less than half of white people support the Black Lives Matter movement—not the organization, just the idea of Black lives mattering. Seventy-five percent of white Americans believe police treat “all racial and ethnic groups equally.”
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That’s why, despite Black America’s incessant pleas for authorities to arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor, no one was specifically charged with her death. For months, the public was told that bodycam footage didn’t exist and ballistics experts couldn’t prove which cop fired the round that killed Taylor. So, legally, there was no way of knowing what actually happened.
Except there was.
Contrary to the Louisville Metro Police Department and Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s public statements, body cameras captured hours of police footage. The video showed the three officers who fired into Taylor’s apartment breaking department rules by trespassing on the crime scene. Other officers seemed to intentionally turn their body cameras off.
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Vice News reports:
The footage, which was obtained by VICE News and documents what was seen by officers who responded to the scene after the shooting, has not previously been made public. It shows officers appearing to break multiple department policies and corroborates parts of Taylor’s boyfriend’s testimony. It also raises questions about the integrity of not only the crime scene but also the ensuing investigation into what happened that night. The footage was captured by 45 different body cameras and included as part of the investigative file compiled by the LMPD’s Public Integrity Unit and shared with the Kentucky attorney general’s office. (No footage from the raid itself has been released, and for months, LMPD has insisted that none exists, saying that officers in this unit often operate in plainclothes and were not required to wear body cameras. VICE News has previously reported that crime-scene photos contradict initial statements by the LMPD claiming that the officers involved, who work narcotics, do not wear body cameras. Photographs of officers taken from that night clearly show Tony James, one of at least seven officers present for the raid, wearing a body camera over his right shoulder.
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And, according to the Courier-Journal, FBI investigators looking at the case concluded that Officer Myles Cosgrove fired the shot that killed Taylor. Furthermore, ballistics evidence does not support the narrative that Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shot Officer Jonathan Mattingly, precipitating the barrage of bullets. Walker admitted he fired a single warning shot, which the police said hit Mattingly in the thigh. But a Kentucky State Police report declared that it could not rule out the possibility that Mattingly was injured by friendly fire from Hankinson’s weapon. Apparently, Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron hid the fact that Hankinson, who allegedly fired “wantonly and blindly” during the incident, also had a 9mm handgun.
The fact that dozens of police officers, state attorneys and local officials were able to keep evidence detailing the death of a Black woman a secret for months isn’t just the literal definition of a conspiracy, it is reminiscent of 1964 Neshoba County, Miss.
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They didn’t do nothing.
Or, look at the Supreme Court.
Along with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), only 50 white people are needed to make Amy Coney Barrett the newest Supreme Court justice. While most media outlets have focused on Barrett’s religious advocacy from the bench, The Nation’s Elie Mystal writes that the Trump nominee dissented from a federal appeals’ court decision that shooting prison inmates constituted cruel and unusual punishment because —in her opinion—the prison guards may have just been trying to “maintain discipline.” Barrett was also the only judge to agree with the Trump administration policy of banning immigrants who might possibly need public assistance.
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Like the cops and officials whose memory lapses helped Louisville police officers escape punishment for Breonna Taylor’s death, Barrett is just a judge whose opinions help a white nationalist administration institute white nationalism.
Black people, on the other hand, are always doing something—and not just for Black people. John Punch, the first African American sentenced to a lifetime of slavery helped white indentured servants escape. After Black women marched alongside white women to help secure the right to vote, the women’s suffrage movement told their fellow Black freedom fighters to kick rocks. Martin Luther King Jr. did not just fight for Black rights; he fought for civil rights, even though the majority of white people disapproved of his demonstrations. The Black Panthers formed a “rainbow coalition” with poor and oppressed people of all colors, unaware that the Asian American they welcomed into their ranks was an FBI informant.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones isn’t advocating for Black history; she wants the world to know about American h istory. Dr. Yashica Robinson fought for the rights of the 53 percent of white women who supported a president who is about to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Because there is no way of knowing what white people will do when they close the privacy curtains in voting booths, we are left to dissect polls, ponder political theories and speculate that the white voters will finally reach a tipping point with Trump’s incessant lies, cheating, collusion and downright roguishness and they will vote them out.
