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Black Male Voters: Will They Decide the 2024 Election?

Seemingly overlooked in previous cycles, this time a party that repeats that does so at their peril.
02/15/2024

OPINION: So a Black Congresswoman Hired Security – Where’s The Crime In That?

Missouri Rep. Cori Bush is under scrutiny for hiring her husband for protection, but that comes at a time when threats to lawmakers are real, especially in this political climate.
02/07/2024
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Black + Iconic with Barack Obama: HBCU Students Celebrate the Best of Black History

A Howard University sophomore talks about his memories of growing up watching the first Black president.
01/26/2024

Ron DeSantis, the Face of the Republican Push Against Black History Education, Drops Out of Presidential Race

The Florida governor came to prominence with the support of a base that balked against teaching America’s racial history.
01/22/2024

Opinion: Black Folks and the White House’s 2024 Relationship Status: It’s Complicated

It’s political cuffing season and what the Biden Admin has done for African Americans lately is clear, but somehow there’s a messaging gap making everything fuzzy. Commentator Richard Fowler explains.
01/18/2024

Cooking Lesson II: Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett Goes Scorched Earth on Republicans at Hunter Biden Hearing

The Dallas-area congresswoman didn’t hold back when she was set off over a comment about ‘White privilege.’
01/11/2024

Biden Losing Support Among 2024 Black Voters, Survey Shows

A troublesome narrative for the Biden-Harris team says Black voters are straying from the fold.
12/13/2023

Sheila Jackson Lee Files For Reelection To Congress After Houston Mayoral Race Loss

‘It’s time for change,’ says Jackson Lee’s Democratic primary challenger.
12/12/2023

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Loses Houston Mayoral Race, Now Faced With Decision on Her Political Future

The clock is ticking on the deadline to file for reelection to Congress.
12/11/2023

5 Democratic Or Independent 2024 Presidential Candidates Challenging Joe Biden

The president has the inside track on the party’s nomination, but independents could siphon votes in November.
12/08/2023

Biden-Harris Reelection Campaign Launches Ads Targeting Black Community

Frustrated Black voters in battleground states are drifting toward Trump or won’t vote in 2024, a poll suggests.
12/07/2023