Political

Sheryl Estrada, Special to The Informer via DiversityInc Ayanna Pressley, the first Black woman to be elected to Congress in Massachusetts history, posted a photo on Twitter on Thursday night that’s since gotten more than […]

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia California Democratic Sen. Kamala Harris has never been known to pull-punches. Harris is viewed by those who know her as someone who’s “as tough as they come.” […]

Democrat Stacey Abrams told supporters Friday that she was going to drop her plans to challenge the results of the flawed Governor’s race in Georgia against Republican Brian Kemp. Abrams’ decision was based on the fact […]

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor After a long Election Day and night, the results for the membership of the Congressional Black Caucus are clear: The CBC will have the numbers to be the […]

With less than 10 days until the primary election, the Hillsborough County NAACP hosted a gubernatorial forum in Tampa last Saturday. All five candidates confirmed their attendance — but four of them stood up the […]

ELECTIONS: Mia Mottley has become Barbados’ first female prime minister THE BARBADOS Labour Party (BLP) has won a landslide victory in the country’s elections. The new government will be led by Mia Mottley, the country’s […]

By Jeffrey McKinney, blackenterprise.com When it comes to hiring black businesses, the Democratic National Committee has much more to do. Just 17.6% of the $17.5 million of the DNC’s contract spending for consulting work, including an anemic 6.4% for black […]

by Kia Morgan Smith For the first time in its history, Costa Rica will see the first person of African descent to take the helm as the country’s Vice-President on May 8. Epsy Alejandra Campbell […]

It looks like Stacey Dash isn’t going to pursue politics after all. The Clueless star has dropped out of the Congressional race of California’s 44th district, she announced on Twitter. “After much prayer, introspection and discussions with […]