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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Talks Running for President and the Dangers of Patriarchy

Virginia IsaadSeptember 7, 2022

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 7, 202204887

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is in her third year in Washington and has been no stranger to the limelight as one of the most prolific and polarizing figures in politics today. Now she’s making history as the first female politician to...

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Wears a ‘Tax a Rich’ Dress to the Met Gala

Virginia IsaadSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 14, 2021September 14, 2021014696

Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has no qualms about letting people know how she feels about the wealthy in the U.S. and she literally wore that message when attending the Met Gala wearing a dress emblazoned with “Tax the Rich.” She was...

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AOC Tours NYC on ‘Vacunabus’ to Make Covid-19 Vaccine Accessible

Virginia IsaadMay 14, 2021

by Virginia IsaadMay 14, 202106434

The Latinx population in the U.S. remains one of the least vaccinated communities despite a desire to get the Covid-19 vaccine. A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that only about 13 percent of people in...

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AOC Opened Up About Being Sexually Assaulted and Shared More about the Capitol Riot

Virginia IsaadFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 2021

by Virginia IsaadFebruary 2, 2021February 2, 202103869

During an hour-long Instagram Live on Monday, New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shared that she’d experienced sexual assault though she didn’t go into details. According to Sexual Assault Among Latinas (SALAS) 2010 study report, 17.2 percent of Latinas experienced sexual...

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Alleged Capitol Rioter Arrested, Accused of Threatening to “Assassinate” Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Virginia IsaadJanuary 25, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 25, 202105312

After the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, AOC went on Instagram Live to share her experience and the fear she felt for her own life. Now one of the alleged rioters has been arrested for multiple criminal acts including threatening...

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AOC Recounts Fearing for Her Life During Capitol Insurrection

Virginia IsaadJanuary 13, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJanuary 13, 202104189

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been quiet on social media following the attack on the Capitol on Jan.6 and now she’s sharing some details about that day. In an hour-long Instagram video she opened up about fearing for her life during the...

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AOC Defends Twitter Use After Claims She’s Too Politically Active

Virginia IsaadDecember 3, 2020December 4, 2020

by Virginia IsaadDecember 3, 2020December 4, 202003679

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is known for her use of social media, specifically Twitter, to raise awareness of issues including healthcare and the immigration crisis. Now she’s defending her use of the social platform after a Democratic senior senator claimed she’s...

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AOC Discusses the Possibility of Running for President

Virginia IsaadOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020

by Virginia IsaadOctober 29, 2020October 29, 2020010940

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on the cover of Vanity Fair‘s November issue clad in all white with her now-iconic bold red lip and the accompanying interview is a BTS look at the powerhouse’s life. The double-breasted suit by NY-based label Aliétte...

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AOC Reminds Kimberly Guilfoyle Puerto Ricans are US Citizens

Virginia IsaadAugust 26, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 26, 202009767

Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Republican National Convention six-minute speech has been deconstructed, criticized, and turned into countless memes as the #Guilfoylechallenge and now AOC is joining the discussion with straight facts. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Puerto Rican Democratic Socialist, is correcting Guilfoyle...

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AOC Nominated Bernie Sanders in 90 Second DNC Speech

Virginia IsaadAugust 19, 2020August 19, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 19, 2020August 19, 202002884

Before Alexandria Ocasio Cortez took the stage to deliver her speech at the DNC there as controversy as to why she only got a minute to speak, especially when conservatives like John Kasich and Colin Powell were allotted up to...

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Cardi B Endorses AOC for President in 2024

Virginia IsaadAugust 17, 2020September 16, 2020

by Virginia IsaadAugust 17, 2020September 16, 202005424

US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can’t run for president until 2024 but Cardi B has already endorsed her. The rapper voiced her support after a fan reposted a video of AOC speaking about affordable health insurance and her own journey with...

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AOC Wins Democratic Primary Election by a Landslide

Araceli CruzJune 24, 2020July 30, 2020

by Araceli CruzJune 24, 2020July 30, 2020018855

Back in 2018, some people wrote off Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez‘s campaign and victorious win in the primary election as a fluke. Yes, her success was a surprise to everyone, including herself, but there was no way in denying that AOC...