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NAACP Leader Trolls Kyrsten Sinema Over Voting Rights

NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson expertly trolled Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and her staunch opposition to voting rights by…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.15.22
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

White House Presses Holdouts On Filibuster Rule Change

White House Senior Advisor Cedric Richmond said Senators straddling the fence need to remember that voting rights are the bedrock…
by Anoa Changa
01.13.22
U.S. Senate Continues Debate On Infrastructure Bill

Joe Manchin Is Obstructing The People's Agenda

Pressley said that by obstructing the president's agenda, Manchin was obstructing the people's agenda.  
by Anoa Changa
12.21.21
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Cori Bush Says Joe Manchin's Politics Are Anti-Black

Channeling her inner Kanye West circa 2005, freshman progressive Missouri Rep. Cori Bush effectively said in a public letter that…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.02.21
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Capitol Police Arrest Jesse Jackson At Filibuster Protest

Capitol Police included the 79-year-old Rev. Jesse Jackson among the 20 people it detained and arrested for protesting against the…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.25.21
West Virginia Sen. Manchin And Energy Secretary Granholm Visit Energy Sector Companies In The State

Black Leaders Wage 'Full-Court Press' On Joe Manchin

Prominent Black civil rights leaders, politicians, and activists unloaded on Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin after the West Virginia politician doubled…
by Charise Frazier
08.25.21

Democratic Senator Joe Manchin Chides Obama On Budget

WASHINGTON — A freshman Democratic senator accused President Barack Obama on Tuesday of failing to provide leadership on a worsening…
by NewsOne Staff
06.19.19