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I, on the other hand, would like to remind you that the man whose bullet killed Breonna Taylor is free and the man in charge of bringing them to justice lied about who killed her. Meanwhile, the attorney general of the United States publicly floated the idea of the death penalty to the only people who are willing to do something.
More than 200,000 people are dead because white people guesstimated that a dimwitted, vagina-grabbing reality-show host might be good at international geopolitics. When he failed, instead of slipping on a mask to abrogate the effects of a global pandemic, white people grabbed their long guns and stormed state legislatures to argue that they have a right to do nothing.
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A white supremacist judge brazen enough to go on record to say that poor immigrants should be rounded up for being poor immigrants is about to become a Supreme Court justice. And all that needs to happen for the Supreme Court to seat a white supremacist who bases her legal opinions on the dictates of an invisible sky god is for white people to do nothing.
The ahistorical notion that a few years of tax returns or an appeal to decency will spark a political uprising that rejects the whimsy of white supremacy doesn’t even require rewinding back to 1964. All you have to do is go back to eight minutes and 46 seconds on the day of May 25, 2020:
We watched them kill a man.
And then, the people whose past and current actions rightfully earned them the title of Dindu Supremes did the most egregious thing of all:
Nothing.
When James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner drove down to Philadelphia, Miss., they knew the Mississippi Klan wasn’t suppressing the Black vote; it was white people. If white Mississippians were so concerned about a surge of Black political power, they could have just registered more white people to vote. They argued, however, that their resistance to dismantling Jim Crow was just about “states’ right.”
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But their complicit silence about the rampant racial terrorism had nothing to do with Black suffrage or the prospect of their own diminishing political power. They just supported whiteness. That’s why they did nothing.
How can I be so sure?
Well, in 1964, Mississippi’s registered voters were 92 percent white. Seventy percent of eligible white Mississippians were registered to vote, one of the highest in the nation. In the 1964 presidential election, Mississippi had the lowest voter turnout rate in America.
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Fifteen years later, On August 3, 1980, a Republican presidential hopeful was searching for a place to make a political statement. Instead of speaking in his home state of California, he chose a place that was sure to rile up his base of angry white Southern supporters.
Most people thought it was a stupid idea to make a 33-paragraph, dog-whistle-filled speech about the dangers of welfare and “outsiders” in a small town for which he had no political connection. But that man knew what he was doing by conjuring up the worst elements of whiteness. He believed that he could employ Nixon’s “Southern strategy” and recapture the South for the Republican Party.
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Fifteen thousand people showed up.
“I believe in state’s rights” explained the man who would become the Conservative Messiah. “And I believe that we’ve distorted the balance of our government today by giving powers that were never intended in the constitution to that federal establishment. And if I do get the job I’m looking for, I’m going to devote myself to trying to reorder those priorities and to restore to the states and local communities those functions which properly belong there.”
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Three months later, that candidate, Ronald Reagan, enjoyed one of the biggest presidential landslides in American history.
The “States Right Speech” address would become part of political history. Republican strategist and race-baiting hall of famer Lee Atwater would later say the speech was an open signal from the GOP to George Wallace Democrats. While some people believe the location was a literal devil’s workshop stained with Black blood spilled by idle white hands, Reagan’s speech also turned that rural Southern venue into a political kingmaker for Republican candidates. In fact, after the last Republican primary in 2016, Donald Trump received an invitation to speak there on one of the most coveted political stages in America...
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The Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Mississippi.
This is the legacy of the insidious acid that gnaws at this country’s soul while white people feign innocence. But they aren’t white supremacists, they just help white supremacy. White silence is a bulldozer that buries us alive, but technically, they aren’t murderers.
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No, they didn’t do nothing.


