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Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoAt the start of 2021, our country made a major historic political stride when Kamala Harris was sworn in as the first Black and Asian woman vice-president. The 2020 election ...
Democrats wrestle with whether to attend Netanyahu's address to Congress as many plan to boycott
AOL· 5 hours agoThe last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a slap in the face to then-President Barack ...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 6 days agoFor only the third time in the nation’s history, voters in one of the 50 states picked a Black candidate for governor on Tuesday, electing Democrat Wes Moore over Republican ...
The Switch Up — The living legacy of Juneteenth
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 days agoFor more than 400 years, 15 million Africans were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, according to data from the United Nations. By 1860, when...
Biden credits Black voters for his win 4 years ago. His campaign is working to win their support...
USA Today· 6 days agoAt the moment many Black voters aren't feeling enthusiastic about President Joe Biden, which might...
Black advocates to use Juneteenth to demand political change
The Hill via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAs the nation recognizes Juneteenth this year, leading Black voices plan to use the holiday to call...
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING: White House Hosts Convening on Preserving Pathways to Opportunity for All...
The White House· 5 days agoYesterday, senior officials from the Biden-Harris Administration, including Steve Benjamin, Senior...
High-stakes House primaries in Virginia show fissures across both parties
ABC News· 5 days agoHigh-stakes primaries in two Virginia congressional districts Tuesday night will test the enduring...
RAW: REP. JACKSON LEE ON MAKING JUNETEENTH A FEDERAL HOLIDAY
KTBS Shreveport· 4 days agoRep. Sheila Jackson Lee with the Congressional Black Caucus speaks about how she pushed for...
Gateway - The Root
The Root· 5 days agoTennessee’s Black lawmakers have been growing in frustration over the last month. Rep. Antonio Parkinson, a Democrat from Memphis and chair of the General ...
