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Rep. Elijah Cummings Rose from Segregated Childhood to Powerful Political Voice in Baltimore, Washington

October 18, 2019 admin 0

By JEFF BARKER BALTIMORE SUN | OCT 17, 2019 U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings — the son of sharecroppers who rose to become a House committee chairman and Baltimore icon — often spoke of the need to leave […]

Montgomery’s Steven Reed makes History as City’s first African American Mayor

October 11, 2019 admin 0

By Sara MacNeil, Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery, a city where more than half the population is black and known as the birthplace of the civil rights movement, elected an African American to the highest position in […]

Elizabeth Warren Reportedly ‘Courting’ Andrew Gillum as Possible VP Pick

October 11, 2019 admin 0

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.); former Fla. gubernatorial candidate and Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum Photo: Scott Eisen (Getty), Joe Skipper (Getty)By Dara Sharif (The Root) Could a Warren-Gillum ticket be in the works? An election 2020 […]

Top 10 Books about Black Radicalism

October 4, 2019 admin 0

A man at a protest against the incarceration of members of the Black Panthers in New York in 1969. Photograph: David Fenton/Getty Images As we enter into the annual celebration of all things black for a month, […]

Kamala Harris Teams Up With Maxine Waters On $13 Billion Plan To End Homelessness

October 4, 2019 admin 0

By Sarah Ruiz-Grossman (HUFFPOST) The senator and congresswoman want to invest in more affordable housing ― a dire need in their home state of California. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who is running for president, introduced a bill […]

Florida Becomes First State to Teach Human Trafficking Prevention in Schools

September 30, 2019 Staff 0

The State Board of Education has unanimously approved a new rule requiring instruction in child trafficking prevention for students in grades K-12. With this approval, Florida will be the first state in the nation to […]

Black Millennial Dubbed Southern Political Director for Biden

September 27, 2019 admin 0

Black millennial dubbed southern political director for Biden by Jeri Yonder Philadelphia. Pa.—When Vince Evans entered the world of politics, he was a teenager starting a week-long stint as a page in the Florida Senate. […]

Florida Dems blast Florida Attorney General on assault weapons

September 27, 2019 admin 0

by Jeri Yonder Tallahassee, Fl—-Attorney General Ashley Moody’s is not telling the truth about a 2020 proposed constitutional amendment that prevents the possession of assault weapons, according to Florida Democrats and gun safety advocates. Moody, […]

AKA Raises $1 Million for HBCUs in One Day, Announces Collaboration with the Black Press of America

September 23, 2019 Staff 0

By Stacy M. Brown For the second year in a row, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, the oldest Greek-letter organization established by African American college-educated women, raised $1 million in just 24 hours during this […]

Cory Booker Compares Anti-Nuclear Democrats To Republican Climate Deniers

September 20, 2019 admin 0

The New Jersey senator says the “data speaks for itself.” Experts say he’s right, and “the math is unforgiving. By Alexander C. Kaufman Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) compared Democrats who oppose nuclear energy to Republican […]