theroot--2020-09-29--Bellesa Boutique's Top Sellers Are 15% off for the Rest of the Month

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theroot--2020-09-29--Adderall Versus Nothing at All (Maybe): 5 Things to Watch for in Tuesday’s Presidential Debate

Two old white men fighting in a Walmart parking lot is what we can expect at Tuesday night ’ s presidential debate and I can ’ t tell you how hype I am for this fucking debate !
First , if you are an undecided voter , I want you to walk out of your house , walk into a large cornfield and disappear .
Trust me , it ’ s easier this way .
Here is what it boils down to : You are either a homophobe or you ’ re not .
You are either a racist or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with children being locked in cages or you are a human .
You are either voting for a psychopath who will beat a puppy to death with a hammer or… Managing Editor Genetta Adams : Stephen , I think they get it .
There are really only two types of people ; those of us who already know which way we are voting and are merely watching the debate for the fireworks , and undecided voters who can move to Serbia for all I fucking care .
Seriously , in the most divisive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ America , there are still people who need to hear Trump ’ s healthcare policy or his thoughts on race relations in this country before they can decide who to vote for ?
Here are five things to watch for during Tuesday ’ s Cleveland debate : 1 .
Joe Biden Is Going to Try and Fight Trump This is a gim me .
I feel like in a normal year , a fight between two presidential hopefuls would be huge news .
Yuge .
But it ’ s 2020 and I think @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the roof of a Prius and eating a live dolphin , nothing will surprise us .
But here is what we know : We know that Robinette doesn ’ t deal well with fuckshit .
He ’ s already threatened to take Trump behind a gym because old white men love gyms and bleachers and they love taking people behind them .
Biden ’ s already told a voter he was full of shit and then threatened to fight him .
And he ’ s still out here bragging about fighting some Black @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s not like Biden isn ’ t with the smoke .
H e wants all of it .
And we also know that Trump is mad disrespectful .
He prides himself on saying the most insane shit he can think of and never being challenged on it .
Expect decorum and civility to be out of the window as soon as these two hit the stage .
Biden mustn ’ t take Trump ’ s bait , which we all know he ’ s going to throw as he doesn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ than being an asshole .
Biden will lose the battle of digs as Democrats love to be the party of decorum , which drives me fucking nuts .
Hopefully , Biden walks to the mic and let ’ s Trump know off the top that if he says anything about his son or his family , it ’ s going to take a nasty turn .
Also , if Biden shows up with a gym we already know that he ’ s going to take Trump behind it .
This debate is going @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can immediately go off of them so it will be interesting to see how the Fox News anchor will control these two old ass animals from ripping each other ’ s heart monitors off .
At some point , Wallace may have to call security onto the stage to keep Biden and Trump from turning the debate stage into a Jerry Springer set .
I normally wouldn ’ t even jump into this messy drug debate but Trump ’ s been pushing for pre-debate drug tests as he and his camp are positive @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I think Trump ’ s concerned that Biden has been juicing and is worried about getting hit with a steroid punch .
But as early as Monday morning , Trump was already tweeting about Biden not agreeing to being drug tested .
“ Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a Drug Test .
Gee , I wonder why ?
” Trump tweeted .
Biden didn ’ t directly refuse to be tested but his camp has told Trump to GTFOHWTB .
Actually , Biden ’ s camp told Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pissy ass !
“ Vice President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers in words .
If the president thinks his best case is made in urine he can have at it , ” Kate Bedingfield , Biden ’ s deputy campaign manager , said in a Sunday statement to Politico .
“ We ’ d expect nothing less from Donald Trump , who pissed away the chance to protect the lives of 200K Americans when he didn ’ t make a plan to stop COVID-19.
” It ’ s also been widely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Adderall , and while I ’ m no doctor , I do recognize that Trump has several of the symptoms of an Adderall addict .
From the website Addiction Center , the telltale signs of Adderall addiction include : “ Being overly talkative ; Incomplete thoughts , and financial troubles , ” and nothing says Trump like “ being overly talkative , incomplete thoughts , and financial troubles.
” Trump is currently looking at selling the Kennedy Center to Russia to pay down some of his over $ 400,000,000 in debt .
Be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sniffles and word slurring .
And all of this talk of drugs leads right to the next most awesome thing to look for as this is going to be an amazing showcase of made-up statements , mistakes , fake words and mispronunciations .
This might be the Gaffe Olympics , and I feel sorriest for media fact-checkers who ’ ve got to try and make sense of what we all know is going to be a fucking mess .
And I ’ m not talking about Trump ’ s adult undergarments ( hiyoooo @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I was making this up , Trump ’ s campaign wants to have a third party examine Biden ’ s ears for electronic devices before the debate .
The debate begins at 9 p.m .
ET .

