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18 February 2019
Op Ed: In Defense of the Black Boogeyman
What the disciplining of Ilhan Omar tells us about anti-semitism and black dissent in America
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06 November 2018
Ilhan Omar Has Become the First Somali-American To Be Elected to Congress
She is also one of the first Muslim women to be elected to the House, taking Keith Ellison's seat.
Popular
14 August 2018
Ilhan Omar is Running for Congress and the Alt Right is Trying to Sabotage Her
The first Somali-American legislator had her event with Rashida Tlaib interrupted by anti-Muslim activists including the Laura Loomer.
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18 July 2018
4 Somali-American Teens Held at Gunpoint by Police Finally Get a Chance to Share their Story
Black Teens say that they were scared it would be their "last day of the world" after the police searched them at gunpoint.
Politics
07 August 2017
Minnesota Governor Calls Attack on Mosque 'Criminal Act of Terrorism'
Why hasn't Donald Trump condemned Saturday's terrorist attack against the Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in suburban Minneapolis?
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29 November 2016
Halima Aden Wore a Burkini and Hijab at Miss Minnesota USA to Compete As Her Authentic Self
Halima Aden wore a burkini and hijab and the Miss Minnesota USA pageant during a time when both Muslims and their garments are under threat.
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02 November 2016
The ‘Ilhan Omar Effect’: How a Somali-American Muslim Woman Candidate is Mobilizing Millennial Voters in Minnesota
Omar is poised to be the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature in the U.S
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