Voters showed the strength of our democracy by showing up in record numbers to cast ballots to defeat an incumbent president. And voters in Georgia, led...
Alameda County voters can cast their ballot or drop off a completed ballot from Oct. 31-Nov. 3 The Oakland Athletics and Alameda County announced that the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Nathaniel Jones is a pioneer who has never failed to stand for the rights of people denied a chance to be a part...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In 1965, Lewis and fellow activist Hosea Williams led what was planned as a peaceful 54-mile march through Alabama from Selma to Montgomery....
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Early voting for runoff elections for Memphis City Council District 1 and District 7 is now underway. Meanwhile, Shelby County Election Commission...
OAKLAND POST— Entrepreneur, coach, and real estate investor Charles Patton has recently added voting rights advocate to his title after a visit to the office of...
THE AFRO — In celebration of National Voter Registration Day today, 75 students from the Baltimore Leadership School for Young Women were newly registered to vote! This...
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...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — A federal judge has blocked Tennessee’s new restrictions for registering voters from taking effect on Oct. 1 while a challenge of the...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — President Donald Trump is an unapologetic racist from his policies to his rhetoric. Black women clearly get the memo. On the other hand, Black...
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Since the Democrats took control of the U.S. House last November, their efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA) — gutted by...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is optimistic. With the October 3 election less than a month away, the incumbent, who is completing his first...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Josh Owens, 34, announced Sept. 16 his candidacy for governor. Owens, CEO of SupplyKick, will run as a Democrat. SupplyKick is considered as...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The U.S. political system has been partial to right-wing politicians and causes because of their use of money and organization for voter suppression, particularly...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Republican Dan Bishop narrowly won a special election this week for a seat in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, which some political analysts point...
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — As many Memphis residents lament a lack of mayoral debates, BLDG Memphis is taking a different approach to capturing candidates’ policy plans...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — “I think the Democratic Party could stand a liberal George Wallace — someone who’s not afraid to stand up and offend people, someone...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A Brennan Center analysis has found that at least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, similar to the numbers discovered...
THE AFRO — This week, Catalina Byrd, a long-time political commentator and former mayoral candidate formally declared she will make another run for Mayor of Baltimore in...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Voters are predicting a reelection victory in 2020 for President Donald Trump, but less than a third would be happy about it, according to...
THE AFRO — A new survey from Black Women for America (BWFA) outlines the key issues for this critical voting bloc, and shows that former Vice...
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — One hundred years ago women were on the cusp of voting equality. They had their first chance to participate in democracy, which is...
THE TENNESSEE TRIBUNE — For over 25 years the Tennessee Tribune has proudly chronicled the good things happening in North Nashville and across our city, region and...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — There has been widespread speculation whether D.C. Councilmember Vincent Gray will seek re-election to his Ward 7 seat in 2020. Some political observers say...