NNPA NEWSWIRE — In a four-page order, Brimmer, a nominee of George W. Bush, stated that Trump, who was found responsible for sexually assaulting a journalist...
By Sunita Sohrabji, EMS Special California Black Media Voting and elections have become the targets of threats and intimidation as the nation faces a proliferation of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dozens of state legislatures introduced bills to restrict the practice of voting by mail. Other states have begun aggressively removing voters from the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Leaders within the Democratic Party in the last Congress demonstrated their political will for a reparations commission. 217 confirmed yes votes in the...
By Katie Dixon Moina Shaiq Rev. Derron Jenkins Norma Nelson, a lifetime Black Women Organized for Political Action member (Sacramento Chapter) and founding member of the...
For some Republicans, Democrats, and journalists, CNN’s disastrous 70-minute town hall with Donald Trump proved what everyone thought it would be: a desperate network featuring a...
By Richard Johnson As I move around the community, I constantly find people who feel the recent election results mainly benefit certain powerful groups that had...
By Richard Johnson | Post News Group In choosing the right person to represent an official position, you must be mindful that your choice truly mirrors...
Courtesy of Marin County Voting for the November 8 General Election is under way in Marin County. Ballots were mailed starting Oct. 10, and early voting...
By Richard Johnson The need to exercise the right to vote was and still is a long battle that has cost precious lives at every turn...
By Ben Jealous Right before our last national elections in 2020, thousands of Black voters in Detroit got a call from someone posing as a woman...
CHICAGO DEFENDER — “There are hundreds of active efforts to undermine the right to vote in nearly every state – the most horrific of which signed...
THE ATLANTA VOICE - Friday afternoon, voters used their First Amendment right to stand in solidarity with State Rep. Park Cannon who was arrested Thursday after...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — First came the testimony and closing arguments – Congress members laid out a four-year reign of terror that was Donald Trump’s presidency.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — After fanning false and racist beliefs that the newly elected government would promote a Black uprising, upend their way of life, endanger white...
NNPA NEWSWIIRE — Congresswoman Bass, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), called the pandemic a “double-punch” to African Americans. She also called out President...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Early voting for runoff elections for Memphis City Council District 1 and District 7 is now underway. Meanwhile, Shelby County Election Commission...
OAKLAND POST— Entrepreneur, coach, and real estate investor Charles Patton has recently added voting rights advocate to his title after a visit to the office of...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — A federal judge has blocked Tennessee’s new restrictions for registering voters from taking effect on Oct. 1 while a challenge of the...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Since the Democrats took control of the U.S. House last November, their efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA) — gutted by...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dr. Willie W. Herenton recalled the days when he attended segregated public schools and was forced to sit at the back of...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is optimistic. With the October 3 election less than a month away, the incumbent, who is completing his first...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Josh Owens, 34, announced Sept. 16 his candidacy for governor. Owens, CEO of SupplyKick, will run as a Democrat. SupplyKick is considered as...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The U.S. political system has been partial to right-wing politicians and causes because of their use of money and organization for voter suppression, particularly...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Republican Dan Bishop narrowly won a special election this week for a seat in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, which some political analysts point...