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Black Women Vote in Higher Numbers Than Any Other Demographic

By Bonnie Petrie, WUWM – Glynda Carr of Higher Heights for America says that shouldn’t be surprising. Black women have a long tradition of political activism, she says, “From Harriet Tubman who walked so that Sojourner Truth could stand and say, ‘Ain’t I a woman,’ to Fannie Lou Hamer who was able to say, ‘I’m […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

Civil Rights Icon, Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Will Be Honored During DNC Watch Party Celebrating the Black Vote

Actress, Vivica A Fox, singer, Howard Hewett and several members of Congress to attend Philadelphia, PA – Organized labor, elected officials and Black leaders from across the country will come together to lift up champions of the Black vote and pay homage to a true icon in the civil rights movement, Rev. Dr. Joseph E […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

Vivica A. Fox to Host 2016 DNC Watch Party Celebrating the Black Vote

Philadelphia, PA – Actress, producer and businesswoman, Vivica A. Fox, will join chair of the Darby County PA Democratic Party, Richard Womack Jr, to host the DogonVillage.com’s 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) Watch Party complete with dinner, dancing, DJ, and live performance by Grammy winner, Howard Hewett, and soulful jazz vocalist, LaTosha Brown. Themed, Celebrating […]

Digital Underground Co-Founder Chopmaster J Drops Tribute Album to His 5th Grade Classmate, VP Kamala Harris

NCBCP Black Youth Vote Convenes over 400 Black Men and Boys on Capitol Hill to Organize Around Moving From Protest to Policy to the Polls

Over 400 black men and boys attended the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s (NCBCP) Black Youth Vote (BYV) 2016 Day on Capitol Hill. Organizing around the theme, “Moving From Protest to Policy to the Polls,” the young men came together to strategize for the upcoming election and visited elected officials to discuss priority issues […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

Unable to Support ‘Misogynist’ Trump, Young Republicans National Federation Communications Chair, Katrina Elaine Jorgensen, Resigns

What a refreshing experience to read about a young lady, Katrina Elaine Jorgensen, with principles and values that she stands by. She knows the difference between right and wrong and decided to stand on the right side of history as it relates to supporting Trump. With young people like her out there I feel confident […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

Supporters Say Bernie Sanders is Extinguishing “the Bern” by Constantly Playing the Victim

By Joan Walsh (TheNation.com)- It’s been five days since the conflagration at the Nevada State Democratic Convention, and the embers are still burning. Much of it has singed Senator Bernie Sanders. The intimidation of speakers and the misogynist death threats against party chair Roberta Lange have led to a wave of critical pieces by Bernie […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

Black Youth Vote Decreasing Despite Increase in Protests and Activism

By Vanessa Williams and Scott Clement, (Washington Post) – The generation of African Americans pushing criminal-justice issues and institutional racism to the forefront of the presidential election had little effect at the ballot box during this primary season, according to an analysis of exit polling across 25 states. African Americans account for a larger share […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

Clinton and Trump Hope N.Y. Primary Cements their Front-Runner Status

New York, NY (Washington Post) — The most raucous nominating contest of an already acrimonious season drew to a close Monday with a flurry of retail politicking in New York that appeared likely to strengthen the trajectory of the two front- runners. Democrat Hillary Clinton spent the day reaching out to New Yorkers one handshake […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech