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Watch: The kid gloves came off for tonight’s Democratic debate. There was an audible reaction from the crowd after Clinton said “artful smear.”

Related: Here’s everything you missed from the first Bernie/Hillary debate.

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Update: After the heated nature of Thursday night’s debate, the nation seems to be waking up to Bernie’s message.

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Bernie said “Imma read that ass!”

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FINALLY!

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racism is finally over

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This is great

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Unmute

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grieve. so that you can be free to feel something else.

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#792

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LA Riots, 1992. - Kirk McCoy.

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Everybody just take a second to see what’s in the cart.

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Damn!

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Y’all I don’t ask for much, but please help me find my 13 year old niece.

She hasn’t been seen since yesterday and could be in danger.

She was last seen in SE DC.

If you have any information please contact me or the local police department.

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you didn’t deserve to be treated that way. remember that.

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This.

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Adrienne Mcneary IG: @nowarningsigns 📷: James Malone

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State of Grace (by Julie Hawkins)

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Bernie Sanders Highlighted A Shocking Statistic At The Dem Debate Brown & Black Forum

The moderators asked candidates questions about a range of issues important to minority and millennial voters.

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A children’s book published by Scholastic depicting “happy and joyful” enslaved people has stirred outrage amongst both parents and educators.

A Birthday Cake for George Washington by Ramin Ganeshram and Vanessa Brantly-Newton is the story of Hercules, the President’s head chef, as he attempts to bake Washington a cake for his birthday celebration. The story, as told by Hercules’ daughter Delia, takes a turn for the worse as Hercules discovers there is no sugar in the cupboard.

Read the rest here: http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/01/14/enslaved-africans-of-george-washington-depicted-as-happy-and-joyful-in-new-childrens-book/

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Why does this keep happening?

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In real life Hercules escaped wanted to and succeeded to escape from George Washington. Technically he should have been freed by Pennsylvania’s 1780 Gradual Abolition Act (the capital was in Philadelphia at the time) but Washington denied him and his other slaves their legal freedom by rotating his slaves and out of the state every six months. Mind you that rotation system was also illegal but no one stopped Washington. Hercules and his son, Richmond" tried to “steal” money from Washington to make their escape but they were unsuccessful.

In late 1796 or early 1797 Hercules managed to escape from Mount Vermon in Virginia (Washington’s plantation). He escaped back to Philadelphia but was also believed to have lived in NYC for a while. In 1797 Louis-Phillpe (future King of France) visited Mount Vermon and wrote in his diary that Delia was very happy that her father escaped even if it meant never seeing him again.

In 1801 Hercules wad legally freed by George Washington’s will. He was probably never made aware of that fact. His children and wife were the “property” of Martha Washington and we’re never freed.

tl:Dr this book is a crock of shit and should have never been written. Please read to your children Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt and Henry’s Freedom Box instead.