#theblackballot 2018 When We All Vote Rally With Michelle Obama - Miami, Florida

Staying Focused

Former first lady Michelle Obama is kicking off the new year with a message urging Americans to help fight back…
01.10.22
Placentia Yorba Linda School Board discusses critical race theory

Conservatives Push Trump-Inspired 1776 Action Pledge

More than 300 state and local politicians have signed the 1776 Action pledge, which calls for a restoration of "honest, patriotic…
01.08.22
Mayor Eric Adams wears hoodie sweatshirt with slogan Vaccine...

NYC Mayor Dragged Over 'Low Skill Workers' Comments

New York City Mayor Eric Adams is under heavy criticism for saying, "My low-skilled workers, my cooks, my dishwashers, my…
01.05.22
Herschel Walker films new year's selfie video

Herschel Walker Appears Drunk In New Year Video

U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker rang in 2022 with a message for the American people—by mumble rapping a bunch of…
01.03.22
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Holds Press Conference On Capitol Hill

Rep. MTG Blames Black Women After Twitter Ban

Republican Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene got her personal Twitter account permanently suspended for spreading misinformation about COVID-19. In response,…
01.03.22
Caucus night

Obama Won 2008 Iowa Caucuses On This Day

On Jan. 3, 2008, first-term U.S. Senator from Illinois Barack Obama made American -- and Black -- history by winning…
01.03.22
Democratic Senate Candidate Rep. Val Demings And Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Address Gun Violence At Memorial For Victims

Marco Rubio Downplays COVID-19, As Val Demings Leads

Rubio's refusal to take the surge of the Omicron variant seriously could be an opening for his likely general election…
01.01.22
OPED-FLA-RACETHEORY-EDITORIAL-OS

Black Lawmakers Tell DeSantis To Do His Job

Black lawmakers in Florida are calling out Gov. Ron DeSantis for allegedly going MIA during the latest surge.  
12.31.21
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Holds Press Conference After Losing Cmte Positions

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls Kwanzaa A 'Fake' Holiday

When a group called College Republicans sent out a "Happy Kwanzaa" tweet, Marjorie Taylor Greene responded: "Stop. It’s a fake…
12.29.21
Swearing In Of Rhode Island Government

Legislator Karen Complains About Losing A Black Friend

More people engaged with her tweet than voters who supported her in the 2020 November general election. 
12.28.21
Christian Walker, Georgia Senate candidate Herschel's son

Christian Walker's Clueless Twitter Rant Attacks Blue States

Herschel Walker's son, Christian Walker, took to Twitter to be loud and wrong about crime in blue states calling them…
12.28.21
Patrick McMullan Archives

Dr. Oz Reportedly Shuns Oprah From Senate Campaign

Nearly 15 years after Oprah Winfrey launched the TV career of Dr. Mehmet Oz, the upstart politician running for U.S.…
12.27.21
#theblackballot Dr. James Whitfield, Texas educator and state board of education candidate

Ex-Principal Forced To Resign Starts State Board Campaign

James Whitfield—the man who was the first Black principal at Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas, is running for the…
12.24.21
Mellissa Carone, Republican state legislature candidate in Michigan

Republican Candidate: CRT Is Meant To 'Eliminate' Whites

Mellissa Carone, who is running for the Michigan state legislature and is known for her voter fraud testimony alongside Rudy…
12.24.21
Activists And Musicians Gather At The White House To Greet The Staff With Joyful Music And A Demand To Cancel Student Debt

Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Moratorium, For Now

President Biden's extension of a moratorium on federal student loan debt payments falls short of demands to cancel it altogether…
12.23.21
New York Attorney General Letitia James and former President Donald Trump

The Irony: Trump Sues NY AG Letitia James…

Donald Trump, who has made a living from harassing, intimidating and retaliating against people, has ironically filed a retaliatory lawsuit…
12.20.21
1619 Book Goes On Sale

Oklahoma Bill Would Ban Teaching Truth About Slavery

Republican Oklahoma state Rep. Jim Olsen has filed House Bill 2988, which would prohibit teaching "that one race is the unique oppressor"…
12.20.21
U.S. Senate Continues Debate On Infrastructure Bill

Joe Manchin Is Obstructing The People's Agenda

Pressley said that by obstructing the president's agenda, Manchin was obstructing the people's agenda.  
12.21.21
US-politics-BIDEN-education

Biden Finally Serious About Tackling Voting Rights

The president's comments Friday reflect a significant turn from early remarks such as telling people they will have to out-organize…
12.18.21
ABC News: Election Night 2020

Senate Confirms Rahm Emanuel As Ambassador To Japan

The Senate left families and democracy in limbo but managed to reward one of the country’s worst mayors of the…
12.18.21