Despite historic gains among Black male voters, Trump has not nominated a Black man, or person, to serve in his cabinet or administration.
"The Black Ballot: 2024 Election One Week Later" explores voter turnout, Trump’s return, Black leadership, and how communities are impacted.
Georgia Democrats are blaming the Party chair – Black Congresswoman Nikema Williams – for Trump winning the state in the 2024 election.
White people walked into the polls a week ago and placed their votes to uphold white supremacy, white patriarchy, and white privilege.
Trump understood that white women’s loyalty to white supremacy and patriarchal power would hold steady because their allegiance to a system that privileges them has never been in question.
Howard University student journalists like Christian Marshall had a unique opportunity to be part of the election process on Election Day.
Howard University student journalists like Boris Turner had a unique opportunity to be part of the election process on Election Day.
Howard University student journalists like Ashley Johnson had a unique opportunity to be part of the election process on Election Day.
Howard University student journalists like Camiryn Steptau had a unique opportunity to be part of the election process on Election Day.
Donald Trump's election despite his felony convictions and history of racism is a reminder of the deep-rooted hate that folks carry for Black women.
ELECTION RESOURCES
Here's what it all means.
Many races are on the ballot in the 2024 elections, including opportunities to decide which judges will serve in state and local courts.
In some battleground states, Black voter turnout has experienced record highs, while in others, the numbers are lagging.
POLITICAL ISSUES
The African American Policy Forum is clarifying major election issues facing our communities.
The 10th anniversary of Michael Brown Jr.'s police killing in Ferguson, Missouri, spotlights the need for Black communities to develop ways to cope with such violence.
The United States severely underfunds child care, and this leaves families and child care providers struggling to keep up, child care advocate Mica Whitfield writes.
THE BLACK BALLOT
In this final episode, our esteemed host Tiffany Cross, speaks with other black ballot voices about the realities of what’s at stake this election. The final stage will be set with a republican (Lenny Mcallister), an independent (samson styles) and two democrats (Reecie Colbert and Davante Jennings). The conversation will expand from voter suppression, the […]
Episode 19 of 'The Black Ballot' explores COVID-19’s impact, the rise of social media activism, and the spread of conspiracy theories that challenged American democracy.
The Washington Monthly took the time to compare and contrast the Biden and Trump Presidencies. In this final episode of The Black Ballot we take the viewer through the accomplishments and failures of each administration through these facts and through their own words in the 2020 debates. Trump, once again, expressed the possiblity of not […]
Episode 17 of 'The Black Ballot' explores Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, focusing on his outsider status, his debates with Hillary Clinton, and his unconventional path to victory.
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DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION
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When a local leader openly defies the president’s orders, we are no longer talking about partisan disagreement. We’re talking about dueling sovereignties.
Trump's advisers believe that if Adams drops out of the race, it gives beleaguered former mayor Andrew Cuomo a better shot at winning.
THE BLACK BALLOT – EPISODE 18