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BY ZACK BUDRYK – 01/15/20 02:28 PM EST https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign-polls/478425-poll-equal-numbers-of-african-americans-open-to-voting-for-biden © Getty Images A Vice-Ipsos poll showed former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in a statistical tie among African Americans nationwide. The poll, conducted from Jan. 8-10, showed 56 percent of African […]

By JULIET LINDERMAN and HOPE YEN Associated Press BLACKAMERICAWEB.com WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration took steps Tuesday to roll back an Obama-era rule intended to ensure that communities confront and address racial segregation in […]

By Hazel Trice Edney Trump impeachment highly supported by Black people, likely because of his fueling of racism and White supremacy.   Activist Melanie Campbell maintains hope for increase in Black voting and Black elected […]

By MATTHEW J. CRESSLER and ADELLE M. BANKS December 30, 2019 (RNS) — On a Sunday morning in May of 1969, as clergy processed into the sanctuary of New York’s august Riverside Church, civil rights […]

By Jesse Kirsch Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. helped a handful of Cook County Jail inmates regain their freedom on Christmas Day. Jackson posted bail for several inmates so they could spend the holidays with their […]

Behind the scenes, House Democrats battle to influence Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s picks for the team that will take the case to the Senate. Dec. 12, 2019, 11:00 AM EST By Jonathan Allen https://www.nbcnews.com WASHINGTON — […]

Monday, December 2, 2019 https://www.blacknews.com/news/1000-people-gather-increase-number-black-lawyers-national-black-pre-law-conference/ New York, NY — Hundreds of people from across the country came together from November 8th to November 9th, 2019 for the 15th Annual National Black Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2019 Sponsored […]