Two old white men fighting in a Walmart parking lot is what we can expect at Tuesday night’s presidential debate and I can’t tell you how hype I am for this fucking debate!
Live footage of Trump and Biden pre-debate:
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First, if you are an undecided voter, I want you to walk out of your house, walk into a large cornfield and disappear. Trust me, it’s easier this way. Here is what it boils down to: You are either a homophobe or you’re not. You are either a racist or you aren’t. You agree with children being locked in cages or you are a human. You are either voting for a psychopath who will beat a puppy to death with a hammer or…
Managing Editor Genetta Adams: Stephen, I think they get it.
There are really only two types of people; those of us who already know which way we are voting and are merely watching the debate for the fireworks, and undecided voters who can move to Serbia for all I fucking care.
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Seriously, in the most divisive and destructive presidency in the history of America, there are still people who need to hear Trump’s healthcare policy or his thoughts on race relations in this country before they can decide who to vote for?
Fuck those people.
Here are five things to watch for during Tuesday’s Cleveland debate:
1. Joe Biden Is Going to Try and Fight Trump
This is a gimme. I feel like in a normal year, a fight between two presidential hopefuls would be huge news. Yuge. But it’s 2020 and I think anything short of a witch flying on the roof of a Prius and eating a live dolphin, nothing will surprise us. But here is what we know: We know that Robinette doesn’t deal well with fuckshit. He’s already threatened to take Trump behind a gym because old white men love gyms and bleachers and they love taking people behind them. Biden’s already told a voter he was full of shit and then threatened to fight him. And he’s still out here bragging about fighting some Black guy named Corn Pop, so it’s not like Biden isn’t with the smoke. H e wants all of it.
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And we also know that Trump is mad disrespectful. He prides himself on saying the most insane shit he can think of and never being challenged on it. Expect decorum and civility to be out of the window as soon as these two hit the stage. Biden mustn’t take Trump’s bait, which we all know he’s going to throw as he doesn’t have a debate style or strategy other than being an asshole. Biden will lose the battle of digs as Democrats love to be the party of decorum, which drives me fucking nuts. Hopefully, Biden walks to the mic and let’s Trump know off the top that if he says anything about his son or his family, it’s going to take a nasty turn. Also, if Biden shows up with a gym we already know that he’s going to take Trump behind it.
2. Chris Wallace
This debate is going to find the rails so that it can immediately go off of them so it will be interesting to see how the Fox News anchor will control these two old ass animals from ripping each other’s heart monitors off. At some point, Wallace may have to call security onto the stage to keep Biden and Trump from turning the debate stage into a Jerry Springer set.
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3. Drugs vs. Possible Drugs
I normally wouldn’t even jump into this messy drug debate but Trump’s been pushing for pre-debate drug tests as he and his camp are positive that Biden is doping. Personally, I think Trump’s concerned that Biden has been juicing and is worried about getting hit with a steroid punch. But as early as Monday morning, Trump was already tweeting about Biden not agreeing to being drug tested.
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“Joe Biden just announced that he will not agree to a Drug Test. Gee, I wonder why?” Trump tweeted. Biden didn’t directly refuse to be tested but his camp has told Trump to GTFOHWTB.
Actually, Biden’s camp told Trump: Urine trouble big trouble with your pissy ass!
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“Vice President Biden intends to deliver his debate answers in words. If the president thinks his best case is made in urine he can have at it,” Kate Bedingfield, Biden’s deputy campaign manager, said in a Sunday statement to Politico. “We’d expect nothing less from Donald Trump, who pissed away the chance to protect the lives of 200K Americans when he didn’t make a plan to stop COVID-19.”
Boom!
It’s also been widely speculated that Trump has an addiction to Adderall, and while I’m no doctor, I do recognize that Trump has several of the symptoms of an Adderall addict. From the website Addiction Center, the telltale signs of Adderall addiction include: “Being overly talkative; Incomplete thoughts, and financial troubles, ” and nothing says Trump like “being overly talkative, incomplete thoughts, and financial troubles.” Trump is currently looking at selling the Kennedy Center to Russia to pay down some of his over $400,000,000 in debt.
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Be on the lookout for Trump’s sniffles and word slurring.
4. Gaffe Fest
And all of this talk of drugs leads right to the next most awesome thing to look for as this is going to be an amazing showcase of made-up statements, mistakes, fake words and mispronunciations. This might be the Gaffe Olympics, and I feel sorriest for media fact-checkers who’ve got to try and make sense of what we all know is going to be a fucking mess.
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5. Support Devices
And I’m not talking about Trump’s adult undergarments (hiyoooo!) but, and I wish I was making this up, Trump’s campaign wants to have a third party examine Biden’s ears for electronic devices before the debate.
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Told y’all this is must-see TV!
The debate begins at 9 p.m. ET.


