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In Explosive Debate, Pa. GOP Refuses To Swear In Reelected Democratic Senator | NPR, WAMU 88.5

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021African American Politics, African American Vote ...

— 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 […]

Biden Picks Linda Thomas-Greenfield for U.N. Ambassador | New York Amsterdam News

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020African American Vote, Black Vote

President-Elect Joe Biden nominated Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be U.N. Ambassador. — AmNews Staff Reports, New York Amsterdam News Thomas-Green served as the Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs. Her three-decades long career in the Foreign Service also includes an ambassadorship to Liberia from 2008-2010. A Louisiana native, Thomas-Greenfield credited her mother for […]

The Major Difference Between Black Male and Female Voters | The Atlantic

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020African American Vote, Black Vote

Black male turnout for Trump wasn’t indicative of the president’s successful outreach efforts, but rather the long-standing relationship between this voting bloc and the GOP. — Leah Wright Rigueur, The Atlantic Since the years following the New Deal, when the majority of Black voters left the Republican Party, Black men and women have turned out […]

Joy and Pain: MSNBC Host Assaults Trump’s Highest-Ranking Black Friend on Live TV | The Root

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020African American Vote, Black Vote

— MICHAEL HARRIET, THE ROOT For all the people who criticize The Root for our lack of coverage of Black-on-Black crime, we present MSNBC host Joy Reid’s heinous attack on one of America’s foremost MAGA negroes, Ja’Ron Smith. As the only prime-time cable news show hosted by a Black person, The ReidOut is essentially cable news’ Black neighborhood. Everyone […]

Black organizations across Georgia put in the work to turn state blue | AJC

November 10, 2020November 10, 2020African American Vote, Black Vote

— ERNIE SUGGS, AJC In the months before the Rev. Joseph Lowery died, Helen Butler sat down with him to talk about the organization that he created and she now runs — the Georgia Coalition for the Peoples’ Agenda. In preparation for the November election, Butler had already opened seven offices across the state aimed […]

How Georgia’s Senate run-offs could finally hand Stacey Abrams her victory | The Guardian

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020African American Activist, African American Vote ...

Two years ago, she lost to then-secretary of state Brian Kemp, but that loss spurred her to fight for Georgians’ right to vote — ANKITA RAO, OLIVER LAUGHLAND and SAM LEVINE, THE GUARDIAN Two years ago, Stacey Abrams became a household name when she ran for governor of Georgia against Brian Kemp, then secretary of state. Though […]

As Kamala D. Harris breaks barriers, India and Jamaica celebrate | The Washington Post

November 8, 2020November 8, 2020African American Vote, Black Vote

— JOANNA SLATER, THE WASHINGTON POST NEW DELHI — On the road to making history, Kamala D. Harris paused for a call to India. Early Thursday in New Delhi, her uncle Gopalan Balachandran got a message that his niece wanted to speak with him. Soon several members of the family were on a group call. […]

‘Good Trouble’: Nikema Williams Wins The Late Rep. John Lewis’ Congressional Seat | Essence

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020African American Vote, Black Vote

“NOBODY COULD REPLACE JOHN LEWIS,” WILLIAMS SAID. “HE PAVED THE WAY AND SHOWED ME THE WAY.” — KIRSTEN WEST SAVALI, ESSENCE Nikema Williams, state senator of Georgia’s 39th district, has defeated Republican Angela Stanton-King to fill the congressional seat of Rep. John Lewis, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in July. Williams, who won a resounding […]

This Election, Black Women Are Leading the Way—Again | The Nation

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020African American Vote, Black Vote

With voting rights under attack, activists like Stacey Abrams and LaTosha Brown are continuing the struggle that leaders like Fannie Lou Hamer helped ignite. — KEISHA N. BLAIN, THE NATION Black women are one of the most powerful voting blocs in the nation. Although they occupy a marginalized position in American society—shouldering multiple and intersecting […]

Gwinnett, Cobb, Henry counties elect first Black sheriffs in history | WSB-TV

November 6, 2020November 6, 2020African American Vote, Black Vote

— WSB-TV NEWS STAFF COBB COUNTY, Ga. — There’s a new sheriff in town. Well, in three counties to be more specific. Georgia has elected three men who are the first Black sheriffs in the history of their counties. Craig Owens has declared victory over Sheriff Neil Warren in Cobb County and Keybo Taylor beat out […]