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The Making of a Black President

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“Up Next See More Presented by http://ift.tt/2gVTGHj http://www.theatlantic.”

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My President Was Black

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“In the waning days of President Barack Obama’s administration, he and his wife, Michelle, hosted a farewell party, the full import of which no one could then grasp.”

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I’m guessing this is how most of us looked when we woke up this morning.

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There is no right to know everything

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How Breitbart Conquered the Media

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“Political reporters were taken aback by Hillary Clinton’s charge that half of Trump’s supporters are prejudiced. Few bothered to investigate the claim itself.”

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What O. J. Simpson Means to Me

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“His great accomplishment was to be indicted for a crime and then receive the kind of treatment typically reserved for rich white guys. My reaction to O. J. Simpson’s arrest for the murder of his ex-wife Nicole Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman was atypical. It was 1994.”

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Hillary Clinton Was Politically Incorrect, but She Wasn’t Wrong About Trump’s Supporters

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“Clinton said half of Donald Trump’s supporters were prejudiced. If anything, her numbers are too low. This week Matt Lauer was subject to withering criticism for his ineffectual interrogation of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.”

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So much for catching Pokémon on the way to the store.

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Mexican Street Corn (Elotes) Recipe

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“The classic Mexican street food of grilled corn slathered in a creamy chili and lime-spiked sauce with cheese. Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and spread the coals evenly over half of coal grate.”

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Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Near Certainty of Anti-Police Violence

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“By ignoring illegitimate policing, America has also failed to address the danger this illegitimacy poses to those who must do the policing. Last month, the Obama administration accused Donald Trump of undercutting American legitimacy in the eyes of the world.”