Rep. Karen Bass in Los Angeles, CA.

How Black Voters Could Affect LA Mayor Race

Karen Bass has attracted a large amount of support from Black women voters ahead of Tuesday's California primary elections in…
by Shannon Dawson
06.06.22
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Poll: Biden Losing Black Voters' Support

Black voters remain the most solid group supporting the president, albeit not as many.
by NewsOne Staff
06.05.22
Jamaal Bowman

Democratic Primaries Provide Black Voter Opportunity For Accountability

Black people have a chance to hold elected officials accountable during the 2022 primary season.
by Kayla Reed
05.22.22
op-ed Preparing the voting booths for Election Day

Voting Is Power: That's Why It’s Under Attack

As stealthy Republican lawmakers work to enact a redistricting plan that disenfranchises Black, Brown, and economically impacted people, one really…
by Tameka Greer
02.17.22
op-ed People march with placards in support of voting rights...

Alabama Redistricting Ruling Affects Black Voters, 2022 Midterms

In allowing the state to use a voting map adopted in late 2021 that a court ruled unlawful soon after…
by Henry L. Chambers Jr.
02.11.22
OP-ED Voting Rights Activists Protest Against Chamber Of Commerce

Black Voters: Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go

Black voters are all dressed up with nowhere to go as the normalization of thinly veiled white power fascism becomes…
by Trevor Baldwin
04.09.22
Mitch McConnell

Mitch McConnell Suggests Black Americans Are Not 'Americans'

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested Black Americans aren't actually Americans when he said about the voting rights filibuster, "If…
by Zack Linly
01.20.22
President Biden Holds A Press Conference At The White House

Biden: Kamala Harris Definitely His 2024 Running Mate

President Joe Biden said in no uncertain terms that Vice President Kamala Harris will definitely be his running mate in…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.19.22
#theblackballot Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam blackface scandal resurfaces in Virginia gubernatorial campaign

Virginia Blackface Scandal Resurfaces In Governor Race

The nearly 3-year-old blackface scandal surrounding Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has resurfaced as the state's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
10.25.21
op-ed Texas House Republicans Reconvene Session After Democrats Head To D.C. In Attempt To Break Quorum

Texas Voting Law Follows GOP's Strategy Of Racism

Texas' new restrictive voting law is a perfect example of how, for several decades, the GOP has depended on racism…
by Chris Lamb, Professor of Journalism, IUPUI
10.04.21
Texas House Republicans Reconvene Session After Democrats Head To D.C. In Attempt To Break Quorum

Voter Suppression Becomes Legal In Texas

The groups filed the suit on behalf of the Houston Area Urban League, Houston Justice, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.,…
by Anoa Changa
09.08.21
#TheBlackBallot Stacey Abrams

Let’s Give Stacey Abrams All Her Flowers Now

After a new report found that 95% of eligible voters in Georgia are registered to vote, people are giving Stacey…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
10.04.21
"Candace" Hosted By Candace Owens

LMBAO: Candace Owens Wants 'Black America' To Apologize

In today's installment of hustling backwards, Candace Owens is pushing a conspiracy theory that Democrats are trying "to import" migrants…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.24.21
Attorney General Merrick Garland Holds News Conference On Voting Rights Enforcement Action

DOJ Sues Georgia For Racist, Restrictive Election Law

The U.S. Department of Justice has sued the State of Georgia, the Georgia Secretary of State and the Georgia State…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.25.21
#TheBlackBallot Black Voters Matter Bus caravan

Black Voting Rights Tour Raises Awareness Across South

Despite the Senate's inaction, Black Voters Matter and allied organizations continue to caravan through the south to Washington, D.C., raising…
by Anoa Changa
10.03.21
South Carolina Residents Cast Ballots In Early Voting For U.S. Presidential Election

Federal Action Again Needed To Protect Voting Rights

The anniversary of the 15th Amendment is a good time to recommit to protecting democracy and ensuring ballot access for…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21
Women of varying ages standing in line use smart phones

Influencer Targeted Black Voters In Mass Scheme

Douglas “Ricky Vaughn” Mackey, a right-wing provocateur, conspired with supporters by posting memes encouraging Black voters to submit votes via…
by Anoa Changa
08.30.21
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'The New Georgia Is Real'

"It can no longer be denied: The new Georgia is real, here to stay and is essential to the efforts…
by Nsé Ufot
08.30.21
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What's At Stake

On the ballot, voters have the opportunity to change the tide through legislation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, job opportunities, healthcare…
by Charise Frazier
08.30.21
Voters wait in a long line to vote in Atlanta on the first day of In-person early voting for the iGeorgia Senate runoff election

Black Voters Face Death Threats In Georgia

On the ground organizers and church leaders amped up calls for transparency and protection in the face of repeated death…
by Charise Frazier
08.30.21