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Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden will be the only candidates onstage for Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate. With the coronavirus pandemic altering the daily lives of Americans, the 11th Democratic presidential debate […]

Former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg has donated two million dollars to Collective Future help fund the organization’s 501c4 arm and their new voter registration initiative targeted towards Black voters in eight crucial states across the […]

Biden also surprised everyone by winning Texas, a victory that the electorate kept a secret from pollsters, allowing the election’s results to declare their intentions. Biden also surprised everyone by winning Texas, a victory that […]

By Andre M. Perry and Carl Romer February 27, 2020 The Democratic presidential candidates’ courtship of the Black electorate has received significant attention, as it should. The eventual nominee has little to no chance of […]

Mike Bloomberg to push $70 Billion investment in Black Communities  By Jeri Yonder  Tulsa, Oklahoma–Democratic Presidential Candidate Mike Bloomberg has a problem with the systematic racism and societal bias that has kept Black America from […]

Written by Isheka N. Harrison Feb 19, 2020 With the primaries in full swing and this year’s presidential election on the line, The Black Vote is a much-coveted prize. Specifically, in the Democratic party, Black […]

And the way the nearly all-white 2020 field is talking about race and campaigning for support from black voters. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/11/us/politics/bloomberg-black-voters-stop-and-frisk.html By Jennifer Medina Feb. 11, 2020 When the audio of Michael Bloomberg defending his stop-and-frisk policies in […]

Former NAACP Chief and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Kweisi Mfume Wins Primary for Cummings Seat NNPA NEWSWIRE — Mfume’s primary challenger in Maryland’s seventh congressional district was Cummings’ widow, Maya Rockeymoore Cummings. But the contest […]

By Astead W. Herndon Jan. 14, 2020 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/14/us/politics/celebrity-democratic-endorsements.html SUMTER, S.C. — Bernice Harris was with her granddaughter Saturday afternoon when they heard a surprising rumor: Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont was going to visit their city […]

Senator Cory Booker (Anthony Pezzotti, Staff Photographer of The Philly Inquirer) He spoke more pointedly about Black voters than any candidate in the race, and had memorable moments disagreeing with Joe Biden. By Kevin Robillard […]