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Kamala Harris’s Long-Shot Bid to Fix School Funding | The Atlantic

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

The senator and presidential candidate says America needs to reform how it funds schools, but the details of any alternative approach are scant.

Baltimore’s Mayor Resigns Over a Series of Self-Published Children’s Books | Slate

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Elliot Hannon, Slate Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh delivers an address during her inauguration ceremony on Dec. 6, 2016. (Patrick Semansky/AP), Featured Image [dropcap]Baltimore[/dropcap] Mayor Catherine Pugh’s bizarre tenure in office came to an end Thursday, when she resigned amid a cloud of scandal and scrutiny over, of all things, a self-published series of children’s books. […]

Stacey Abrams’s next move could bolster Democrats in Georgia — and her own political fortunes | The Washington Post

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Amy Gardner, The Washington Post Stacey Abrams at an event at the Carter Center in Atlanta on April 23, 2019. (Elijah Nouvelage/For The Washington Post), Featured Image [dropcap]DECATUR[/dropcap], Ga. — In a quiet suite of offices above a bank in this eastern Atlanta suburb, Democrat Stacey Abrams’s newest venture is quickly taking shape. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]

Holder calls on 2020 presidential candidates to help redistricting prep | Politico

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Daniel Strauss, Politico Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Justice Department in Washington, on Sept. 16, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP [dropcap]Former[/dropcap] Attorney General Eric Holder says a shock loss in Wisconsin earlier this month should be “a wake-up call” for Democrats that the Midwest hasn’t abandoned President Donald […]

[WATCH] Angela Davis & Barbara Ransby: We Stand with Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Courageous, Bold Black Woman | Democracy Now

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Angela Davis &, Barbara Ransby, Democracy Now Ilhan Omar campaigning for state representative in Minnesota. (Chris Newberry), Featured Image [dropcap]Two[/dropcap] of the founders of Black Lives Matter, as well as professor Angela Davis and scores of other black women, are holding a rally today on Capitol Hill to defend Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and […]

Kamala Harris Takes Her Shot | The Atlantic

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

No other matchup would be as riveting—or as revealing—as Harris versus Trump. But first she has to get through the primaries.

What Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy Means to These 7 Congresswomen | Elle

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019African American History, African American Politics ...

Madison Feller, Elle African American educator and U.S. congresswoman Shirley Chisholm stands at a podium and gives the victory sign, circa 1968. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images). Featured Image [dropcap]Shirley[/dropcap] Chisholm is a veritable icon. About 50 years ago, she became the first black woman to ever be elected to the U.S. Congress, and from […]

Michael Brown’s Mother Loses City Council Race in Ferguson, Where Her Son Was Killed by Police | The New York Times

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

John Eligon, The New York Times Lesley McSpadden Getty Images, Featured Image [dropcap]Nearly[/dropcap] five years ago, Lesley McSpadden appeared distraught before the world after finding out that a grand jury had declined to indict a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in the fatal shooting of her teenage son, Michael Brown, who was black. [mc4wp_form […]

Lesley McSpadden: Mike Brown’s Mother on Her Run for Ferguson City Council | Essence

April 2, 2019April 2, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

As Ferguson voters head to the polls today, McSpadden talks to ESSENCE about legacy-building and creating change in the community she was destined to fight for.

African-American women embrace historic moment of Chicago’s mayoral race | Chicago Tribune

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Javonte Anderson, Chicago Tribune Mayoral candidates Lori Lightfoot, left, and Toni Preckwinkle take their seats before a televised debate at the NBC-Ch. 5 studios on March 7, 2019, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune). Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] new era in Chicago politics will be ushered in when an African-American woman is elected mayor for the […]