Political

By Dartunorro Clark – (Source: www.nbcnews.com) – GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis championed the legislation and is expected to sign it as early as next week. The Florida Senate on Thursday passed, largely along party lines, […]

It has now been more than a decade since a Republican won statewide office in its former Southern stronghold of Virginia. Gov. Bob F. McDonnell, who later left office indicted on federal corruption charges, was […]

(Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – ATLANTA DAILY WORLD – By Roz Edward, Atlanta Daily World – Critics of the Georgia voter suppression law and the state’s reform initiatives cite that the wave of GOP sponsored bills in […]

THE ATLANTA VOICE — Staff Report | The Atlanta Voice (Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – We have to do it all over again,” said Dr. Charles Steele, Jr., president and CEO of the SCLC. “We are asking President […]

By  The Atlanta Voice –  April 11, 2021 – By Jesssika Ward, The Atlanta Voice – Concerned Georgia voters rally for State Rep. Park Cannon, election rights THE ATLANTA VOICE – Friday afternoon, voters used […]

(Source: www.blackpressusa.com) NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – At her victory speech, Jones pledged to continue working hard for equality. “It’s time for St. Louis to thrive,” she […]

Miami Times Staff Report – April 7, 2021 – (Source: www.miamitimesonline.com)  – Alcee Hastings, the son of a housemaid and a butler who overcame every obstacle to become Florida’s senior member of Congress, died Tuesday morning […]

#NNPA BLACKPRESS – By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent – (Source: www.blackpressusa.com)— Remember these names: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Tiffany Cunningham, and Candace Jackson-Akiwumi. These are President Joseph Biden’s first three nominations for the federal […]

By  James Wright  – April 2, 2021 – (Source: www.washingtoninformer.com) – Amber Hewitt, the former director of health equity at Families USA, will be D.C.’s first chief equity officer, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced Friday. Hewitt […]

(Source: www.blackpressusa.com) – NNPA NEWSWIRE —  By Stacy M. Brown  – NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent “The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Free and fair elections that reflect the will of […]