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Election Day 2023 could see Black history and early signs for 2024

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Exonerated ‘Central Park Five’ member set to win council seat as New York votes in local elections

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Ohio abortion vote will be critical for Black women, say advocates

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Prosecutor Wesley Bell drops U.S. Senate bid to challenge Cori Bush in House race

St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell is making a run at a fellow Black Democrat — U.S. Rep. Cori…
/ November 5, 2023

Pam Stevenson says election to be Kentucky’s first Black female AG is winnable

Kentucky state Rep. Pam Stevenson believes Kentucky is ready to elect its first Black female attorney general. 
/ November 5, 2023
Black Voters Matter Group Gathers In Selma For March To Montgomery

Black legislators announce bids for revamped Alabama congressional district

Alabama state Reps. Jeremy Gray and Napoleon Bracy and state Sen. Kirk Hatcher intend to seek the Democratic nomination the…
/ November 5, 2023

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

Enacted five years ago, North Carolina’s voter photo identification law is just now getting implemented with local elections next week.
/ November 4, 2023

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

Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana, though more is at stake than decriminalizing the drug.
/ November 4, 2023

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

The Biden-Harris campaign continues its early outreach to Black voters with a new ad touting the president and VP's record…
/ November 3, 2023

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