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EXCLUSIVE: Executive Producers Abby Ginzberg (Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power) and Angela Tucker (Belly of the Beast) are currently in production on a documentary series about influential female politicians titled She Dared To Dream.

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How to Watch 'The Hair Tales' — New Docuseries from Oprah, Tracee Ellis Ross, and Michaela Angela Davis

new docuseries featuring Tracee Ellis Ross, Oprah Winfrey, Issa Rae, Chlöe Bailey and more familiar faces will soon grace our screens. From OWN and Onyx Collective, premieres on both Hulu and OWN on Saturday, October 22.

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Democrats Nadler, Schumer, Omar, Pressley dodge Fox News' questions on America's crime crisis

Fox News' Gianno Caldwell visited Capitol Hill to demand answers on America's crime crisis from Democrats and Republicans alike, as he continues his journey to seek justice after his teen brother's killing in Chicago. Caldwell joined "Fox & Friends" Thursday to discuss his trek through the Capitol and said almost all Democrats dodged answering his questions. "The Democrats were not happy," Caldwell told co-host Brian Kilmeade.

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OWN and Onyx Collective Unveil 'The Hair Tales' Trailer With Tracee Ellis Ross, Michaela angela Davis & More

Tracee Ellis Ross says as the trailer for OWN and Disney's Onyx Collective new docuseries opens.«It never is,» Oprah Winfrey responds.That's the basic premise behind a six-part series exploring the stories and beauty of Black hair from Black women's perspectives, and featuring some of the top talents from the worlds of Hollywood, politics, and music. From the history that influences the most intricate styles to the artistry that goes into creating such beautiful hairdos and the complex way that hair has become part of Black identities, the series will delve into everything about hair through the lens of influential Black women. The trailer gives a brief, but illuminating look at what fans can expect from the series — guest stars Issa Rae, Rep. Ayanna Pressley, CHIKA, Marsai Martin, Chloe Bailey and Winfrey lay their intimate hair tales on the table with executive producers Ross and Michaela angela Davis.

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Black Congresswomen Are Begging Joe Biden to Declare a National Emergency Regarding Abortion Rights

USA Today, the female lawmakers, all Democrats in the House of Representatives and all members of the Congressional Black Caucus, asked Biden “to use any and all executive authorities to address the public health crisis our nation will face if Roe v. Wade is dismantled.”Less than five hours after the women went public with their letter, their worst fears came true.

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‘Menudo: Forever Young’ Releases Official Trailer (TV News Roundup)

Menudo: Forever Young,” the HBO Max docuseries about the titular Latin American boy band, has been released.Directed by filmmakers Angel Manuel Soto and Kristofer Ríos, the four-part docuseries follows the rise of Menudo, a Puerto Rican musical group formed in 1977 by producer Edgardo Díaz that became one of the most popular boy bands in history, selling 20 million records worldwide during the 1980s. The series chronicles the group’s meteoric rise in the ’80s, and the fall it suffered during the ’90s, after sexual abuse allegations against Díaz surfaced.

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Panic buttons ripped out of ‘Squad’ member’s office before Capitol riot, aide says

Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s chief of staff, Sarah Groh, said in the midst of last week’s Capitol riots, she came to find that the panic buttons had been torn out of the Massachusetts Democrat’s office. As pro-Trump protesters barreled their way through security and into the Capitol, Pressley’s staffers barricaded the entrance to the office with furniture and water jugs, she said.

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'Squad' member Pressley says she left Capitol riot safe room because of 'white supremacist' congressmen

Squad member Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said Tuesday that she left the safe room with other members of Congress during the riot at the U.S.

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Kirstie Alley condemns Twitter for banning Trump in series of tweets

Actress Kirstie Alley condemned Twitter -- and its CEO Jack Dorsey -- over its decision to permanently ban President Trump and questioned why some Democrats haven’t been banned for their controversial comments. Twitter has also removed the accounts of Trump associates including former national security adviser Michael Flynn and attorney Sidney Powell. "Hey @jack Why didn’t you suspend these four people’s accounts for inciting riots for months? 30 people died..billions of property destroyed ..

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Democrats seize on McConnell’s stimulus block in Georgia runoff

Democrats are wielding Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to block swift action to deliver $2,000 coronavirus stimulus checks as a club to hammer the GOP incumbents in Georgia's Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. Rep.

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'Squad' member Ayanna Pressley says inmates should be prioritized for vaccine

Rep. Ayanna Pressley said on Sunday that she would fight for prison inmates, along with other groups, to get priority for receiving the coronavirus vaccine.

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Dozens of House Democrats join 'Squad' in demanding Biden end death penalty

More than three dozen members of Congress signed onto a letter Tuesday calling for President-elect Joe Biden to halt the federal government's use of the death penalty and show he's willing "to dismantle its use altogether." "With a stroke of your pen, you can stop all federal executions, prohibit United States Attorneys from seeking the death penalty, dismantle death row at FCC [Federal Correctional Complex] Terre Haute, and call for the resentencing of people who are currently sentenced to death," read the letter, which was spearheaded by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass.

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley tells Gavin Newsom to appoint a Black woman to VP-elect Kamala Harris' Senate seat

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom in a tweet Tuesday to appoint a Black woman to replace Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the Senate. "We absolutely cannot go backwards," Pressley tweeted Tuesday. "With the election of@KamalaHarris to VP-elect, @CAgovernor must prioritize this leadership, perspective & representation in the vacated U.S.

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'Squad' member calls Brandon Bernard execution 'state-sanctioned murder,' AOC calls to abolish death penalty

The Democratic Party’s progressive flank is calling to “abolish the death penalty” after Brandon Bernard was executed for his role in the 1999 kidnapping and killing of two ministers. “Abolish the death penalty,” tweeted both Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

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'Squad' lawmaker praises former Communist Party member Angela Davis

Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., a progressive lawmaker belonging to the “Squad,” on Tuesday celebrated Angela Davis, a civil rights activist who once worked with the Communist Party USA and the Black Panther Party.

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Durbin, Pressley, Leahy, Booker to Trump administration: Suspend federal executions during transition period

A group of congressional Democrats is urging the Trump administration to halt federal executions until the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden can "evaluate and determine" the future of the death penalty. In a letter dated Friday to Attorney General William Barr, the lawmakers accused the Trump administration of "recklessly" restarting federal executions in July after a 17-year absence. "In less than three months, the Administration executed seven people -- more than the total number executed over the past six decades," reads the letter signed by Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey, Dick Durbin of Illinois, Patrick Leahy of Vermont and Massachusetts Rep.

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Samantha Bee Goes To ‘Wayne’s World’ For U.S. Election Reaction

We’re not worthy.