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Harvard Kennedy School II Author of The Loneliness of the Black Republican:

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    22 Jul 2016

    My book, The Loneliness of the Black Republican, is now out in paperback!

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    May 3

    10 years after killed Oscar Grant was killed by police, the truth emerges One officer "called Grant the N-word while detaining him, hit him in the face in an “unprovoked” attack, and later gave a series of false statements contradicted by videos."

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    May 3

    Yes! My colleagues and I at are so excited! Big thanks to & for their support!

    This is really exciting: NEH grant awarded to the Film and Media Archive at Washington University to digitize Eyes on the Prize footage!!!
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    Mar 18

    One point that the college admissions scandal reminds me of: actual imposters almost never suffer from imposter syndrome.

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    May 3

    Galleys! Pre-order now:

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    May 2

    This is, in no sense new for anyone who has actually engaged with this stuff

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    May 3

    This is really exciting: NEH grant awarded to the Film and Media Archive at Washington University to digitize Eyes on the Prize footage!!!

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    May 3

    Wow — success on federal conspiracy charges against white supremacists who engaged in acts of violence in Charlottesville:

    there you have it. all four members of the white supremacist group “rise above movement” charged with federal conspiracy for their participation in the events of august 11 & 12 in charlottesville have entered guilty pleas.
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    May 2

    New York Times, 45 years ago this month:

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    May 2
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    People need to learn to distinguish between ideology and “is black” but it probably wont happen in our lifetimes

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    May 2

    That’s the thing: the left/right breakdown, like judging everything on the basis of Democrat versus Republican, means that we miss a lot of internal ideological complexity.

    Replying to @cjane87
    If we draw a square where left -> right and liberal -> conservative, then Farrakhan would occupy the lonely place in the conservative left.
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    May 2

    Country music star Wynonna Judd is partnering with the White House on a new criminal justice reform project

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    May 1

    Not everything unethical is illegal, but this walks that tightrope.

    My mother recieved a "Congressional Census" in the mail that was pro Trump from the . When I called the number listed below they told me that my mother had to fill this out and send it in with a $15 processing fee.
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    May 1

    sports media breaks down the battle of winterfell

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    May 2

    Instagram just banned Alex Jones, Infowars, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, Paul Nehlen, and Louis Farrakhan

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    Apr 30

    New 2020 Quinnipiac poll by age: Under 50 years old: Biden 25% Sanders 16% Buttigieg 13% Harris 11% Warren 11% O’Rourke 6% 50 years old and over: Biden 48% Warren 13% Buttigieg 7% Harris 6% Sanders 6% O’Rourke 5%

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    May 2

    Trump approval rating by gender via new Quinnipiac poll: Men: 48% approve 46% disapprove Women: 34% approve 62% disapprove

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    May 2

    Trump approval rating by race via new Quinnipiac poll: White: 48% approve 48% disapprove Black: 8% approve 87% disapprove Hispanic: 33% approve 63% disapprove

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    Apr 30

    Nixon’s Attorney General, John Mitchell, was convicted and went to prison for perjury, conspiracy and obstruction of justice.

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    Apr 30

    In a direct appeal to black women voters: Warren pens a piece for on her plan to improve black women’s maternal health.

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  21. Apr 30

    *36 percent of white women said they'd back Biden *18 percent of black women said they'd back Bernie Sanders *9 percent of black women said they'd back Kamala Harris Also consider that it's early in the race, and polling numbers can/will change.

    NEW POLL: 47 percent of black women say they'd back Biden
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