— KATIE MEYER, NPR, WAMU 88.5 With the nation’s eyes toward Washington, D.C., ahead of Wednesday’s planned confirmation of Joe Biden’s presidential election, Republicans in the Pennsylvania state Senate refused a confirmation of their own. The state Senate’s first session of the new year devolved into shouting Tuesday as the Republicans who hold a […]
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In majority-Black Georgia county, voting in Senate runoffs is more about fight to vote than right to vote | CNN Politics
— Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN POLITICS Mayfield, Georgia (CNN)Johnny Thornton stood on his sprawling catfish farm, once a symbol of empowerment in this majority Black county, and explained how the local election board once tried to strip him of his right to vote. In 2015, after a failed attempt to shutter almost every polling […]
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‘The threats went through the roof’ | The 19th
Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley speaks to The 19th about facing increased vitriol in an era when it’s easier than ever to send threatening messages. — Errin Haines, The 19th On August 15, the national reckoning on race that erupted this summer in the midst of a global pandemic landed at Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s door. […]
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Black Conservatives Don’t Care About You — Or Anyone Else | LEVEL
If they only want to go for theirs, they should just say so — Scott Woods, LEVEL As the summer roiled with protests over the murder of George Floyd by police and the pandemic drove a wave of activism into Zoom chats, I found myself once again watching an online panel discussion about the state of […]
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Meet Kamala Harris’ Unapologetically Black Senior Staff | NewsOne
Tina Flournoy, Ashley Etienne Symone Sanders join a steadily browning and diverse Biden administration. — Bruce C.T. Wright, NewsOne Vice President-elect Kamala Harris‘ senior staff is shaping up to be a proper representation of the voters who are largely credited for her and Joe Biden‘s historic election. Not only are the top three staffers Black but […]
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I’m Not Yet Ready to Abandon the Possibility of America | The Atlantic
I wrote my book for young people—as an invitation to bring about, through hard work, determination, and a big dose of imagination, an America that finally aligns with all that is best in us. — Story by BARACK OBAMA, THE ATLANTIC The Atlantic is pleased to offer, below, an adapted and updated excerpt from former President […]
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Sean Hannity’s Tweet Calling Out Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Voter Registration Message Backfires | HuffPost
The progressive representative put the Fox News host in his place, simply asking: Where is the lie? — KIMBERLEY RICHARDS, HUFFPOST Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) had one question for Fox News host Sean Hannity after he attempted to call out the representative for her tweet about Election Day registration in Minnesota: “Where is the lie”? On Tuesday, […]
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“Who Needs Hair With These Cheekbones?” Ayanna Pressley’s Selfie Sends A Powerful Message | Refinery29
“We can thank ‘Hawk’ for maintaining the photographs, the costumes, the films, the memorabilia, and the artifacts of New Orleans street culture,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement — By Aimee Simeon, Refinery29 In January, Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley publicly revealed to her supporters and the world that she — like seven million other people — has […]
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Are Democrats Alone to Blame for Urban Problems? Not Exactly | The New York Times
Mayors don’t have the power that the president ascribes to them. By Emily Badger, The New York Times Minneapolis, Chicago, Portland, Ore., and Kenosha, Wis., are first and foremost “Democrat cities” in President Trump’s telling. They have Democratic mayors, Democratic policies, Democratic turmoil. With this refrain, Mr. Trump has sharpened his party’s long-running antipathy toward urban America […]
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The Future of Black Politics | The New York Times
Sanitation workers on strike. Mothers occupying vacant houses. These are our leaders. By Jessica Byrd, The New York Times I led the planning team for the Black National Convention on Friday, and in the lead-up I was constantly asked for a list of familiar faces. People also pestered me with questions like: “Who is this against?” “What […]
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