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Governor-elect Moore and Lt. Governor-elect Miller Press Conference on Transition

Wes Moore Is The Lone Sitting Black Governor

Maryland's new leader has a key distinction.
Virginians Take Action For An Economic Recovery And Infrastructure Package Prioritizing Climate, Care, Jobs, And Justice, Call On Congress To Pass The THRIVE Act

Virginia Could Elect Its 1st Black Congresswoman

The special primary election is Tuesday.
11 itemsPolitical Pioneers

Here's Every Black US Senator In American History

In the 233 years that the U.S. Senate has existed, there have only been 11 senators who are Black.
MIDTERMS2022-Georgia

How To Help Warnock Win Georgia Senate Runoff
Mandela Barnes And Tony Evers Rally With The Teamsters Union In Madison

Mandela Barnes Narrowly Defeated By Sen. Ron Johnson
Democratic Candidate For Governor Of Georgia Stacey Abrams Campaigns Day Ahead Of Election Day

Stacey Abrams Concedes Defeat To Brian Kemp
President Biden Joins Maryland Democrats For Election Eve Rally

Wes Moore Makes History In Maryland
FORT LAUDERDALE FL - NOVEMBER 6, 2022 US Senate Democratic Cand

Val Demings Falls Short To Marco Rubio
The black Ballot header background

Live Updates: Gen Z's First Congressman Is Black
Young children sitting in a classroom at school with their hands raised

Education Is On The 2022 Midterm Ballot
Supreme Court Hears Cases Considering Affirmative Action In Higher Education

Black Census Project Launches HBCU Ambassadors
Frontline Brings The People’s Demands To D.C.

Black Voters Want Pubilc Safety Solutions
Former President Trump Holds Rally In Warren, Michigan

Election Lawsuit Targets Blacks: NAACP
Governor-elect Moore and Lt. Governor-elect Miller Press Conference on Transition

Wes Moore Is The Lone Sitting Black Governor

Maryland's new leader has a key distinction.

 3 weeks ago
02.05.23
Virginians Take Action For An Economic Recovery And Infrastructure Package Prioritizing Climate, Care, Jobs, And Justice, Call On Congress To Pass The THRIVE Act

Virginia Could Elect Its 1st Black Congresswoman

The special primary election is Tuesday.

 2 months ago
12.16.22
11 itemsPolitical Pioneers

Here's Every Black US Senator In American History

In the 233 years that the U.S. Senate has existed, there have only been 11 senators who are Black.

 2 months ago
12.06.22
Democrat Raphael Warnock Campaigns In Final Days Before Runoff Election

Warnock Beats Walker In Runoff

Senate Democrats now have a 51-49 advantage.

 2 months ago
12.08.22
Georgia Holds Senate Runoff Election Between Rafael Warnock And Herschel Walker

How Georgia's Election Law Made Voting More Difficult

Passed in 2021, SB 202 made impacted election administrators' ability to carry out the Georgia Senate runoff election effectively, thanks…

 2 months ago
12.07.22
Georgia Prepares For Runoff Senate Election

Abortion Motivating Factor For GA Voters

“Everybody wants the same access,” said Nalah Lewis, Georgia organizer with Planned Parenthood Votes.

 2 months ago
12.05.22
US-VOTE-ELECTION-GEORGIA

Georgia Runoff Tour Aims To Motivate Voters

"We're not vote shaming; we're vote encouraging," said Amanda Hollowell of When We All Vote.

 2 months ago
12.05.22
Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries...

Support Grows For Hakeem Jeffries To Lead House Dems

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries seems poised to succeed Nancy Pelosi as House Democratic leader.

 3 months ago
11.21.22
Karen Bass, Los angles Mayor Candidate

Black History For Karen Bass

The Congresswoman and native Angeleno is the first woman to be elected mayor of Los Angeles.

 3 months ago
11.17.22
Sen. Raphael Warnock Holds A Press Conference In Atlanta

Why The Georgia Senate Runoff Election Still Matters

Democrats winning Nevada doesn't reduce the significance of the Georgia Senate runoff between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker.

 3 months ago
11.14.22
MIDTERMS2022-Georgia

How To Help Warnock Win Georgia Senate Runoff

Here's how people in and outside of Georgia can support Sen. Raphael Warnock in the Georgia Senate runoff election against…

 3 months ago
11.10.22
Mandela Barnes And Tony Evers Rally With The Teamsters Union In Madison

Mandela Barnes Narrowly Defeated By Sen. Ron Johnson

Mandela Barnes was defeated by GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Tuesday night in Wisconsin, sending Johnson back to the Senate for…

 3 months ago
11.09.22
Democratic Candidate For Governor Of Georgia Stacey Abrams Campaigns Day Ahead Of Election Day

Stacey Abrams Concedes Defeat To Brian Kemp

"Our fight for the governor's mansion may have come up short, I'm pretty tall," Stacey Abrams told her campaign supporters…

 3 months ago
11.09.22
President Biden Joins Maryland Democrats For Election Eve Rally

Wes Moore Makes History In Maryland

Democrat Wes Moore won his election to become Maryland's first Black governor and just the third-ever Black governor elected in…

 3 months ago
11.10.22
FORT LAUDERDALE FL - NOVEMBER 6, 2022 US Senate Democratic Cand

Val Demings Falls Short To Marco Rubio

Val Demings and Marco Rubio squared off on Election Day as the two Floridians vied for the incumbent Republican's seat…

 3 months ago
11.08.22
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Live Updates: Gen Z's First Congressman Is Black

Upstart candidate Maxwell Frost, 25, clobbered his Republican counterpart to win the Florida U.S. House seat that was vacated by…

 3 months ago
11.09.22
Young children sitting in a classroom at school with their hands raised

Education Is On The 2022 Midterm Ballot

Education is always important, but all voters should be education voters this year.

 3 months ago
11.08.22
Supreme Court Hears Cases Considering Affirmative Action In Higher Education

Black Census Project Launches HBCU Ambassadors

The voices of Black youth have been a major cornerstone of democracy for decades.

 3 months ago
11.06.22
Frontline Brings The People’s Demands To D.C.

Black Voters Want Pubilc Safety Solutions

Enyia also said that Black communities need candidates willing to “make bold decisions” to impact people’s lives positively and who…

 3 months ago
11.04.22
Former President Trump Holds Rally In Warren, Michigan

Election Lawsuit Targets Blacks: NAACP

A GOP-led last-second lawsuit aims to stop absentee ballots in Detroit.

 3 months ago
11.04.22