Elections

North Carolina’s voter ID mandate taking effect this fall is likely dress rehearsal for 2024

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Ohio will vote on marijuana legalization. Advocates say there’s a lot at stake

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Biden-Harris campaign touts ‘billions more for HBCUs’ in new ad

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Israel-Gaza war could complicate Biden’s relationship with some Black voters

As Biden navigates the Israel-Hamas war, back at home, he may be putting a strain on his relationship with some…
/ November 1, 2023

NBC’s Lester Holt, Kristen Welker among moderators for Nov. 8 GOP presidential debate

Lester Holt, Kristen Welker and Hugh Hewitt will moderate the Nov. 8 Republican presidential debate in Miami, NBC said Wednesday.
/ October 29, 2023

Dean Phillips’ primary challenge to President Biden stokes worry for Black America

Political experts warn the Phillips campaign will be a distraction they fear could hand Donald Trump the White House for…
/ October 27, 2023

New election data reveals key findings about Black women and the economy

A survey conducted by Goldman Sachs’s One Million Black Women reveals Black women suffer most in the U.S. economy.
/ October 25, 2023

Houston’s next mayor has big city problems to fix. Familiar faces want the job

Challenges facing Houston are familiar to many big cities. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire seek to lead as…
/ October 21, 2023

Newly appointed Senator Laphonza Butler won’t seek election to a full term in 2024

Newly appointed California Democratic Sen. Laphonza Butler announced Thursday she will not seek election to a full term in 2024.
/ October 19, 2023
Marsha Ervin voter fraud charges dropped Tallahassee, Florida

Charges dropped against Florida woman, 69, accused of voter fraud

State Attorney Jack Campbell said prosecutors couldn't show Marsha Ervin's intent to deceive Florida when voting in two elections.
/ October 19, 2023
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Abortion rights group says name change helps center Black women

Reproductive Freedom for All wanted to center Black women and other women of color with its latest name change.
/ October 16, 2023
Congressional Candidate Michael Moore, D-S.C., U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C. theGrio.Com

Descendant of Civil War hero wants to unseat SC House Rep. Nancy Mace

At this time, Michael B. Moore is the only Black Democratic candidate looking to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace.
/ October 13, 2023
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Will the Supreme Court protect Black voters in South Carolina gerrymandering case? 

The NAACP contends that Republicans unconstitutionally removed thousands of Black voters from the state’s 1st Congressional District.
/ October 11, 2023

Progressive activist Cornel West leaves the Green Party and will run for president as an independent

Progressive activist Cornel West said Thursday that he is no longer running for president under the Green Party banner.
/ October 8, 2023

Mississippi Democrat Brandon Presley aims to rally Black voters in governor’s race

At a campaign event in Jackson just over one month before Election Day, Brandon Presley said Black voters could help carry him…
/ October 8, 2023