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Edward Wyckoff Williams

Edward Wyckoff Williams is contributing editor at The Root and a contributor to Al Jazeera America. He is a columnist and political analyst, appearing on Al Jazeera, MSNBC, CNN, ABC, CBS and national syndicated radio. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

Julian Castro (AP/Lauren Victoria Burke)

“A problem no one should ignore”: HUD Secretary Julian Castro unloads to Salon on gay rights, homelessness & America

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John Boehner, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul (Jeff Malet, maletphoto.com/AP/Alex Brandon)

Grand Old (white) Party: How Republicans just blew a shot to broaden their reach

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Michael Sam (ESPN)

Michael Sam presents NFL’s real manhood test: Is it as mature as college football?

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George Zimmerman (Reuters/Joe Burbank)

Will George Zimmerman kill again?: His history and the law pose serious risks

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Tavis Smiley, Cornel West (AP/Mary F. Calvert/Richard Drew)

Obama has nothing to prove on race

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George Zimmerman and Sean Hannity, during a 2012 Fox News interview. (Fox News, screenshot composite by Salon)

Our real problem is white rage

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An unidentified man is stopped by undercover police officers on Third Avenue between 41st and 42nd Street in New York. (Reuters)

Don’t call it “Independence Day”

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Michelle Obama (AP/M. Spencer Green)

Michelle Obama’s underrated role in gun debate

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Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly (AP/Mark Lennihan)

Forget Bloomberg’s nanny state

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