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N.C. Chief Justice Cheri Beasley

NC's Supreme Court Chief Judge In Election Limbo

Democratic incumbent Chief Justice Cheri Beasley requested the recount after fewer than 500 votes separated her and Republican Paul Newby…
Reverend Warnock And Jon Ossoff Campaign For Georgia Runoff Senate Elections
Organizers Sue Georgia Over Voter Roll Purging

Organizers are working against the clock to reinstate prior to the December 7 voter registration deadline so that voters can participate…
Georgia Secretary Of State Brad Raffensperger Briefs Media On Continuing Vote Count
Trump Blamed For Noose Sent To Election Worker

Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's Voting Systems Manager, directly blamed Trump for a noose sent to an election worker as well as…
10 itemsNY Attorney General Letitia James Visits Rochester As Office Investigates Death Of Daniel Prude
Whoopi Goldberg: Letitia James Waiting To Jail Trump

On a recent episode of "The View" Goldberg suggested Trump's freedom could be numbered due to an ongoing investigation led…
Kamala Harris' senior staff: Tina Flournoy, chief of staff; Symone Sanders, Senior Advisor/Spokeswoman; and Ashley Etienne, Communications Director
Meet Kamala Harris' Unapologetically Black Staff

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris' senior staff is shaping up to be a proper representation of the voters who are largely…
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Black People In, Being Considered For Biden's Cabinet

Here's a list of Black people reportedly being considered for roles in the president-elect's future cabinet.
Adewale Adeyemo, first Black deputy Treasury secretary
Adewale Adeyemo Named Deputy Treasury Secretary

Adewale "Wally" Adeyemo will be the deputy Treasury secretary, making the Nigerian-born Obama era official the first Black person to…
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Biden Taps Cecilia Rouse To Lead Economic Council

Joe Biden tapped Cecelia Rouse to be the next chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers. If confirmed by the…
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Black Voters Won't Forget Suppression Efforts This Year

The election results are official, but for many Black voters, concerns about efforts to disenfranchise their ballots this year will…
Symone Sanders and Karine Jean-Pierre
Symone Sanders, Karine Jean-Pierre Nab Biden Admin Roles

Symone Sanders and Karine Jean-Pierre were part of a historic all-female communications team that will serve Joe Biden and Kamala…
President-Elect Biden Introduces Foreign Policy And National Security Nominees And Appointments
Will A Black Woman Get Kamala's Senate Seat?

Black Lives Matter activists and other prominent Black political leaders want to ensure that the Senate includes a Black woman…
Top Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fahrizade killed in terror attack
People Think Trump Is Behind Assassination In Iran

Regardless of which country launched the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist, there seems to be one unverified…
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Biden Administration Needs Black Inclusion In Agriculture

Black people find ourselves inadequately included or represented in the government we’ve worked so tirelessly to support and protect. The…
exclusive Rev. Al Sharpton (left) and former New York City Mayor David Dinkins attends the 2nd Annual Triumph Awards at the Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center on October 19, 2011 in New York City.
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Sharpton: Dinkins' Political Legacy Paved Way For Obama

Former Mayor David Dinkins, who died Nov. 23, made New York City understand all it could be and he paved…
#TheBlackBallot Black Lives Matter protesters burn a Trump Train hat prior...
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How Trump's Undermining Of Black Voters Backfired

Election experts repeatedly called Trump’s effort to discount the election results a PR stunt to save his image, but what hasn’t been…
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Black Women Come To Georgia's Elections Rescue, Again

Black women invested in this election with the promise that their votes would produce action towards legislation eradicating blocked accessways…
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Giuliani's Concession Speech To Dinkins Urged 'Democracy'

David Dinkins' death prompted recollections of when Rudy Giuliani lost the NYC mayoral race to him, quickly conceded defeat and…
Meet Shuwanza Goff, Biden's Secret Capitol Hill Weapon
Meet Shuwanza Goff, Biden's Secret Capitol Hill Weapon

Goff will help lead efforts to help propel Biden's legislative efforts through Congress, which includes policies promising to lengthen, ensure,…
GSA Oversight Hearing
Democrats Give GSA 'Karen' Deadline To Facilitate Transfer

Emily W. Murphy is the administrator of the General Services Administration violating federal law by not issuing a "letter of…
AU Peace and Security Council Meeting
Biden Nominates Black Woman For United Nations Ambassador

Linda Thomas-Greenfield became the first Black person who Biden tapped to be part of his cabinet. If confirmed, she would…
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