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Chicago Poised to Elect First African-American Female Mayor after Lori Lightfoot, Toni Preckwinkle Advance

February 27, 2019 admin 0

By Bill Ruthhart / Contact Reporter Chicago Tribune Chicago will elect its first African-American female mayor after former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle won enough votes Tuesday amid a record field of 14 candidates to […]

Harris and Booker Presidential Races Stir Pride, Excitement and High Hopes

February 19, 2019 Staff 0

Senator Cory Booker and Senator Kamala Harris By Barrington M. Salmon Dr. Shiela Harmon Martin said she recently got two very pleasant surprises within days of each other when Sens. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) and Cory […]

Cory Booker to Announce Decision on Presidential Run in the Next Two Weeks, Would Become Second Strong Black Candidate in the Race

January 31, 2019 admin 0

By Terrell Jermaine Starr (The Root) Sen. Cory Booker would be one of the primary frontrunners for the Democratic nomination for president if (well, let’s just say “when”) he decides to run. With senators Kamala […]

Andrew Gillum Addresses Future, Importance of Black Press

January 31, 2019 admin 0

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Former Tallahassee Mayor and Florida Gubernatorial Candidate, Andrew Gillum, didn’t break the kind of news that many publishers, editors and journalists may have wanted at the National […]

Kamala Harris Kicks Off Presidential Campaign: ‘America, We Are Better Than This’

January 27, 2019 Staff 0

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said that those in power are trying to turn people against each other, which she says is “not our America.” Harris, a first-term U.S. senator from California who recently announced […]

President Announces End to Shutdown

January 27, 2019 Staff 0

The deal includes no money for his border wall. By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Correspondent The longest government shutdown in American history is over – and President Donald Trump did not get his Wall. […]

Andrew Gillum, as he mulls future political plans, heads to Harvard

January 18, 2019 admin 0

By Elizabeth Koh @ www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/01/18/andrew-gillum-as-he-mulls-future-political-plans-heads-to-harvard/ The former Tallahassee mayor, selected for a spring fellowship at the Harvard Kennedy School, will help lead a not-for-credit study group during his time at the university. Andrew Gillum, the former Tallahassee […]