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Tag: DNC 2016

Posted inDNC 2016

DNC-Day 3: AFRO journalist Sean Yoes speaks with former Maryland State Delegate Aisha Braveboy.

by Special to the AFROJuly 28, 2016January 25, 2022
Posted inDNC 2016

DNC-Day 3: Former Congressman, former president of the NAACP, and current Chairman of the Morgan State University Board of Regents Kweisi Mfume discusses the parallels this Presidential race has with previous years.

by Special to the AFROJuly 28, 2016January 25, 2022
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DNC Day 2: AFRO catches up with D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds

by Special to the AFROJuly 27, 2016January 25, 2022
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DNC Day 2: Ben Jealous talks with the AFRO

by Special to the AFROJuly 27, 2016January 25, 2022
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DNC Day 2: AFRO catches up with Va. Congressman Robert (Bobby) Scott

by Special to the AFROJuly 27, 2016January 25, 2022
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DNC Day 2: AFRO catches up with Rev. Jamal Bryant

by Special to the AFROJuly 27, 2016January 25, 2022
Posted inDNC 2016, National News

Clinton Wins Historic Nomination–with a Boost from Sanders

by Associated PressJuly 26, 2016January 25, 2022

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Breaking a historic barrier, Hillary Clinton triumphantly captured the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday night, the first woman ever to lead a major political party into the […]

Posted inDNC 2016, National News

Michelle Electrifies

by Associated PressJuly 25, 2016January 25, 2022

Sets a New Standard for Troubled Dem Convention PHILADELPHIA (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama stepped into the presidential election Monday with a forceful, impassioned defense of Hillary Clinton, casting […]

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More Than 50 Pro-Sanders Demonstrators Cited by Police

by Associated PressJuly 25, 2016January 25, 2022

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police briefly detained more than 50 people after they tried to storm the barricades outside the Democratic National Convention on Monday in a show of anger over […]

Posted inBaltimore News, DNC 2016

Rep. Elijah Cummings and Ben Jealous Take Opening Evening DNC Stage

by Capital News ServiceJuly 25, 2016January 25, 2022

(Updated 7/25/2016) PHILADELPHIA –Three prominent Marylanders — former NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous, Rep. Elijah Cummings, and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer — each preached party unity as featured […]

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Thousands Hit Philadelphia’s Steamy Streets to Protest DNC

by Associated PressJuly 24, 2016January 25, 2022

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators are taking to Philadelphia’s sweltering streets Sunday, chanting and beating drums in the first major protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention, as the […]

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Philadelphia Readies for DNC after Quiet Cleveland Protests

by Associated PressJuly 22, 2016January 25, 2022

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As Cleveland breathes a sigh of relief after protests during the Republican convention came and went without major chaos, eyes now turn to Philadelphia. As the nation’s […]

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