Businesses, Unions Freed To Spend Big On Elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bitterly divided Supreme Court vastly increased the power of big business and unions to influence government decisions Thursday by freeing them to spend their millions directly to...
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Washington Report: Updates from Capitol Hill
Democrats Gear Up for 2010 President Barack Obama and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine outlined this week the party’s strategy for the 2010 midterm elections. Ever since Theodore...
View ArticleFour Reasons Midterm Elections Matter
Voter turnout for midterm elections tends to be anemic compared to presidential contests. In 2006, for example, only 45.8% and 38.6% of registered white and black voters, respectively, actually cast...
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Fixing the Economy: What Would YOU Do?
So here we are, two years into President Obama‘s presidency. Have things turned out like you thought they would when you voted in the presidential election? Pretend for a moment that you are president...
View ArticleMillennial Votes Are Seemingly Up For Grabs
The Harvard Institute of Politics released the new Millennials and Politics Poll, and the findings were extremely telling of the upcoming midterm elections. More than half (51%) of millennials who...
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10 Election Day GIFs Advocating Your Right to Vote
Today, Nov. 4, marks the moment that politicos and Americans have been waiting for: Election Day. As candidates attempt to make their last second pitches for votes, we as a nation are set to take on...
View ArticleSmall Business Owners Ready to Hit Ballot Box Big Time in Midterm Elections
When it comes to the midterm elections in November, small business owners will be more registered to vote than the overall population. That, at least, is among the findings of a new survey by...
View ArticleNew $2.6 Million Campaign Encourages Black Voter Turnout in Midterm Elections
A newly-launched political group that includes several top black business leaders and entrepreneurs is doing its part to help ensure black voter turnout during the midterm elections on November 6. The...
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An Urgent Message For Millennials From A Former Hillary Clinton Surrogate
There’s no doubt that the November elections are an important matter and there’s one demographic that all are keeping a watchful eye over—the millennials—even more so, the minority voting millennials....
View ArticleBlack Voters Gloomy About Current Conditions as Midterms Loom
With midterm elections approaching soon, many black voters don’t view current economic circumstances for them glowingly. In fact, a fresh poll paid for by the new Black Economic Alliance PAC reveals...
View ArticleMillennials Could Make a Big Difference in the Midterm Elections. But Will...
One point appears to be clear: Millennials will be looking for game-changing U.S. political candidates as Election Day draws closer. Fifty-five percent of millennials report they will definitely or...
View ArticleHow Mike Espy’s Bid For A Historic Win in Mississippi May Deliver Democrats...
As we all know by now, this year’s midterm elections have fulfilled the promise of being among the most turbulent. The hyper-partisanship, xenophobic rhetoric, race baiting, voter suppression – to name...
View ArticleOakland Mayor Candidate, Cat Brooks, On the Issues
Cat Brooks is gearing up for one of the biggest moments of her life—a race to become the new mayor in Oakland, California. “I’m running because the people — hundreds of Oaklanders — asked me to,” said...
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Remy Ma On Why She Advocates for Felon Voting Rights
Rapper Remy Ma knows firsthand what it is to have the right to vote, lose it due to incarceration, and regain the privilege after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo restored voting rights to felons on parole....
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A New Force In Politics: Black Women As Game Changers and Shot Callers
Kamala Harris has officially announced that she will run for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. True to form for such aspirants, she recently launched a book tour to promote her new memoir,...
View ArticleMeet Donna McLeod; First Jamaican-Born to Serve in Georgia Legislature
On January 14, 2019, the new Georgia General Assembly was sworn in and history was made. On the floor standing there in a beautiful soft blue suit with her right hand raised was Donna McLeod, the first...
View ArticleMichelle Obama and Chris Paul Launch the VOTE LOUD HBCU Squad Challenge
The push to get more college students to register to vote has started! Former first lady Michelle Obama and Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul released a video announcing the VOTE LOUD HBCU Squad...
View ArticleStacey Abrams Has Her Finger On the Pulse: Questions Monica About Being...
Fellow Georgia superstars Ciara and Monica recently banded together to share important information about the upcoming midterm elections, with hopes of encouraging others that their vote counts. On...
View Article‘Manufactured Crisis’: Stacey Abrams Brushes Off Concerns About Black Support...
Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams (D) brushed off concerns that she lacked Black support in Georgia, calling it a “manufactured crisis.” The Fair Fight founder insisted she is polling well...
View ArticleFive U.S. States Will Vote On Prison Labor, Which Many Consider Slavery, In...
Voters in five states will vote on whether to close loopholes related to forced prison labor. The Associated Press reports while none of the proposals would lead to immediate changes in Alabama,...
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