Marco Rubio, Tim Scott, Nikki Haley — or any other person of color or woman — were never going to get the VP nod.
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Posted in2024 Elections
Of Course Trump Picked J.D. Vance
Posted in2024 Elections
My ‘Black Job’ Is to Protect Democracy
Yes, Joe Biden is a flawed candidate, but Donald Trump is a threat to America. Our Black job, if there is such a thing, is to stop him.
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With a Trump win, Republican judges will rule the courts — and our lives
The Supreme Court’s rulings on affirmative action, student loan debt relief, abortion, eviction moratoriums, and voting rights have been struck down by Republican-appointed judges, highlighting the importance of voting in the upcoming presidential election.
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In First Debate, Trump Overwhelms Biden With Bluster and Lies
“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues, the candidates, and what’s at stake for Black America in the 2024 presidential election. Well, that was awkward. The first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign has just ended in Atlanta, and it felt like a disservice to the public. Donald […]
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The Ten Commandments of Republican Hypocrisy
Former President and convicted felon Donald Trump cheered for displaying the Ten Commandments in public schools. His behavior begs the question: Does he even know what they are?
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Opinion: Black Vote, Black Power: Why Black Republicans aren’t persuading Black voters
Black Republicans such as Tim Scott, Byron Donalds, Winsome Sears, Daniel Cameron, Larry Elder, Ben Carson, Herschel Walker, and Clarence Thomas have been elected to positions of power by Republicans despite their controversial views on race and history, and their lack of accountability to the majority of Black Americans.
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With a Trump Win, Republican Judges Will Rule the Courts—and Our Lives
If you don’t vote, you’re consigning your children to live under a legal regime governed by anti-Black Republican judges for years to come.
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Byron Donalds and the Myth of the Broken Black Family
The Black Republican from Florida has been desperately campaigning to be Trump’s running mate, and now he’s criticizing Black families.
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The party of Lincoln is dead
Republicans are no longer the “party of Lincoln” as they have consistently celebrated the racist traitors of the Confederacy, while Democrats have made significant strides in civil rights legislation and have appointed the first Black Supreme Court Justice.
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Don’t Be Fooled By Trump’s Ops in the Bronx
The park where the rally happened is represented by Ritchie Torres, an Afro-Latino gay man, who says Trump is “less popular than arsenic.”
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Why I Want Cardi B to Vote
Cardi says she’s not voting. But if voting didn’t matter, Republicans wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop us from doing it.
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Trump Fried Chicken
One Black woman at a Chick-fil-A in Atlanta expressed support for Donald Trump, but this is not representative of the Black community as a whole, and Trump is a panderer-in-chief who is trying to sell himself to White people.