Tag: Racism

Georgia state Rep. Erica Thomas wants man arrested over alleged racist confrontation

John Gage · July 22, 2019 7:49 pm

From left to right, Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley are pictured.

Illinois GOP kills social media post calling progressive lawmakers ‘The Jihad Squad’

Tim Pearce · July 22, 2019 7:07 pm

Trump explains why he said AOC ‘squad’ is racist

John Gage · July 22, 2019 6:32 pm

In this May 7, 2019 photo Rep. Erica Thomas, D-Austell, speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Thomas says she was verbally attacked in a supermarket by a white man who told her, "Go back where you came from."

Georgia state Rep. Erica Thomas says ‘I’m not backtracking’ on claims of racist confrontation

Ellie Bufkin · July 22, 2019 4:41 pm

Mercedes Schlapp fights with CNN’s Jim Sciutto over Trump feud with liberal Democrats

Mike Brest · July 22, 2019 4:10 pm

From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., respond to remarks by President Trump after his call for the four Democratic congresswomen to go back to their "broken" countries.

Trump: the AOC ‘squad’ is ‘a very racist group’

John Gage · July 22, 2019 3:07 pm

Ex-Miss Michigan says Miss World America should focus on ’empowering’ women

Tim Pearce · July 22, 2019 2:58 pm

Liz Cheney says ‘send her back’ chant was ‘inappropriate’ and ‘absolutely wrong’

Ellie Bufkin · July 21, 2019 8:18 pm

In this May 7, 2019 photo Rep. Erica Thomas, D-Austell, speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Thomas says she was verbally attacked in a supermarket by a white man who told her, "Go back where you came from."

Georgia state Rep. Erica Thomas backtracks on racism accusations

Ellie Bufkin · July 21, 2019 8:09 pm

House Committee on Oversight and Reform Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks to members of the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 18, 2019.

Rep. Cummings: ‘No doubt’ Trump is a racist

Ellie Bufkin · July 21, 2019 4:19 pm

Communications adviser Mercedes Schlapp does a television interview in the press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019.

Mercedes Schlapp defends Trump against accusations of racism

Hunter Lovell · July 21, 2019 4:11 pm

In this May 7, 2019 photo Rep. Erica Thomas, D-Austell, speaks during a news conference in Atlanta. Thomas says she was verbally attacked in a supermarket by a white man who told her, "Go back where you came from."

Black Georgia lawmaker says white man told her to ‘go back where you came from’ at grocery store

Caitlin Yilek · July 20, 2019 8:32 pm