2020 Election
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Let’s Give Stacey Abrams All Her Flowers Now

Stacey Abrams deserves to be recognized for why -- and how -- Georgia became such a critical state with which…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.06.21
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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.
by Bisma Parvez, BridgeDetroit
12.18.20
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…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.13.20
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…
by Michael Falero, WFAE
12.03.20
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…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.01.20
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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…
by Madeline Halpert, Bridge Michigan
12.03.20
#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…
by Kira Lerner, Votebeat
11.25.20
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…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.23.20
US-VOTE-TRUMP
This Is The Giuliani Black People Warned Of

Much like with Trump, it can’t be ignored how loudly Black folks also sounded the alarm about Giuliani dating back…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.20.20
Protestors Active In Philadelphia As Pennsylvania Ballot Count Continues
Black Philadelphia Voters Credit 'Ancestors' For Election

Philadelphia's Black voters reflect on the 2020 election.
by Sojourner Ahebee, Votebeat
11.19.20
#TheBlackBallot Candidate For Missouri's 1st District Cori Bush Holds Election Night Party
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Record Number Of Black Women Entering Congress

On Jan. 3, at least 141 women, including 51 women of color will be sworn in. Eight races involving women…
by Sharon Austin
11.20.20
Election Day In Philadelphia
The Unsuccessful Effort To Discredit Philly's Black Voters

False claims about Republican poll-watcher access in Philadelphia were aimed at discrediting Black voters.
by Sojourner Ahebee, Votebeat
11.17.20
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How 'Defund The Police' Became War Of Words

Defunding the police does NOT mean eliminating police. You can say it 100 times but people fundamentally opposed to your…
by Trevor Baldwin
11.17.20
Early Voting Begins In Swing State Of Wisconsin
Why Black Milwaukee Voters Deserve More Election Credit

Persuading Black voters to vote despite the pandemic — coupled with the same obstacles that kept Black voting down in…
by Anya van Wagtendonk, Wisconsin Watch
11.16.20
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Trump's Refusal To Concede Is Getting Him Paid

Trump's refusal to concede the 2020 election to Biden is motivated by money, not his unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud,…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.13.20
US-VOTE-TRUMP
Black Republican Trounced By Karen Bass Won't Concede

Errol Webber, a Black Republican licking his wounds from the whooping Rep. Karen Bass put on him in the race…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.10.20
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Bossip Crowned For Amazing Biden-Trump Election Headline

Just as America was learning that the 2020 election had officially come to an end, a different kind of vote…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.09.20
2020 Election Supermajority Hosts Supercharge: Women All In
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Eva Longoria: Latinas Are The 'Real' Election Heroes

Eva Longoria is under fire for saying Latinas, not Black women, are the voters who should be recognized the most…
by NewsOne Staff
11.09.20
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Highest-Ranking Black Staffer In White House Quits

Ja'Ron Smith, the now-former Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, said his conveniently timed departure from the Trump…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.08.20
President-Elect Joe Biden And Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris Address The Nation After Election Win
America Has Spoken: Biden, Harris Win 2020 Election

Joe Biden was expected to win the 2020 election and make Kamala Harris the first Black woman vice president-elect after…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.08.20
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