Jury Selection Begins in Rep. Chaka Fattah’s Corruption Case
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Kamala Harris
The focus is now shifting to another mega-Senate race in California, where Kamala Harris is the front-runner to replace retiring Sen. Barbara Boxer (D) in a contest that could pit two Democratic women of color against each other.
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Black Connecticut Residents Say City Hall Mural is ‘Racist,’
Community members gathered in Norwalk City Hall in Connecticut Thursday to decry its use of a “racist” mural.
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BLM Activist DeRay Mckesson
Democratic nominee Catherine Pugh emerged victorious in Baltimore’s mayoral primary on April 27. The former state senator was in a tight race with former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon, winning the primary with 37 percent of the vote while Dixon picked up 34 percent, The Root reports.
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Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights to 200K Ex-felons
More than 200,000 former convicted felons will be eligible to vote and run for public office in Virginia under a sweeping executive order, which was announced Friday by Democratic Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
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Ben Carson Backs Donald Trump,
Former Republican presidential nominee and famed neurosurgeon Ben Carson said that he trusts Donald Trump to address systemic racial disparities affecting the Black people, if the billionaire businessman wins the presidential election in November.
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The Daily 202: African American Women, Their Political Muscle…
American women have emerged as a more potent political force than ever this year. They are Hillary Clinton’s core base of support, and they’ve helped her run up big margins in states with diverse populations.
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Carson: Maybe Tubman Should Go On The $2 Bill
Ben Carson thinks that Harriet Tubman might be better on the $2 bill than the $20.
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Melissa Harris-Perry Joins ELLE.com as Editor-at-Large
I could not be more thrilled to announce that Melissa Harris-Perry has joined ELLE.com as editor-at-large. In this role, Harris-Perry will focus on the intersection of race, gender, politics, and yes, even fashion, telling the often-overlooked stories of women and girls of color right here on ELLE.com and across ELLE’s social platforms.
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