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Black church snubs Bloomberg as congregants stand, turn their backs | The Washington Times

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg was snubbed Sunday by numerous congregants at a historically black church in Selma, Alabama. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] According to a report in the New York Daily News, several members of Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church stood up and turned their back on Mr. Bloomberg as he was was speaking. […]

‘Tidal wave of voter suppression’ washes over states, lawyer says | NBC News

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020African American Politics, African American Vote ...

“They can do it electronically, they can do it digitally and in ways we never thought about when I was coming along,” said Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] law will make elections fairer In Texas, officials in mostly white Waller County, citing cost concerns, announced that they would not make an early voting site […]

Cory Booker Drops Out of 2020 Presidential Race | The New York Times

January 13, 2020January 13, 2020African American Politics, African American Vote

The New Jersey senator, who built his campaign around a message of unity, was unable to catch on with substantial numbers of voters and ended his quest before voting began. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey dropped out of the Democratic presidential race on Monday, ending a nearly yearlong quest built around a […]

Mike Espy Would Be Mississippi’s First Black Senator in 139 Years, But Governor Bryant Says It’d Begin ‘1000 Years of Darkness’ | Deep South Voice

January 8, 2020January 8, 2020African American Politics, African American Vote

Phil Bryant, Mississippi’s outgoing Republican governor, is warning that the election of Democrat Mike Espy, an African American who served as the US Secretary of Agriculture under President Clinton, would kick off a millennium of “darkness.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Espy is challenging US Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Republican that Bryant appointed to fill a vacancy in […]

Richard Hatcher, one of the nation’s first black mayors of a major city, dies at 86 | The Washington Post

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote

Richard Hatcher, who became one of the first African American mayors of a large U.S. city when he was elected mayor of Gary, Ind., in 1967, died Dec. 13 at a Chicago hospital. He was 86. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] His death was announced by his daughter, state Rep. Ragen Hatcher, a Gary Democrat. The cause was […]

‘Stop This Illegal Purge’: Outrage as Georgia GOP Removes More Than 300,000 Voters From Rolls | Common Dreams

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Warning of 2020 impact, one critic said Georgia could remain a red state solely “due to the GOP purposefully denying people the right to vote.” [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] A federal judge Monday night allowed Georgia to move ahead with a purge of over 300,000 voters deemed “inactive” by Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, sparking outrage […]

The Republican Party’s “Racism Problem” (Rebroadcast) | 1A WAMU 88.5

December 16, 2019December 16, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Michael Steele made history when he became the first African-American chair of the Republican National Convention in 2009. Steele served in that role until 2011 and he likely wasn’t expecting to make headlines while in attendance at this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, D.C. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Then, this happened at the event’s annual […]

Boston activist wins City Council race by a single vote after recount | The Boston Globe

December 11, 2019December 12, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote

Julia Mejia told reporters at City Hall moments after the tally was announced that she was prepared for a legal challenge.

House passes voting rights bill to restore protections struck down by Supreme Court | The Washington Post

December 8, 2019December 12, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote

The House passed legislation Friday restoring protections of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act that were undone when the Supreme Court struck down federal oversight of elections in states with a history of discriminating against minority communities. The bill passed 228 to 187, with unanimous Democratic support and the vote of one Republican — Rep. […]

The Constitution’s Role in Slavery (Article 1, Section 9: Clause 1) | The HBCU Chronicles

December 4, 2019December 4, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote

We are being told of the evils of “cancel culture,” a new scourge that enforces purity, banishes dissent and squelches sober and reasoned debate. But cancel culture is not new. A brief accounting of the illustrious and venerable ranks of blocked and dragged Americans encompasses Sarah Good, Elijah Lovejoy, Ida B. Wells, Dalton Trumbo, Paul […]