Bakari Sellers

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In response to an incident between a teenager, Nicholas Sandmann, and Native American activist Nathan Phillips at the Lincoln Memorial, Sellers tweeted about the teen: "He is a deplorable. Some ppl can also be punched in the face." [15] Sellers deleted the tweet, claiming his comment was "metaphoric" and "taken out of context" though he still claimed that the students "displayed xenophobic, racist behavior." [16] Sellers was later included in a lawsuit brought by the teen's parents against CNN, where Sellers worked as an analyst. [17] CNN settled the lawsuit, rather than face a court trial. [18]

Honors, awards, and books

In 2010, Time magazine featured Sellers on its 40 Under 40 list. [19] [20] In 2012, Politico named Sellers on its "50 politicos to watch" list. [21] [22] [23]

Sellers was named HBCU Top 30 Under 30 in July 2014. [24]

In May 2020, Sellers released an autobiography, My Vanishing Country, that centers on the forgotten lives of African-American working-class people in the rural U.S. South. [25]

On April 23, 2024, his book, The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn't and How We All Can Move Forward Now was released.

Personal life

In the summer of 2015, he married Ellen Rucker Carter, chiropractor and co-owner of Rucker Roots haircare products. [26] He has twins, a boy and a girl, born in 2018.

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Bakari Sellers
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Sellers at Politicon 2018
Member of the South CarolinaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 90th district
In office
December 5, 2006 –December 2, 2014
Party political offices
Preceded by
Ashley Cooper
 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
2014		Succeeded by
Mandy Powers Norrell
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