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Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts, will join Democratic presidential contest this week | The Washington Post

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019African American Politics

Deval Patrick has called party leaders, supporters and elected officials to confirm that he intends to run for the Democratic presidential nomination and will make a formal announcement in the next day or two, according to two people with knowledge of his plans. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] They spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss details […]

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,” […]

Mitch McConnell Faces Threat From Populist Challenger Charles Booker in Kentucky Senate Race | The Intercept

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

SEN. MITCH MCCONNELL faces a new 2020 threat, as Kentucky state Rep. Charles Booker announced the formation of an exploratory committee on Monday. McConnell, the Senate majority leader, is already being challenged by Marine fighter pilot Amy McGrath, who ran and lost a winnable race for a Lexington-area House seat in 2018. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] In […]

Deval Patrick, a native of Chicago’s South Side and Massachusetts’ first black governor, mulling Democratic White House run | Chicago Tribune

November 12, 2019November 12, 2019African American Politics, Chicago

Former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick is considering making a late run for the Democratic presidential nomination, according to two people with knowledge of his deliberations. Patrick, a close friend and ally of former President Barack Obama, ruled out a presidential bid earlier this year but has since been talking with Democratic operatives and donors about […]

First black congresswoman revered on Capitol Hill 50 years after her election | CBS News

November 11, 2019January 27, 2020African American History, African American Politics

WASHINGTON — It has been 50 years since Shirley Chisholm stared down sexism and racism to become the first black congresswoman in history. Today, members of Congress say they carry her lessons with them. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, told CBS News that Chisholm encouraged those around her to be “tree-shakers” and “changemakers.” […]

Stop Blaming Black Homophobia for Buttigieg’s Problems! | The New York Times

November 7, 2019November 11, 2019African American Politics, Black Love

Let’s put an end to this racist trope.

Stacey Abrams Says She Is Willing To Serve As Running Mate For Democratic Presidential Nominee | Black Enterprise

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

Although former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams emphatically stated that she would not run for president in 2020, she told a crowd gathered at The University of Iowa yesterday that she was open to joining the race as the eventual Democratic nominee’s running mate. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] As reported by The Iowa Press-Citizen, Abrams told the […]

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 […]

‘Speak Volumes’: Two Black Women Appointed as Judges in California, Where It Rarely Happens | Atlanta Black Star

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019African American Politics

Two of California’s largest counties are welcoming Black women to their lists of superior court judges. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Tricia Taylor and Terrie Roberts were appointed with nine other justices in the Golden State, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Oct. 25. Eight of the officials appointed are women, and all of them are Democrats filling vacancies […]