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Bakari Sellers

Columbia

Political Commentator at CNN

Host, The Bakari Sellers Podcast at The Ringer

Former SC House of Rep '06 - '14. @CNN @StromLaw. 2x NYT Bestseller. “THE MOMENT” Out April 23, 2024

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Articles

  • Did the White House cover up Joe Biden’s ill health? - podcast

    1 month ago | theguardian.com | Jonathan Freedland |Bakari Sellers |Danielle Stephens |Zoe Hitch

    Archive: ABC News, CBS News, Face the Nation, Fox News Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

  • No one is safe from Trump’s racist agenda | Bakari T Sellers

    Feb 5, 2025 | theguardian.com | Bakari Sellers

    I found myself cheating on CNN, where I’m a political commentator, with MSNBC last weekend. I just had to watch my friend, Nikole Hannah-Jones, articulate a great point that many have missed: Donald Trump is pursuing a racial agenda, not an economic one. This isn’t historically novel.

  • The 2024 Election: Where the F--- Do We Go From Here?

    Nov 29, 2024 | theringer.com | Bakari Sellers

    Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Bakari is joined by former White House official David Axelrod to break down what happened (1:37), how much to blame Joe Biden for the loss (3:45), and what posture should be taken to fight Trump (20:57).

  • The 2024 Election: What the F**k Happened?

    Nov 18, 2024 | theringer.com | Bakari Sellers

    Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images Bakari is joined by civil rights activist Gary Chambers to discuss where the Democrats went wrong in reaching Black voters in the Deep South (1:15), combating misinformation with new media (9:36), and James Carville’s criticism of the Democrats’ use of identity politics in the election (11:55).

  • ‘John Lewis: A Life’ With David Greenberg

    Nov 14, 2024 | theringer.com | Bakari Sellers

    Photo by Jeff Hutchens/Getty Images Bakari is joined by writer, historian, and professor David Greenberg to discuss his new book, John Lewis: A Life (2:37), Lewis’s time as the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (5:42), and the 1986 race against his friend, Julian Bond, for an open congressional seat in Georgia (10:30). Host: Bakari SellersGuest: David GreenbergProducer: Donnie Beacham Jr.Subscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts

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Bakari Sellers
Bakari Sellers @Bakari_Sellers
1 Jun 25

Can tell yall don’t jive no more in schools… 1) your daddy should’ve went fishing that day 2) you should’ve been a couch stain Cmon ppl let’s do better with the roasting

Sack
Sack @EyeSack30

@Bakari_Sellers ya parents should apologize for procreating

Bakari Sellers
Bakari Sellers @Bakari_Sellers
1 Jun 25

Ernie Johnson may literally be the best human at their job

Bakari Sellers
Bakari Sellers @Bakari_Sellers
1 Jun 25

He was -18 in the biggest game of his career. Great player. But…

wendell gumbs
wendell gumbs @WGGnj

@Bakari_Sellers That is the most absurd thing you've ever said. That man is 2nd team All NBA. You're better than click bait.