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#BloombergIsARacist Trends the Same Week the Billionaire Spends 3.5 Million With Black Media

By Edrea Davis – Just when I was beginning to consider Mike Bloomberg seriously as an option if Vice President Joe Biden flunks, #BloombergIsRacist began trending on social media linking to very questionable audio of Bloomberg defending his stop and frisk policies. Later in the day I received an article about the presidential candidate doing […]

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

House Democrats Boo Bernie Sanders in Contentious Meeting

By Deirdre Walsh, CNN Washington, DC -House Democrats roughed up Sen. Bernie Sanders in a closed-door session Wednesday after he deflected questions about when he would formally back Hillary Clinton for president, with a group of members booing him at one point, according to three Democrats who attended the meeting. The vast majority of House […]

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

AP Count: Clinton Has Delegates to Win Democratic Nomination #MakingHistory

By Hope Yen, Stephen Ohlemacher, Lisa Lerer and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press (Los Angeles, CA) – Striding into history, Hillary Clinton will become the first woman to top the presidential ticket of a major U.S. political party, capturing commitments Monday from the number of delegates needed to become the Democrats’ presumptive nominee. The victory arrived […]

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

Black Women Rally Behind Hillary Clinton

By Laura Meckler (Wall Street Journal) – Hillary Clinton never goes very far without black women sharing the stage, introducing her around or casting ballots for her in outsize numbers—and they are a prime reason she stands on the cusp of claiming the Democratic presidential nomination. Black women have long played a big role in […]

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

Clinton In Commanding Lead Over Trump Among Young Voters, Harvard Youth Poll Finds

Washington, DC – A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29-year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, finds Hillary Clinton the clear front-runner over Donald Trump to win the White House in 2016. Among likely voters, Clinton has 61% of young voters and Trump 25%, […]

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

The Pragmatic Tradition of African-American Voters

(New York Magazine)African-American support for Hillary Clinton asserted itself again in Wisconsin and accounts for her firm command of the Democratic primary. It is likewise the source of befuddlement and consternation among Bernie Sanders’s supporters. Sanders has energetically promoted racial justice and attracted numerous high-profile black surrogates, all of whom earnestly see his brand of […]

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

Nina Turner: Black support for Hillary is just ‘brand loyalty’

Edrea Davis – Ms. Nina Turner just completely insulted Black people. I like her but this time she was way off. Saying Black support for Hillary Clinton is just brand loyalty is equivalent to saying Black people voted for President Obama because he is Black. I am an intelligent woman and can think beyond the […]

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

It’s Becoming Very Clear the Support of Black Voters, Especially Black Women is the Key to a Hillary Clinton Win

Poll after poll indicates that Hillary Clinton’s run for president is more of a challenge than many expected. CNN exit polls indicate that people still do not trust Hillary Clinton. After her recent losses, including Wisconsin, it’s becoming very clear that the support of black women voters is the key to a Clinton victory. A […]

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