theroot--2020-09-29--'I Feel Our Blood in the Ground': The Designer of Oak & Acorn Tells the True American Denim Story in

'I Feel Our Blood in the Ground': The Designer of Oak & Acorn Tells the True American Denim Story in Red, White & Indigo

“ I wanted to tell something .
I wanted to be authentic in the story , ” says Oak & Acorn founder and designer Miko Underwood , reflecting on her seasonless New York Fashion Week presentation , Red , White and Indigo : The Untold Story of American Denim .
“ I wanted to be authentic and be fully in my purpose .
And to me , what I understand being in purpose is understanding who you are , right ?
And so , this is what purpose looks like for me.
” Debuting on Tuesday , Sept. 15 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ places Black , Brown and Indigenous people back at the center of the all-American narrative around that most American of fabrics , denim .
The primary components of denim—cotton and indigo—are inextricably woven into the story of brown-skinned people in the Americas : Like Black bodies themselves , both are organic properties that were widely commodified , becoming foundational in building the capitalist empire of what would become the United States ( as Underwood reminds me , indigo was , at one point , the second-most-important cash crop in the colonies ) .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ and export each depended largely upon the transatlantic slave trade , as well as the wisdom gleaned from those indigenous to the Americas , who not only brought it to the attention of early settlers but shared their knowledge of harvesting the precious dye .
All of these are components of Underwood ’ s genetic heritage , and her sustainable denim heritage brand builds upon that very American story as well , honoring the history of denim while infusing it with ingenuity .
The veteran denim designer ’ s fabrics are compostable and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
“ But when I look at sustainability , I ’ m thinking about it from a holistic perspective , ” she adds .
“ I ’ m looking at ‘ How am I impacting my community ?
’ I ’ m looking at ‘ Am I being honest and true to myself ?
Am I thinking about my mind , body , spirit ?
What is the message that I ’ m echoing to the masses ?
’ ...
So it ’ s really to me , it ’ s extremely intentional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at it from a holistic perspective.
” Underwood ’ s holistic approach includes her “ tribe ” of collaborators ( including Harlem ’ s Fashion Row founder Brandice Daniel , who gave Underwood her first opportunity to show during NYFW in 2019 ) and models which helped her produce her short film within the space of a week .
In fact , Red , White and Indigo was directed by her sister , Ebony Underwood , founder of We Got Us Now , a national nonprofit for the children of incarcerated parents and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partner .
The Underwoods are themselves the children of an incarcerated parent ; Miko shares that their father has been in prison for 32 years .
There , too , is part of the story of denim , one she tells in her label ’ s signature piece , the Rebelle coverall ( $ 500 ) .
“ The coverall has been our piece because it pays homage to the farmer , the worker , the enslaved , the prisoner , ” she explains , noting the appearance of the denim coverall on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ many of whom were Black women .
“ There ’ s just so many ties to that coverall.
” Oak & Acorn ’ s latest collection , launching October 1 , employs that same universality via a largely gender-neutral collection that is infinitely wearable ( no , seriously—we want all the things ) .
“ I grew up loving menswear , ” Underwood explains .
“ And even when I became a denim designer , I recognized that most of the men ’ s jeans had so much functionality to it , just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had the best washes , all that .
And I was like , why are we not doing this in women ’ s wear ?
And so I always bring that aesthetic into my design wear.
” But while marrying form and function , Underwood is also attempting to help us better understand our present moment by recognizing our place in history .
Since the pandemic began , she ’ s launched a denim collective as an educational initiative , to help others further understand our place in the fabric of America .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ the healer .
I know that in me , ” she says.
“ I see that the way that we can heal in America is by really just unlearning and learning ; opening ourselves up to learn , to get the information that we have not been exposed to .
We ’ ve all been duped—it ’ s not black people , and it ’ s not just white .
Like , everybody .
“ You know , it ’ s our history ... that lack of knowledge has allowed us to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we know , then we really can use our voices and really make changes .
And I believe in that , ” she adds .
“ I ’ m an American ...
I feel our blood in the ground .
I feel that on a deep level , you know what I ’ m saying ?
I feel my ancestors ’ blood in the ground.
” Hear more about Oak & Acorn and the true story of American denim in our conversation with designer Miko Underwood , above .

