Actor and union organizer Hill Harper is running to become the first Black U.S. senator of Michigan, focusing on educating those who don’t typically vote and pushing for women’s reproductive rights, universal health care, and a $15 minimum federal wage.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom appoints Laphonza Butlerto U.S. Senate seat after death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Laphonza Butler will fill the U.S. Senate seat of the late Dianne Feinstein. The groundbreaking Senator died on Sept, 29. Newsom’s decision was not on the political radar screen of most prognosticators. With the selection of Butler, the decision of California’s Governor will not include any of the currently […]