The Black Ballot
Keep informed on the issues that matter most to Black voters. From voter suppression to racial inequality, our website covers the issues that affect the Black community’s vote and ballot. With expert commentary, in-depth reporting, and exclusive interviews, NewsOne provides the information you need to make informed decisions at the polls.
Older Black voters aren't just making a serious difference at the ballot box, but they're also doing so to historic proportions in key battleground states that are crucial to the election's outcome.
One of the main things missing from the overall electoral equation four years ago has seemingly fueled the 2020 early voting turnout: Black people.
With Republican-led voter suppression efforts ramped up, one could make a legal argument of gross negligence about our election system. But can anyone prove it?
Republicans have reluctantly admitted that Black Lives Matter, but their actions show that black robes matter more to them.
Mikelina Belaineh, a lawyer and community regeneration advocate, and Rachel Howell, the president of Howard University's Student Association, broke down what's most important to young, Black voters heading into Election Day.
NewsOne's The Black Ballot panel discussion returned with a lineup of public health professionals to break down what's at stake when it comes to health care and the upcoming election.
With the election a month out, the high stakes presidential election will hinge on messaging and campaign policy talking points to sway voters on the fence in some swing states.
From healthcare reform to an overhaul of the criminal justice system, these social justice crusaders are creating waves locally, and nationally.
NewsOne's ongoing conversation about the intersection of politics and race joins the necessary discussion about Black Woman Power and the critical role Black women are playing heading int Election Day and beyond.
This installment of NewsOne's The Black Ballot panel conversation features Yemi Adegbonmire, General Counsel at The Bail Project, Jamila T. Davis, Founder of Women Over Incarcerated, and Ebony Underwood, Founder of We Got Us Now, discussing criminal justice reform.
The winner of the 2020 presidential election will be able to tip the scales of the Supreme Court, making November even more important. Here's what voters need to pay attention to.
Community organizer Cassandra Welchlin discusses on-the-ground efforts to galvanize voting power in Jackson, Mississippi, in NewsOne's Keeping It Local series profiling local government officials.