By Matt BrownThe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t known for fostering deep connections with the Black community. From his earliest days as a New York real estate developer, Trump has faced accusations of racist business practices. He spent years spreading the lie that Barack Obama, America’s first Black president, was ineligible to […]
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Georgia Senate passes a panel with subpoena power to investigate District Attorney Fani Willis
By Jeff AmyThe Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s state Senate joined attempts to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Jan. 26, voting 30-19 to create a special committee that Republican senators say is needed to determine whether the Democratic district attorney misspent state tax money in her prosecution of former President Donald […]
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Supreme Court is urged to rule Trump is ineligible to be president again because of the Jan. 6 riot
By Mark ShermanThe Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court should declare that Donald Trump is ineligible to be president again because he spearheaded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol in an effort to overturn his 2020 election loss, lawyers leading the fight to keep him off the ballot told the justices on […]
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Trump and Biden boast wins in New Hampshire primary
By Ashleigh FieldsAFRO Assistant Editorafields@afro.com Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden remain top contenders in the 2024 presidential election. Both of them won the New Hampshire primary for their respective parties this week with only one of the two appearing on the ballot. Biden secured 73 percent of the votes as a write-in […]
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Former President Donald Trump wins Iowa Republican caucus
Iowa voters braved the cold weather to cast their ballots in the Republican primary on Jan. 15, with Donald Trump winning by a landslide, leaving supporters of Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley vying for second place, while Vivek Ramaswamy trailed with less than 10 percent of votes and Chris Christie, who suspended his campaign on Jan. 10.
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Prominent civil rights leaders share insights on King’s perspective on Middle East, Ukraine and Trump
 Johnson and others said the conflict between Israel and Palestine and Russia and Ukraine would have stirred King to declare that there was little difference between the demand for civil rights and the cry for peace. By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) — During his short life, Dr. Martin Luther King […]
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3 years after attack on Capitol investigations and prosecutions mount
 In an overview released on Jan. 5, the Justice Department noted that more than 1,265 defendants from almost all 50 states and the District of Columbia have faced criminal charges. By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA NEWSWIRE) — The United States Attorney’s Office is marking the third anniversary of the unprecedented attack […]
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New bombshell audio shows Trump and RNC Chair Ronna McDaniels allegedly conspiring to steal election in Michigan
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent (NNPA Newswire) — According to newly revealed audio recordings, former President Donald Trump personally pressured two Republican members of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers in Michigan not to certify the 2020 presidential election results. The recordings, obtained and reported by The Detroit News, show Trump urging […]
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Trump says he will skip GOP presidential primary debates
By Jill ColvinThe Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump confirmed Aug. 20 that he will be skipping the first Republican presidential primary debate on Aug. 23 — and others as well. “The public knows who I am & what a successful Presidency I had,” Trump wrote on his social media site. […]
