It looks like Ms. Hillary Clinton found her MoJo!In this speech Clinton uses Trumps own words against him. Boom! Clinton called Trump “temperamentally unfit” to be president and said “It’s not hard to imagine Donald Trump leading us into a war just because somebody got under his very thin skin,” Clinton said. “Donald Trump’s ideas […]
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Democratic National Convention Committee Announces Series of Platform Hearings Across the Country
Philadelphia, PA – Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Platform Drafting Committee Chair Elijah Cummings (D-MD) today announced a series of Democratic Platform hearings across the country designed to welcome every voice in the Party. The drafting committee will solicit input from policy experts as well as Democrats from all walks of life. […]
Black Congressional Lawmakers Initiate Campaign to Increase Black Voter November Turnout
By Stephen K. Cooper Special to the AFRO – African American voters will not sit out the upcoming election despite President Obama’s absence from the ballot, several Black lawmakers said—but they aren’t taking any chances with voter suppression. Reps. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) launched a new Congressional Voting Rights […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Sign O’ The Times? Oklahoma Legislature Passes Bill Making it a Felony to Perform an Abortion
This article is for those of you out there who don’t understand the power of your vote. If our lawmakers in Washington, DC continue to be disrespectful to President Obama and refuse to consider his nominee for Supreme Court Justice, the next President will determine the balance of power in the courts. Clearly, there are […]
President Obama Expands Overtime Pay to Millions of American Workers
President Obama wrote this message to petition signers to announce that the Department of Labor will be finalizing a rule that expands overtime pay to millions of American workers: I wanted you to be the first to know about some important news on an issue I know you care deeply about: making sure you’re paid […]