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Trump allies are handing out cash to black voters | Politico

February 2, 2020February 2, 2020African American Politics, Black Vote ...

Organizers have begun holding events in black communities where they lavish praise on the president while handing out thousands of dollars in giveaways. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Allies of Donald Trump have begun holding events in black communities where organizers lavish praise on the president as they hand out tens of thousands of dollars to lucky attendees. […]

‘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 […]

Biden: There’s no proof marijuana isn’t a gateway drug |Axios

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

“There’s not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug.”

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, widow of Baltimore Rep. Elijah Cummings, will seek his seat in Congress | The Baltimore Sun

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019African American Politics, Black Vote

Maryland Democratic Party Chairwoman Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, the widow of U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, is running for her husband’s seat, arguing Monday she is the best option to carry out his legacy and continue his vision. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] “I am, of course, devastated at the loss of my spouse, but his spirit is with me,” […]

Why the Democrats Will Debate at Atlanta’s Tyler Perry Studios This Month | New York Magazine, Intelligencer

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019African American Politics, Black Vote

arly speculation about the location of the November 20 Democratic presidential candidate debate had focused on some site in the northern suburbs of Atlanta, the newly competitive area where the Democrats picked up one U.S. House seat in 2018 and nearly nabbed another. There is, in fact, a spanking new 1,070-seat event venue called City […]

Kweisi Mfume to seek congressional seat vacated by death of Elijah Cummings | The Washington Post

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Former NAACP chief and congressman Kweisi Mfume said Monday that he will run for the U.S. House seat most recently held by his friend Elijah E. Cummings, who died last month. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Considered an elder statesman in Baltimore politics, Mfume, 71, occupied Maryland’s 7th District seat from 1987 to 1996, when he stepped aside […]

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.”