News Clips
Stay informed with our collection of the latest news clips covering a wide range of topics, all curated to center Black thought, Black life, and Black experiences. From breaking news and in-depth reports to exclusive interviews and special features, this playlist keeps you updated on everything you need to know.
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Breaking news updates
In-depth reports on current events
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Special features and investigative pieces
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Rep. Pressley: âHis Grubby Hands on Meemaw and Granddadâs Social Security
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Velshi: âI just I want to be clear, Iâve talked to a number of your colleagues in the last couple of days. I want to be clear that elections have consequences, and you can disagree with the policy prescriptions and goals of, of a particular administration. But your responsibiliti... -
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: The problems are him and his minions.
Crockett: âHe said that weâve got these cities in these towns are being overrun by gangs and the crime out of control. I absolutely agree with it. And guess what? Itâs the MAGA gang, itâs the white supremacists that have decided to descend upon places such as Springfield Ohio. So I agree with the...
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Jasmine Crockett: âWe Have a Thug in Chargeâ
WITT: âLet me move to the fact that you are also a member of the Judiciary Committee. And since Donald Trump took office, multiple top FBI officials and federal prosecutors who all worked on January 6th cases, theyâre out of a job. And now the DoJ wants names of those who worked on the Trump or J...
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Jason Johnson on Musk: He doesnât know what heâs doing, he never has.
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MELBER: âYeah, and it speaks to the governing style, where they donât want to deal with Congress, even though they have a bare majority there. They donât want to take the time. They donât want to do the compromise. People forget, okay, itâs one party. But even within parties, the... -
Jones on Musk USAID changes: âI donât know, but I tell you, itâs beyond cruel.
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SCIUTTO: âVan Jones, I want to get your reaction to something New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote about the effort to dismantle said. He wrote, quote, the worldâs richest man, Elon Musk, is boasting about destroying the United States Agency for International Developme... -
Raskin: Wake Up Americans â This Is a âRapidly Expanding and Accelerating Coupâ
Raskin: Wake Up Americans â This Is a âRapidly Expanding and Accelerating Coupâ
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Reid: Trump âBacked Downâ on Tariffs and âGot Nothing,â
Reid: âWhile weâre running from fire to fire, Trump and Elonâs little DOGE gang are dismantling our federal government from within. So, just for a moment, letâs just take a step back and look at what heâs been saying versus what heâs been doing. Trump announced 25 percent tariffs on Mexico and Ca...
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Cari Champion: DOGE Staff Exposed for Racist Posts: âHe Was What Elon Wanted
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>> And who Trump named as the acting secretary had been in that role through Democrat and Republican presidents. He was a just tried and true career employee. He was he didnât have an agenda. Heâs just like, my job is to protect the system so that people donât random people donât... -
Rep. Tlaib: We are in a constitutional crisis.
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So ordered. Rep. Tlaib: I want to cut through the b.s.s because â B.S. because Iâm from Detroit and would like to speak truth to power. The American people are in a constitutional crisis could this billionaire, I don ât know how to describe him. To think he can just walk into an ... -
Cari Champion: Its Not About Eggs Itâs About Making Sure White Supremacy is here
FARAH GRIFFIN: âSo whether itâs democracy, whether itâs, to some degree, reproductive rights, that just was not the defining issue of this election, rather than, oh, itâs pocketbook issues, itâs the cost of living, itâs border security.â
CHAMPION: âItâs not pocketbook issues. I donât want to inte... -
Rep Beatty They Are Trying to Erase Black Heroes Like Rosa Parks from Historyâ
BEATTY: âFor nearly two decades, Ohioâs Rosa Parks tribute has engaged thousands of children, educators, and community leaders. That is the power of a holiday like this. Itâs not just a day off. Itâs a day to teach, to reflect, and to encourage that every child in America knows Rosa Parks, unders...
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Cory Booker: âIt Is Time for Us to Fight!â
BOOKER: âItâs time for us to fight. And letâs be clear, letâs be clear about how we can fight. The Republicans won the White House, they won the House of Representatives, they won the United States Senate, they have majorities across Congress, but we are not powerless. We have agency, and we all ...
