jim clyburn
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Black South Carolina Voters are Disappointed with Biden’s First Year
Black voters in South Carolina expressed their frustration that Biden has not fulfilled the promises he made to the Black community.
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President Biden to Visit South Carolina to Speak to HBCU Students and Honor US Representative Jim Clyburn
After not walking the stage in 1961, Jim Clyburn will get his degree from President Biden
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Democrat Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Help Black WWII Veterans and Their Families Get Denied GI Bill Benefits
When Black World War II veterans returned home, racism and discrimination stopped them from equal access to financial and social assistance.
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Nina Turner vs. Shontel Brown, Explained by The Wire
Ohio's congressional primary between Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown and former state Sen. Nina Turner has become a real-life version of The Wire.
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White House to Host George Floyd's Family on Anniversary of His Death, but Will Miss Floyd Police Reform Bill Deadline
This Tuesday will mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Two things were supposed to happen on or by that date: Floyd’s family was to be hosted at the White House, and a federal police reform bill named for Floyd was supposed to be on President Joe Biden’s desk. Unfortunately, it looks like only…
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Rep. Jim Clyburn Is Out of His Goddamn Mind If He Really Thinks Qualified Immunity Doesn’t Have to Be Part of Policing Reform Bill
Rep. Jim Clyburn is a political juggernaut. He is a kingmaker. He is a South Carolina god. But Jim Clyburn is out of his goddamn mind if he truly believes that qualified immunity—the legal doctrine that protects officers from being sued—doesn’t need to be part of policing reform legislation, . “I will never sacrifice good…
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One of Biden’s Cabinet Picks Is Looking Doomed, but Her Replacement Could Be a Black Woman and That’s Fine by Me
I know that I was in full cape mode for all of President Joe Biden’s picks when I learned that Republicans were being extra hard on those of color. Then I learned about Shalanda Young, and sadly it has made Neera Tanden’s bid as the director of the Office of Management and Budget expendable for…
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New Book Highlights How Joe Biden Almost Lost the Presidency by Ignoring a Black King Maker’s Request
Jim Clyburn is South Carolina politics. You don’t get shit done down South or on a national political level without speaking with Clyburn first. The majority whip and third-ranking Democrat in the House is the closest thing to a political godfather that Democrats have and then-Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden knew that when Clyburn made…