Maiysha Kai on The Glow Up, shared by Maiysha Kai to The Root

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theroot--2020-09-29--Fresh Off Her RHOA Exit Announcement, NeNe Leakes Calls Andy Cohen 'Racist'—And She Said What She Sa

Fresh Off Her RHOA Exit Announcement, NeNe Leakes Calls Andy Cohen 'Racist'—And She Said What She Said

NeNe Leakes has certainly made a name for herself as a star on The Real Housewives of Atlanta ( RHOA ) .
Whether it ’ s the pop culture hits like “ Whew chile , the ghetto !
” ( and her hilarious disdain for white refrigerators ) or “ I said what I said !
” Leakes will always be remembered for her outspoken quips .
Last month , Leakes announced on her YouTube channel that she will be leaving RHOA .
Listen closely , I got something to tell you !
/ NeNe Leakes ( YouTube ) On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What Happens Live , Real Housewives franchise executive producer Andy Cohen discussed Leakes ’ exit with Wendy Williams , who considers Leakes a friend ( she noted on the show that she knows Leakes by her birth name , Linnethia ) .
“ NeNe has quit the show several times and you ’ ll have her back , ” she added .
“ NeNe likes attention , dramatic attention .
I don ’ t know what NeNe ’ s going to be doing for money , I ’ m not trying to count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ one thing that all the girls use to promote their other stuff.
” Williams also rattled off ideas for spinoffs surrounding Leakes , deeming them all “ boring.
” “ And what are they gon na do ?
Is it gon na be Gregg and NeNe , you ’ re gon na give them another reality show ?
That ’ s boring , ” she said .
“ How about it NeNe being a grandmother ?
That ’ s boring .
NeNe and her own kids , that ’ s boring .
NeNe @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s boring.
” “ Listen , she probably has a lot of opportunities and hopefully she will come back at some point , ” Cohen said .
“ She did say that the phone is ringing , ” Williams pointed out .
“ Yeah , I don ’ t doubt it , ” the host added .
“ I think her phone is always ringing , she ’ s done a million other shows.
” Well , according to Leakes , that isn ’ t quite an accurate story .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Believe that , ” Leakes tweeted on Sunday .
“ I have ALWAYS believed in multiple streams of income so the Leakes are good you ole cocaine head and you ole racist .
No one knew you until YOU knew me .
Remember I ’ m ICON .
Don ’ t forget.
” The “ cocaine head ” was seemingly directed to Williams ( who has previously discussed her past addiction to the substance ) and the “ racist ” was meant for Cohen .
Leakes added to the Cohen call-out tweeting , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ !
They using me for ratings like they have always done.
” Leakes claimed that the reason she decided to leave the franchise was because she wasn ’ t offered a full season like her white Real Housewives franchise counterparts , specifically the “ OGs ” such as Kyle Richards ( The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills ) , Ramona Singer ( The Real Housewives of New York ) and Teresa Giudice ( The Real Housewives of New Jersey ) .
“ We strictly talking the OGs , ” Leakes tweeted with a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half a season .
“ I was the ONLY BLACK OG .
My white counterparts were elevated and given full season episodes EVERY season .
Each season I was given less & less .
Don ’ t ask me , @ Andy and @ Bravo and ask them why.
” According to People , Williams , Cohen and Bravo had no comment on the matter .

