Politics
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Nah, I'll Pass: Trump Declines Invite to White House Correspondents' Dinner—Again
For the third year in a row, Donald Trump has decided to skip the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, saying the event is “boring” and “too negative.” “I like positive things,” the president told reporters Friday, CBS reports, stating that instead of going to the April 27 black-tie affair, he’ll again hold a rally. “Positive…
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Trump Is Losing His Only Black, So He's Considering Adding Herman Cain to the Fed
Earlier this year, Ben Carson, the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, noted that he would most likely be stepping down at the end of the president’s first term. Which means that the president isn’t just losing his personal-walking ASMR station in Carson, he’s also losing his senior most black. While the position as most…
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United by Death, Mothers of the Movement Breathes New Life Into Political Agendas
In front of a packed ballroom, Tiffany Crutcher reached into her purse and pulled out a stapled letter, folded and refolded many times over. The letter was from the Department of Justice—only a handful of families in the country have ever received such correspondence from the government. But for the Mothers of the Movement panel…
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Beto O'Rouke on Reparations: 'I Would Sign That Into Law'
Thus far, the list of Democratic candidates who could very well be our next president is lengthy. Bernie Sanders has returned from the grave to throw his name back in the hat, Cory Booker has proven himself a viable candidate—or not, and Kamala Harris has been spreading the gospel of truth, leadership and optimism wherever…
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3 More Women Come Forward to Claim Joe Biden Was a Bit Too Handsy After His Video Pledge to Do Better
Former Vice President Joe Biden allegedly had forehead-to-forehead conversations with women who weren’t his wife. According to three women who spoke with The Washington Post, Biden reportedly made them uncomfortable during brief meetings with the potential frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, should Biden ever officially declare. The women, Vail Kohnert-Yount, Sofie Karasek and Ally Coll,…
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Some Members of Mueller's Team Say Trump Report Way More Damaging Than Attorney General's Memo
Well, what do you know? The Trump-guy that Trump handpicked to run the Department of Justice—America’s top cop if you will—the guy that Trump picked to supersede Jeff “King Keebler” Sessions after he recused himself from all things Russia-related, didn’t quite convey the true essence of special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia collusion in…
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Rigged Shows How an Organized, Well-Funded System of Voter Suppression Doesn’t Bode Well for Black Folks—or Democracy
You know how the extrajudicial killings of Trayvon Martin, Mike Brown, and Philando Castile moved so many of us to action—whether it was creating art, taking to the streets, or being more involved civically? Right. Well, there was another turning point in American history that spurned some to action as well, even though to most,…
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Exclusive: John Delaney's 'Commitment to Black America' Includes Help for HBCUs and Beefed Up Police Oversight
Presidential candidate John Delaney is pledging to use federal dollars to fund start-up incubators at HBCUs, end the use of cash bail at the federal level, remove marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substance Act, and increase funding for body cameras for police officers, according to a copy of his “Commitment to Black America”…
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Yo, Bro: Dems’ Push to Swear Off PAC Cash May Be a Hard Call for Candidates of Color
The Democratic Party’s efforts to have candidates pledge not to accept cash from super PACs has some prominent black fundraisers saying, “Hol up.” According to Politico, the Collective PAC, which aims to help elect black candidates to office, wrote a letter to prominent liberal activists asking them to stop pressuring Democrats not to accept money…
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Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax Maintains His Innocence Against Sexual Assault Claims, Offers Result of a Polygraph Test
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax is maintaining his innocence against allegations that he sexually assaulted two women, both of whom recently gave interviews detailing their claims of what took place. According to CBS News, Fairfax offered the results of a polygraph test to prove his claims that the events were consensual, adding during a press…