NNPA NEWSWIRE — While some of the Black candidates seeking election are already household names, like Stacey Abrams in Georgia, Val Demings in Florida and Anthony...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We turned out in record numbers in 2020, in the middle of a pandemic, and not only defeated Trump, but we also took...
THE ATLANTA VOICE — The large ballroom at Ali at Lakewood, a local event space that shares a building on Jonesboro Road with Black Coffee, a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The year of 2022 will prove to be a major test of the electability of Black statewide candidates as issues around voting rights...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — A Democrat and noted voting rights advocate, Stacey Abrams lost to Kemp by just over one percentage point in their controversial 2018 battle....
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Organizing has to go deeper than getting out the vote on the eve of an election cycle,” said Governor Deval Patrick. “It has...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I got here just a year after the Black Caucus started, 50 years, and the Black Caucus has gotten stronger every year with...
ATLANTA DAILY WORLD - Critics of the Georgia voter suppression law and the state’s reform initiatives cite that the wave of GOP sponsored bills in Georgia...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP bestows the hall of fame induction on an individual viewed as a pioneer in their respective field and whose influence shaped...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — NAACP President Derrick Johnson said the world lost an influential figure in the fight for civil rights and American politics. “An icon to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Stacey Abrams political activist, voter registration & voting rights advocate has set a national standard for democracy. Her political activism has resulted in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The CORE 100 honorees, which include changemakers like Stacey Abrams, Attorney Ben Crump, NBA superstar LeBron James, and Oprah Winfrey, mark and remind...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “On Thursday, December 17, we confirmed that incoming White House Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond tested...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — At 11:34 on Saturday morning, the good news trickled down. Biden won. Kamala Harris is Madame Vice President (MVP). People were sending funny...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Attesting to NYFF’s eagerness to hear black voices, the fest featured three main slate films from British director/writer Steve McQueen (“12 Years a...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Only journalists of color received an invitation to the event, which included remarks from Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Doug Jones...
ATLANTA VOICE — Abrams is getting into television. The former Georgia lawmaker and voting-rights advocate will executive produce a drama in development at CBS
THE AFRO — Many African Americans and Democrats rallied around Stacey Abrams as she took on Brian Kemp in the 2018 run for governorship in the state...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “There are so many great men and women that are being developed and minds that are being cared for, cultivated inside of the...
ATLANTA VOICE — After Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp postponed a trip to Hollywood amid fallout over the abortion ban he signed into law, his Democratic rival...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Discover the Unexpected Journalism Fellowship (DTU), now entering its fourth consecutive year, provides six HBCU students with scholarships ($10,000 each), stipends ($5,000...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Tomlinson is gearing up for a race that has garnered national attention because of the possibility that former Georgia Democrat and Gubernatorial candidate...
NASHVILLE PRIDE — Stacey Abrams, minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011-2017) and Democratic nominee for 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election visited Nashville’s Vanderbilt University...
ATLANTA VOICE — The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, have implored her to run in 2020 against Senator David Perdue, a...