Tonja Renée Stidhum on The Grapevine, shared by Tonja Renée Stidhum to The Root

NeNe Leakes has certainly made a name for herself as a star on The Real Housewives of Atlanta (RHOA). Whether it’s the pop culture hits like “Whew chile, the ghetto!” (and her hilarious disdain for white refrigerators) or “I said what I said!” Leakes will always be remembered for her outspoken quips.
Last month, Leakes announced on her YouTube channel that she will be leaving RHOA.
Listen closely, I got something to tell you! / NeNe Leakes (YouTube)
On a recent episode of his show Watch What Happens Live, Real Housewives franchise executive producer Andy Cohen discussed Leakes’ exit with Wendy Williams, who considers Leakes a friend (she noted on the show that she knows Leakes by her birth name, Linnethia).
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People Magazine breaks down the exchange:
“NeNe has quit the show several times and you’ll have her back,” she added. “NeNe likes attention, dramatic attention. I don’t know what NeNe’s going to be doing for money, I’m not trying to count coins, but the Housewives is that one thing that all the girls use to promote their other stuff.” Williams also rattled off ideas for spinoffs surrounding Leakes, deeming them all “boring.” “And what are they gonna do? Is it gonna be Gregg and NeNe, you’re gonna give them another reality show? That’s boring,” she said. “How about it NeNe being a grandmother? That’s boring. NeNe and her own kids, that’s boring. NeNe trying to figure out Hollywood, that’s boring.” “Listen, she probably has a lot of opportunities and hopefully she will come back at some point,” Cohen said. “She did say that the phone is ringing,” Williams pointed out. “Yeah, I don’t doubt it,” the host added. “I think her phone is always ringing, she’s done a million other shows.”
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Well, according to Leakes, that isn’t quite an accurate story.
“I will ALWAYS eat and eat good! Believe that,” Leakes tweeted on Sunday. “I have ALWAYS believed in multiple streams of income so the Leakes are good you ole cocaine head and you ole racist. No one knew you until YOU knew me. Remember I’m ICON. Don’t forget.”
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The “cocaine head” was seemingly directed to Williams (who has previously discussed her past addiction to the substance) and the “racist” was meant for Cohen.
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Leakes added to the Cohen call-out tweeting, “The racist is the master manipulator! They using me for ratings like they have always done.”
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Leakes claimed that the reason she decided to leave the franchise was because she wasn’t offered a full season like her white Real Housewives franchise counterparts, specifically the “OGs” such as Kyle Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), Ramona Singer (The Real Housewives of New York) and Teresa Giudice (The Real Housewives of New Jersey).
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“We strictly talking the OGs,” Leakes tweeted with a graphic showing that she was only offered half a season. “I was the ONLY BLACK OG. My white counterparts were elevated and given full season episodes EVERY season. Each season I was given less & less. Don’t ask me, @ Andy and @ Bravo and ask them why.”
According to People, Williams, Cohen and Bravo had no comment on the matter.


theroot--2020-09-29--Armed Campus Police in Texas Bombard Black Student’s Dorm Room After Classmates File False Report

