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Senate Runoff Races
Embracing The Moment

Exit polling available from November suggests Black voters made up 29% of the electorate, but they make up 30% of…
01.05.21
Politicians, Activists Rally In DC For Progressive Agenda For Biden Administration
Cori Bush Nominated To House Judiciary Committee

As a member of the House Judiciary Committee Bush will be among a group of legislators committed to oversee and…
12.19.20
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Detroit Black Voters, Poll Workers Faced 'Blatant Racism'

Michigan’s former elections director discusses "the race factor" in Detroit for the 2020 presidential election.
12.18.20
Founder's Library at Howard University to be renovated
Ex-Howard U Dean Is Cabinet Finalist

Leslie T. Fenwick, the former dean emeritus of the Howard University School of Education and a professor of educational policy…
12.17.20
Sen. Loeffler Campaigns For Runoff Georgia Election Day Before Early Voting Begins
KKK Selfie Highlights Other Pro-Loeffler White Supremacists

The notorious photo of Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler smiling with a former Ku Klux Klan leader has brought attention to her ongoing…
12.16.20
Georgia Electors Cast Their Electoral College Vote At State Capitol
Stacey Abrams Helps Seal Biden's Election, Again

Abrams had a front row seat as she conducted roll call for 16 electors to cast their votes for President-elect…
12.15.20
Kelly Loeffler and Chester Doles
Kelly Loeffler's Photo With Ex-KKK Leader Goes Viral

A photo showing Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler smiling alongside a former Ku Klux Klan leader Chester Doles, who has a…
12.13.20
Virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention
Confirmed: Atlanta Mayor 'Declined' Biden Cabinet Spot

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms turned down the chance to serve in President-elect Joe Biden's cabinet, one of the Atlanta…
12.12.20
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Black Women Are Ready To Save America, Again

A new poll by Higher Heights explores the issues and blind spots perpetuated by the public that Black women routinely…
12.13.20
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Smaller, Whiter States Have More Electoral College Power

An analysis found that voters in small states have more Electoral College votes per capita than larger, more diverse states…
12.09.20
Georgia Election Officials Continue Ballot Counting
Georgia Officials Add Voting Sites After Suppression Claims

The news comes after voting rights activists again accused election officials of voter suppression, voicing concerns that lack of accessibility…
12.10.20
Shirley Sherrod Meets With Vilsack About New Job With USDA
Recalling How Biden's USDA Pick Treated Shirley Sherrod

Former USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack's controversial firing of Shirley Sherrod in 2010 should preclude him from leading the agriculture agency…
12.10.20
Brandon M. Scott
Baltimore Mayor Sworn-In With Fresh 'Fro And Fade

As the city's youngest mayor in more than a century, Scott, 36, brought style and flair to his swearing in…
12.10.20
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Nina Turner Runs For Marcia Fudge's House Seat

Nina Turner signaled her intentions to run for Ohio Rep. Marcia Fudge's U.S. House seat by filing the requisite paperwork…
12.09.20
Cynthia Johnson
Lawmaker Disciplined For Video To Racist Trump Supporters

Michigan state Rep. Cynthia Johnson was removed from her committee assignments on Wednesday over a Facebook Live where she spoke…
12.09.20
President-Elect Biden Introduces Nominee For Secretary Of Defense General Lloyd Austin
Lloyd Austin's Speech Credits His Black Military Predecessors

Lloyd Austin was officially introduced as the Secretary of Defense-designate, allowing many Americans a first time to hear directly from…
12.09.20
Georgia senate runoff races Georgia Democratic Nominees For Senate Rev. Warnock And Ossoff Attend Rally In Jonesboro
Georgia senate runoff races
Separating Fact From Fiction

When Georgia’s Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler isn’t complaining about the outcome of the 2020 election, she’s approving negative ads about…
01.06.21
Jones on Church Bombing
Would Doug Jones As Attorney General Prosecute Trump?

The news that Doug Jones was Joe Biden's choice for U.S. attorney general drew attention to the former Alabama senator's…
12.09.20
Richly colored cannabis bud after harvest
House Moves To Decriminalize Marijuana

The MORE Act passed in the House on Friday, the first of many steps to reverse and rectify the extensive…
12.07.20
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…
12.03.20
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