Trump All up in Fani Willis and Nathan Wade’s Sex Life, Michelle Obama Speaks On a Presidential run, Black leaders Respond to Biden’s State of the Union and More Political News

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Black Political Leaders Respond to Biden’s State of The Union

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 07: U.S. President Joe Biden looks back at Vice President Kamala Harris as he delivers his State of the Union address alongside Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) during a joint meeting of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on March 07, 2024 in Washington, DC. This is Biden’s last State of the Union address before the general election this coming November. Photo: Getty Images Chip Somodevilla

President Joe Biden delivered the final State of the Union of his first term in office on Thursday night — making a bold appeal to the American people to give him another term in office, and highlighting the existential threat to our democracy. – Jessica Washington Read More

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Photos of Trump with His ‘Black Supporters’ Are Everywhere … Can You Tell They’re All Fake?

WASHINGTON, DC – AUGUST 27: Joy Jackson photographs a passing truck bearing an image of U.S. President Donald Trump in front of block letters reading “LOSER” at Black Lives Matter plaza August 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. Protesters gathered as the Republican National Convention on its final night was set to nominate Trump for a second term. Photo: Getty Images Michael M. Santiago

Seemingly overnight, the internet was flooded with photos of former President Donald Trump seemingly surrounded by adoring groups of Black voters. In one idyllically posed portrait, Trump has his arms around two smiling Black women as a larger group scrambles to get in frame. – Jessica Washington Read More

Finally, Michelle Obama Speaks On Rumors of A Presidential Run in 2024

Michelle Obama speaks during a ceremonial groundbreaking at the Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on September 28, 2021 in Chicago, Illinois. Photo: Getty Images Scott Olson

If you had former First Lady Michelle Obama returning to the White House as president on your 2024 BINGO card, then I regret to inform you that you might ought to take it off. – Shanelle Genai Read More

Did Donald Trump Really Just Talk About Fani Willis and Nathan Wade’s Sex Life?!

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA – MARCH 4: Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump speaks in the library at Mar-a-Lago on March 4, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. Photo: Getty Images Alon Skuy

Former President Donald Trump managed to combine three of his favorite pastimes into one speech on Saturday — making crass sexual comments, belittling his perceived political enemies, and attacking the prosecutors at the helm of his four felony cases. – Jessica Washington Read More

Joy Reid Drags The Hell Out Of Conservatives On Super Tuesday And They Are Beside Themselves

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MSNBC media personality Joy Reid is going viral for her unabashed commentary that she made on Super Tuesday. As it becomes increasingly clear that Trump will be the Republican presidential nominee in the upcoming election, folks continue to address the racism he possesses as well as his followers. – Candace McDuffie Read More

Symone Sanders-Townsend: Gaza Protests are Similar To Black Lives Matter in 2016

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 20: MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend speaks during The Moral Urgency To End Gun Violence: An #ALC52 Community Conversation Panel With Community Justice & The Rocket Foundation on September 20, 2023 in Washington, DC Photo: Getty Images Shannon Finney/Getty Images for The Rocket Foundation

As the Presidential race continues to heat up, a growing grassroots political movement has increasingly taken center stage. Hundreds of thousands of Americans have hit the streets to call for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip — with Black political leaders including Representatives Cori Bush (D-MO), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Summer Lee (D-PA) among those leading the charge. – Jessica Washington Read More

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