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Friday, June 1, 2018

June 1, 2018 - 

This week, Roseanne Barr—a bona fide racist—was outed, fired and hung out to dry

Former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett was the butt of a tasteless, racist joke. And at MSNBC’s Everyday Racism town hall, Jarrett had a few words for Barr. 

“I think we have to turn it into a teaching moment,” Jarrett said. “I’m worried about all the people out there who don’t have a circle of friends and followers who come right to their defense ... or every black parent I know who has a boy who has to sit down and have a conversation—‘the talk,’ as we call it.” Visit www.theroot.com for full article. 

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