By Marc H. Morial NNPA Columnist “The Court holds that SB 14 creates an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote, has an impermissible discriminatory effect...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I had separate conversations with two governors last week. Both were White, one was a Democrat and one was a Republican. ...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist We say we have “voting power,” but we have settled merely for the “power to vote.” We fight for the “right...
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, THE WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON (The Washington Post)— The confidential memo from a former pollster for President Obama contained a blunt warning for Democrats. Written this...
The Associated Press The black vote, health care and economic issues were among the talking points that sparked clashes during debates Tuesday ahead of next month’s...
Ashley Killough, CNN FERGUSON, Mo. (CNN)—After meeting with NAACP leaders in Ferguson, Missouri, Sen. Rand Paul told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that the Republicans Party’s biggest...
ALAN FRAM, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — States that toughened their voter identification laws saw steeper drops in election turnout than those that did not, with...
LARRY O’DELL, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia legislators packed too many black voters into one congressional district in order to make adjacent districts safer...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) –Despite major advances to access to the ballot box nearly 50 years after the passage of Voting...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA ColumnistLast week, African-American voters in Mississippi proved Blacks will vote for a Republican candidate – when doing so meets the time-honored...
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist If you ever doubted that conservatives were sore losers, the recent Senate election in Mississippi should remove all doubt. After...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist Last week’s election results infuriated me and not for the reasons you might suspect. My anger has less to do...
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist The biggest complaints I get from Black journalists when it comes to Republican officeholders and Party leaders is that they...
ZACHARY ROTH, MSNBC (MSNBC)—With Alabama’s voter ID law debuting today, state Republicans are offering a big cash reward to anyone who helps them dig up some voter...
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By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist The 2014 mid-term elections are just eight months away – and the Republicans are worried about Black voters again....
By Raynard Jackson NNPA Columnist I had an extensive conversation last week with a prominent Republican political operative about next year’s congressional elections. This operative...
by Charles Ellison Special to the NNPA from The Philadelphia Tribune Before giving his national address on Syria — one of the most consequential speeches of...
By Lee A. Daniels NNPA Columnist What was it that made watching the ceremonies of President Obama’s second inauguration more satisfying than even the thrilling...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINTON (NNPA) – Despite efforts in some states to suppress the Black vote and predictions that African-Americans would not turn...
