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Val Demings makes the case for a statewide run | The 19th

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021African American Politics, Black Politics ...

The Florida Democrat talks to The 19th’s Errin Haines about legislation on policing and voting, that testy exchange with Jim Jordan and what could be next for her politically. — BY, ERRIN HAINES Florida Rep. Val Demings emerged as a national figure in December 2019 as one of the seven managers in former President […]

2021 Urban One Honors Winners: Meet The Black Women Leading The Change | NEWSONE

May 17, 2021May 17, 2021African American Politics, Black Politics

— BY, TANAY HUDSON In the Black community, Black women are the matriarchs. The problem solvers. The providers. The protectors. The storytellers. They often don’t just fulfill these roles for their families, but for all those around them. This year’s Urban One Honors recipients are evidence of that. They are game-changers in their fields, leading and creating groundbreaking […]

D.C. Statehood Is More Urgent Than Ever | The Atlantic

January 10, 2021March 9, 2021African American Politics, Black Politics

“The real fraud is that we call ourselves a democracy yet deny the people of our capital political representation.” — HANNAH GIORGIS, THE ATLANTIC Less than six months before a mob of the sitting president’s supporters would descend upon the United States Capitol, a more solemn crowd gathered at its steps. Among those who arrived to […]

Black Conservatives Don’t Care About You — Or Anyone Else | LEVEL

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020African American Politics, Black Politics

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 […]

Ferguson elects city council member Ella Jones as first black mayor in city’s history | KSDK

June 3, 2020June 7, 2020African American Politics, Black Politics ...

Ella Jones will also be the first woman to serve as the Mayor of Ferguson FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson City Council member Ella Jones won the city’s mayoral election Tuesday. Jones defeated fellow council member Heather Robinett. Jones will succeed James Knowles III, who defeated Jones in the 2017 mayoral election and held the office […]

Jennifer Carroll Foy Jumps Into Virginia Governor’s Race, Hoping To Make History | HuffPost

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020African American Politics, Black Politics

If elected, she would be the first female governor of Virginia, and the first Black female governor of any state. Jennifer Carroll Foy is jumping into the 2021 gubernatorial race in Virginia, making her the first Black woman to run for the job in 30 years. If elected, she would be the first Black female […]

MUHAMMAD: Mayor Hatcher Stood First and Stood Tall | The Washington Informer

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020African American History, African American Politics ...

Gary, Indiana, Mayor Richard Hatcher joined his ancestors on Dec. 13, after a long and distinguished career in public service. He also made a sacrifice and did this reporter a big, big favor some 40 years ago. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Both he and Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes were elected on Nov. 7, 1967. They were the […]

Weekend At Bernie’s: Sanders Tell Black Student to ‘Respect’ Police to Avoid Getting ‘Shot in the Back of the Head’ | The Root

October 28, 2019October 28, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Bernie Sanders has all the answers. The almost Octogenarian presidential hopeful showed up and showed out during a question-and-answer session at a forum held at Benedict College on Saturday. owned by a black woman [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] When a black male student asked Sanders how he should handle getting pulled over by a police officer, Sanders […]

Stop Calling Black Women “Long-Shot Candidates” | Refinery29

October 23, 2019November 6, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

It’s no secret that in 2018, women made history. A record-breaking 125 women were elected to the U.S. House and Senate, and many women who were previously considered “long-shot candidates” blew past the competition and became “firsts” in their own right. At the heart of post-election analysis, a critical narrative emerged about who should run […]

Obama Photographer Shares Candid Photos of the Former First Family at Home in the White House | People

October 23, 2019December 17, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

“[Lawrence] and I had similar upbringings as black men in America, each of us raised by an extraordinary single mom,” writes the former president, “both of us knowing what it’s like, at times, to feel as if we might not belong.”