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Andrew Gillum Is Winning by Being His Natural, Black Self
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum isn’t afraid to tell you he is a proud black man. The political implications of being “too black,” long a concern for black candidates running for statewide or higher office throughout U.S. history, don’t scare him. He embraces his blackness because he believes in himself and knows black candidates before…
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Ben Jealous Wants to Trump Hate in Maryland
Ben Jealous is aiming to become the first black governor of Maryland and the first NAACP president to hold such a high-ranking political position. A Rhodes Scholar and businessman, Jealous is fighting an uphill battle for the governor’s mansion against Gov. Larry Hogan, who holds a double-digit lead in polls. But Jealous is resilient and…
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Russia and China Are Spying on Trump Because He Refuses to Use Secure iPhones
Despite constant warnings from his aides, President Donald Trump continues to talk on an unsecured iPhone, and Russian and Chinese security services are listening to his conversations, the New York Times reports. Of course, Trump has secure cellphones but he refuses to use them; his aides can only hope he is not discussing classified information…
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Black College Students in Florida Use Early Voting to Make Sure Their Voices Will Be Taken Seriously
Jacksonville, Fla.—Kamiyah Robinson didn’t have to leave the campus of the oldest HBCU in Florida, Edwards Waters College, to vote for the first time. The college has been an voting site for more than 18 years. But 2018 is the first time residents can cast ballots during early voting on campus. Voting was delayed momentarily…
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Millennial Georgians Get Their Obama Moment With Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams’ campaign bus was running forty minutes late. But the anticipation for her arrival at Savannah State University seemed to intensify with each passing minute. Hundreds of people had settled into lawn chairs or found a spot on the ground around the gazebo in the center of campus Tuesday night. The candidate’s advance team…
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Neither Voter Suppression Nor Being Called 'Coon' and the N-Word Will Stop Black Georgia From Voting
Waynesboro, Georgia—Sarah Jenkins has long had to deal with simmering community tensions. She owns a small business in a white part of town that caters to senior citizens and people with mental disabilities, an arrangement many of her neighbors frown upon. But since “Ms. Jenkins,” as folks like to call her, became a big supporter…
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Why the Democratic Party Hasn’t Canceled Keith Ellison—For Now
Less than a month after Al Franken was accused of groping a woman, the U.S. senator from Minnesota resigned from his seat under pressure from his Democratic colleagues. Two months have passed since Rep. Keith Ellison, also a Democrat from Minnesota, was accused of assaulting a woman. He is still deputy chairman of the Democratic…
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Watch: SNL's Pete Davidson Clowns Kanye's Off-Air MAGA Rant
Pete Davidson had a few words to say about Kanye West’s pro-Trump rant last week on Saturday Night Live. For folks who didn’t tune in last weekend, Kanye went on a very awkward pro-Trump rant off air after he performed. Here’s an excerpt: “So many times I talk to a white person and [they] say,…
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At Least 12 Dead, 100 Injured After Haiti Rocked By Earthquake
At least 12 people are dead and more than 100 people are injured after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake hit the northwest region of the island nation Sunday. The Miami Herald reports that Haiti officials expect the death toll to rise and disaster relief teams have been dispatched to affected areas. The earthquake occurred about 12 miles…
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Journalist Who Wore a 'Make American Great Again' Hat While Reporting On Trump Rally Has Been Fired
Jim Bunner, a multimedia journalist with KTTC in NBC affiliate in Minnesota was fired one day after covering a Donald Trump rally while wearing a MAGA hat. According to Buzz Feed News, Bunner, was in Rochester, Minnesota, Thursday when he was seen outside the Mayo Civic Center wearing his station’s jacket along with the red…