Lashondra Evans can ’ t stop thinking about all that could have gone wrong the night campus police showed up at her daughter ’ s dorm room .
It had been only a few weeks since 17-year-old Christin Evans ’ parents saw her away to college .
She had been recruited to cheer at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches , Texas , and was eager to begin making friends and getting started on the cheer squad .
But as she lay asleep in her bed early on Monday , Sep. 14 , Christin awoke to guns and bright @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stormed into her room , their guns drawn .
She would find out later that her three white roommates and at least seven other girls had falsely accused her of trying to stab them with a pair of scissors , reports the Washington Post , prompting a resident adviser in her dorm to call the police .
After the confrontation with campus officers , which ended without any physical injury to Christin , investigators confirmed from watching the dorm ’ s security footage that the freshman was innocent .
But Christin ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ action against the students who put her life in danger , calling a press conference on Monday to draw attention to the incident .
“ I want justice , ” LaShondra Evans told reporters , according to ABC13 .
“ I want [ the people responsible ] to have consequences .
They played with her life.
” SFA Chief of Police John Fields said in a recent video message that a “ racially diverse ” group of students were involved in filing the false report .
Christin ’ s parents , however , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ example of “ swatting , ” reports ABC13 .
“ Swatting ” is a potentially deadly form of harassment in which a false claim is filed against a person with the aim of getting an armed police squad ( a “ SWAT ” team ) to raid the person ’ s location .
It ’ s sometimes framed as a “ prank , ” but the act is incredibly dangerous : In 2018 , a swatting call from a Call of Duty gamer Tyler Barris led to an innocent man , Andrew Finch @ @ @ @ @ @ @ who showed up at his home .
“ This could have been a Breonna Taylor circumstance , ” said Evans family lawyer Randall Kallinen .
“ Kids sleep with their phones in their bed .
What if they [ saw ] her phone flash , or the back of her phone is shiny…and they had reported she had a knife , ” Lashondra Evans told reporters .
“ They could ’ ve shot her.
” Christin moved into a new dorm room in the weeks following the incident , but the Houston native @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that happened .
“ I can ’ t sleep at night .
It has made me paranoid , ” she said , according to KHOU 11 .
She held back tears as she continued , “ I was looking forward to making friends and having a good time on the cheer team .
But since this happened , it ’ s made it really , really , really hard .
So like I said , I ’ m just taking it one day at a time.
” SFA President Scott Gordon said in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation seriously and that “ judicial processes take time.
” “ Each perpetrator will be dealt with appropriately , ” Gordon promised .
“ My heart goes out to the young lady who was an innocent victim in this matter .
We will do all we can to support her and her family through this heinous ordeal .
”

Lashondra Evans can’t stop thinking about all that could have gone wrong the night campus police showed up at her daughter’s dorm room.
It had been only a few weeks since 17-year-old Christin Evans’ parents saw her away to college. She had been recruited to cheer at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, and was eager to begin making friends and getting started on the cheer squad.
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But as she lay asleep in her bed early on Monday, Sep. 14, Christin awoke to guns and bright lights in her face. Police had stormed into her room, their guns drawn.
She would find out later that her three white roommates and at least seven other girls had falsely accused her of trying to stab them with a pair of scissors, reports the Washington Post, prompting a resident adviser in her dorm to call the police. After the confrontation with campus officers, which ended without any physical injury to Christin, investigators confirmed from watching the dorm’s security footage that the freshman was innocent.
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But Christin’s family remains frustrated by the lack of action against the students who put her life in danger, calling a press conference on Monday to draw attention to the incident.
“I want justice,” LaShondra Evans told reporters, according to ABC13. “I want [the people responsible] to have consequences. They played with her life.”
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SFA Chief of Police John Fields said in a recent video message that a “racially diverse” group of students were involved in filing the false report. Christin’s parents, however, believe the incident was a racially motivated example of “swatting,” reports ABC13.
“Swatting” is a potentially deadly form of harassment in which a false claim is filed against a person with the aim of getting an armed police squad (a “SWAT” team) to raid the person’s location. It’s sometimes framed as a “prank,” but the act is incredibly dangerous: In 2018, a swatting call from a Call of Duty gamer Tyler Barris led to an innocent man, Andrew Finch, being shot and killed by police who showed up at his home.
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“This could have been a Breonna Taylor circumstance,” said Evans family lawyer Randall Kallinen.
“Kids sleep with their phones in their bed. What if they [saw] her phone flash, or the back of her phone is shiny…and they had reported she had a knife,” Lashondra Evans told reporters. “They could’ve shot her.”
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Christin moved into a new dorm room in the weeks following the incident, but the Houston native said she still feels shaken by everything that happened.
“I can’t sleep at night. It has made me paranoid,” she said, according to KHOU 11.
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She held back tears as she continued, “I was looking forward to making friends and having a good time on the cheer team. But since this happened, it’s made it really, really, really hard. So like I said, I’m just taking it one day at a time.”
SFA President Scott Gordon said in a statement that the university is taking the situation seriously and that “judicial processes take time.”
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“Each perpetrator will be dealt with appropriately,” Gordon promised. “My heart goes out to the young lady who was an innocent victim in this matter. We will do all we can to support her and her family through this heinous ordeal.”