By Brianna McAdoo, Staff Writer, bmcadoo@afro.com The Black Press came together to track the Midterm election results. On Tuesday November 6th, the dynamic duo, journalist and Black Broadway Podcast Founder and host Akil Wilson and AFRO Washington, D.C. Editor Micha Green, came together for “a national election night podcast” entitled “Voter Expression”. Hosts Akil Wilson and Micha […]
Category: POLITICS
Posted inNational News, NEWS, POLITICS, U.S. Government
NAACP Calls Mississippi Candidate Hyde-Smith’s Hanging Comments “Sick”
Written by the NNPA BALTIMORE— The NAACP issued the following statement regarding Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith recent statement on being invited to a public hanging. “Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s shameful remarks prove once again how Trump has created a social and political climate that normalizes hateful and racist rhetoric. We’ve seen this in Florida from Ron DeSantis […]
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Democrat Abrams Files New Suit in Georgia Governor’s Race
By JAY REEVES, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Stacey Abrams’ Democratic campaign filed a federal lawsuit Sunday asking a judge to delay vote certifications in Georgia unsettled governor’s race by one day and to make officials count any votes that were wrongly rejected. If successful, the suit would prevent officials from certifying county vote totals […]
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Meet the Black House Democrats Who Will Be Running the Show
By KEVIN FREKING, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Now that Democrats have captured control of the House for the next two years, the party’s most senior members are poised to regain the wide-ranging power of committee chairmanships. While some of the Democrats have gained fame in feuds with President Donald Trump, others are relatively little-known […]
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Abrams Opponent Pushes Concession Ahead of Recount
By JAY REEVES, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Brian Kemp is pressing Democrat Stacey Abrams to concede Georgia’s tight gubernatorial race as civil rights groups urge her to stay and fight. Kemp’s campaign issued a statement Saturday that said it was mathematically impossible for Abrams to even force a runoff, much less win outright. […]
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Tight race in Georgia Shines Light on Voting Restrictions
By RUSS BYNUM and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — He aggressively deleted inactive voters from registration rolls, enforced an “exact match” policy that could have prevented thousands of Georgians from registering to vote and launched an investigation that disrupted a major voter registration drive. Now Republican Brian Kemp is declaring himself the […]
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Recounts Ordered in Florida Senate, Governor Races
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and KELLI KENNEDY, Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida secretary of state ordered recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor races on Saturday, an unprecedented review of two major contests in the state that took five weeks to decide the 2000 presidential election. Secretary Ken Detzner issued the order after […]
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‘Magic’ Campaign Lands 17 Black Women on Houston Courts
By JUAN A. LOZANO, Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s courts are going to be a lot more diverse thanks to a group of 17 African-American women and their “magic.” The women, who were part of an effort dubbed the “Black Girl Magic” campaign, were all elected Tuesday to be judges in various courts in […]
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Pressley Officially Massachusetts’ 1st Black Congresswoman
By WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Ayanna Pressley didn’t campaign to make history, but she did on Tuesday, officially becoming Massachusetts’ first Black woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrat sailed through the general election unopposed, two months after unseating 10-term Rep. Michael Capuano in a national political stunner […]
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Black Candidates Win Sheriff, DA in Largest Alabama County
By The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Black candidates have been elected for the first time to two top law enforcement positions in Alabama’s most populous county, with both advocating new approaches to the get-tough policies long popular in the conservative state. Democrat Mark Pettway was elected Tuesday as Jefferson County sheriff on a […]
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A Big Night for Incumbents in D.C.
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO It was a big night for the incumbents in the District of Columbia as Mayor Muriel Bowser, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelsen were all re-elected, as well as at-large council members Anita Bonds and Elissa Silverman. Council members Brianne Nadeau (D-Ward 1), Mary […]
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Hogan Holds on to Governorship as Prince George’s Decides on Board of Education
By Hamil R. Harris, Special to the AFRO Maryland voters gave Governor Larry Hogan a second term in office Tuesday night after challenger Ben Jealous failed to glean enough votes in a state where Democrats have a 2-to-1 advantage over Republicans. “I want to thank all of you who worked so hard to accomplish this seemingly […]