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Rep. Maxine Waters: âNobody Elected Your Ass! This Is Not Elon Muskâs Country!â
California! Hello everybody. We have convened here in the right place The Treasury Department We have got to tell Elon Musk Nobody elected your ass Nobody told you You could get all of our private information Nobody told you You could be in charge Of the payments Of this country We have told you ...
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W. Kamau Bell::billionaires are going to decide what America is thatâs not good
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>> Stephen: youâve been known for having the uncomfortable conversations. United shades of America had a lot of those uncomfortable conversations are always good. What you think the uncomfortable conversation America should be having that it isnât right now?
>> Kamau: what is Ame... -
Ilhan Omar: I Lived in a Refugee Camp Surviving Civil War Thanks to USAID
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Iâm exceptionally upset about usaid. I lived in a refugee camp for four years as a child surviving civil war. It is the essential programs that USAID provided that kept my family and I fed and safe. It is the resources that so many people around the world rely on. And it is our s... -
Rep. Jasmine Crockett: âIâm Tired of the White Tears,
COATES: âOf course, congresswoman â I interrupted you, but President Trump, of course, has denied any allegations that he is a white supremacist, and thatâs why he apparently fired â â
Crockett: âI donât care what he says. I donât care what he says.â
COATES: âI know your point, but he did fire ...
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Ameshia Cross He âMight as Well Just Put on the White Hoodâ at This Point
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RUFFINI: âPresident Trump is not letting up on his blame of diversity initiatives for the plane crash near Washington, D.C.. Despite no specific evidence, Trump signed new executive orders in the wake of the crash, claiming the event followed, quote, problematic and likely illega... -
Ana Cabrera: Businesses with More Diversity Are More Successful
CABRERA: âPresident Trump still harping on the DEI policies this morning, as Yamiche brought us. When you see this administration rolling back diversity initiatives and using DEI as a catch-all culprit for various problems, does that track with the reality you saw when you were ahead of a massive...
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Dr. Quintessa Hathaway Talks Systemic Racism
UNKNOWN: âRacism has not gone away since 20 people of African descent came upon these shores at Jamestown, Virginia in 1619, and itâs going to require us think and behave in a new way. It is systemic. It is structural. When it comes to addressing diversity, equity, inclusion, access and belonging...
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Why In the Wake TV Curates News Clips to Center Black Perspectives
We believe in the power of storytelling to shape our understanding of the world. That's why we curate our news clips to center the perspectives most relevant to Black life. By doing so, we aim to:
Amplify Black Voices: We ensure that the stories and experiences of Black communities are heard and...
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Kimmel: Trumpâs a âDeeply Stupid Manâ for Blaming Potomac Crash on DEI
KIMMEL: âTonight our thoughts are with the families who lost loved ones in the horrible plane crash last night in Washington, D.C. Iâm sure you know, around 9:00 P.M. last night, an American Airlines flight from Kansas collided with a Blackhawk army helicopter. There were no known survivors. It w...
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Capehart: How many believe racism & misogyny played role in VP Harrisâ defeat?
In this round, so Iâm going to have a show of hands. How many of you believe that racism and misogyny played role in Vice President Harrisâ defeat? Okay! So... Thatâs good you all passed.
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Colbert Blasts President: âNo Common Sense and No Common Decencyâ
COLBERT: âNo, itâs still him. So, you gotta pay attention. You gotta... So, you gotta pay attenzion. Specifically, you gotta pay attention to what heâs doing now, not what he did four years ago, because it might be different. Hopes arenât high, but maybe after four years in the wilderness, the hu...
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Ret USMC Lt Col He Knows as Much as Abt Aviation as He Does About Bleach & Covid
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>> It seems that heâs listening to Charlie Kirk, right? Charlie Kirk, back in 2024, said when he sees a black pilot, he wonders if theyâre even qualified at all. Donald Trump came out, essentially tried to blame diversity for this and throw it on their favorite, you know, DNI, wh...