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 […]
Politics
The Racism Behind Trump’s ‘Rigged Election’ Talk
By Lincoln Blades Rolling Stone – During Donald Trump’s closing remarks at last week’s debate – an event noteworthy for Trump’s refusal to say he’d accept the results of the election if he loses – the Republican nominee made his case to minority voters. “Our inner cities are a disaster. You get shot walking to […]
Extending the Legacy of the Colored Girls in This Election
In the heat of the Democratic primary, the Black girls at Hillary Clinton’s Brooklyn headquarters huddled in the corner of the office to hear from a very special guest. Reverend Leah Daughtry, the two time CEO of the Democratic National Convention, was a new face and name to many of the young Black women currently […]
Power of the Sister Vote National Voter Crusade Launches As Polls Open in Georgia
Atlanta, GA – As early voting started in Georgia Monday Oct. 17, civil and women’s rights organizations launched an aggressive four week long get-out-the-vote mobilization initiative urging women to vote early or on Nov. 8, 2016. Black women leaders from across the state of Georgia have joined together to organize the first stop of the […]
Michelle Obama Delivers Compelling Speech About “The Birther” Bragging About Sexual Assault
Michelle Obama eviscerated the leader of the Birther movement in the most powerful speech of Election 2016.
Four Women Accuse Trump of Inappropriately Touching Them Years Apart: Reports
by Alex Johnson, NBC News Four women accused Donald Trump in articles published Wednesday of having touched them in an inappropriate manner, adding to the growing list of women who say Trump has insensitively treated them as objects over several decades. The New York Times quoted two women as describing public encounters during which Trump […]
Erik Paulsen & Donald Trump: A Timeline in Cowardice
At the presidential debate, Donald Trump was forced to acknowledge that he bragged on tape about sexually assaulting women. At long last, Minnesota Congressman Erik Paulsen finally denounced Donald Trump for president – a “political calculation” that’s being acknowledged for what it is: an act of self-preservation that is frankly too little, too late. At […]
DCCC Releases New National Poll: House Republicans Damned If They Do, Damned If They Don’t
GOP and House Speaker Paul Ryan Should Say It’s Not Okay to Assault Women
According to the Washington Post, in a phone call Monday morning, disgusted by Donald Trumps coments about assaulting women, House Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP members he will not defend Donald Trump instead he will work on preserving the House Republican majority. If Paul Ryan does not have the integrity to un-endorse a man who […]