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President Barack Obama Announces First Wave of Midterm Endorsements
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were recently caught on video dancing at a Beyoncé and Jay-Z concert in Landover, Md. Now, the Obamas are back to business, announcing that they’ve endorsed dozens of candidates in advance of November’s all-important mid-term elections. This large, diverse…
Read MoreCalifornia Prosecutor Michael Selyem Says He’s Surprised “Ghetto” Maxine Waters Hasn’t Been Shot
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor Michael Selyem, a deputy district attorney in San Bernardino County, California, is in hot water for attacking Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) in a series of unhinged social media posts. The San Bernardino Sun reported, that Selyem, a top gang prosecutor, “has been placed on paid leave pending the…
Read MoreOpposition Mounts for Trump’s SCOTUS Pick
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor If President Donald Trump’s last Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is any indication, his latest pick in Brett Kavanaugh will do the civil rights community no favors, National Urban League President Marc Morial said following the announcement of the president’s high court nominee. Morial wasn’t alone, as many others joined…
Read MoreRep. Barbara Lee Considers Run for Chair of the Democratic Caucus
By Freddie Allen, Editor-in-Chief, NNPA Newswire and BlackPressUSA.com Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) said that she’s seriously considering running for Chairman of the Democratic Caucus, the fourth-highest ranking position in Democratic leadership in the United States House of Representatives. “Given where our party is and the direction that it needs to go in…my history and experience…
Read MoreAll Eyes on US Supreme Court: Fiery Nomination Battle Expected
By Barrington M. Salmon (TriceEdneyWire.com) – President Donald Trump has announced his choice for the next U. S. Supreme Court justice. He is U. S. Circuit Judge Brett Kavanaugh of Washington, D.C., a nominee who has already drawn fire from Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and the NAACP. “Brett Kavanaugh is a dangerous ideologue whose extreme…
Read MoreNAACP Reacts to the Retirement of Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy
Venerable civil rights organization NAACP issued the following statement regarding the announced retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy. Justice Kennedy played a pivotal role on the Supreme Court for thirty years. He was the deciding vote in many close cases involving civil rights and civil liberties. Without his moderating influence, the balance on the Court could…
Read More2020 Census Offers Big Benefit – $988 Per Person Counted, Expert Says
By Khalil Abdullah Like a massive Atlantic wave quietly swelling, then forcefully breaking on the shores of the Outer Banks, controversies about the 2020 Census are disrupting North Carolina’s status quo well before the final count results two years from now. “I feel an undercount coming,” said Octavia Rainey, “a national undercount, as well as…
Read MoreNewly-Elected Mayor London Breed Makes History in San Francisco
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor London Breed has made history, becoming the first African American woman elected mayor in San Francisco after her opponent conceded in what had been a razor-close race. Breed, who had been appointed mayor last December following the death of Mayor Ed Lee, was forced out of the post…
Read MoreSupreme Court Rules Ohio Voter Purges are Legal
By Frederick H. Lowe Special from NorthStarNewsToday.com (TriceEdneyWire.com) – In a 5-4 decision on Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Ohio can resume its purge of infrequent voters from its rolls. The decision is expected to have a devastating effect on the state’s black voters and it could get even worse when the ruling…
Read MoreBlack Women Make History Nationwide with Runs for Political Office
By Lauren Poteat, NNPA Newswire Contributor This year, an unprecedented number of Black women have made history running for political offices across the country. According to blackwomeninpolitics.com, a comprehensive database that lists women of color running for political offices in 2018, currently, over 600 Black female candidates are running for offices nationwide. In an election…
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