Massachusetts’ first black woman elected to Congress said Shirley Chisholm is her “shero.”
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Virginia GOPs Appeal Decision for New Legislative Map That Won’t Pack Black Voters Into Certain Districts | Atlanta Black Star
Associated Press , Atlanta Black Star Photo illustration by Tracy Ma. Source photograph by Carol M. Highsmith, via Library of Congress. Featured Image [dropcap]WASHINGTON (AP)[/dropcap] — The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to hear an appeal by Virginia Republicans who are trying to preserve state legislative districts that have been struck down by a lower court […]
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FBI Confirms Gillum Is Not Corrupt And That DeSantis Lied | NEWSONE
DeSantis led a racist campaign the poured million of dollars into painting Gillum as a corrupt politician.
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Stacey Abrams eyeing Senate, governor campaigns | Politico
MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Stacey Abrams said Monday that she is considering running for a Georgia Senate seat in 2020 or governor again in 2022 — and possibly even for president.
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(1990) Bush Vetoes Civil Rights Bill | The Washington Post
Ann Devroy , The Washington Post [dropcap]President[/dropcap] Bush yesterday vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1990, prompting the sharpest criticism he has endured from women, unions, blacks and other minorities since taking office. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] In a three-page veto message to Congress, Bush said that “despite the use of the term ‘civil rights,’ ” the […]
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Deval Patrick to Announce He Will Not Run for President in 2020 | The New York Times
Deval Patrick, the former two-term Democratic governor of Massachusetts, plans to announce shortly that he will not run for president in 2020, according to a person close to Mr. Patrick.
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Scott suspends Broward’s controversial election chief before she can quit early | Politico
Marc Caputo , Politico Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes explains to the canvassing board the discrepancy in vote counts during the hand count at the Broward County Supervisor of Elections office in Lauderhill, Fla., on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP). Featured Image [dropcap]MIAMI[/dropcap] — Before she could retire […]
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Viola Davis Stars As Shirley Chisholm in New Movie | Colorlines
“The Fighting Shirley Chisholm” follows the first Black congresswoman and her trailblazing 1972 run for president.
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Senator Tim Scott Sinks Thomas Farr’s Judicial Nomination Amid Racial Controversy | The New York Times
The Republican Party, Mr. Scott told reporters, is “not doing a very good job of avoiding the obvious potholes on race in America.”
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Hakeem Jeffries Emerges as New Face of House Democrats | The New York Times
WASHINGTON — At a leadership table of septuagenarians, Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York has just emerged as the Democrats’ face of generational change.
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