By Maribel Hastings, America’s Voice | Editorial Credit: John Gomez / shutterstock.com Washington, DC : The campaign of the aspiring Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, is seeking to attack the Democratic candidate, Kamala Harris, by running a well-known electoral strategy: exploiting racism and prejudice to sufficiently enrage their base, hoping that will help them win […]
By Eric Smalley | The Conversation It’s official. Joe Biden and Donald Trump have secured the necessary delegates to be their parties’ nominees for president in the 2024 election. Barring unforeseen events, the two will be formally nominated at the party conventions this summer and face off at the ballot box on Nov. 5. It’s a safe […]
By Yterenickia Bell and Sofia Costas | The Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights Ahead of the 2024 elections, The Leadership Conference Education Fund has made a commitment to highlight the possibilities that voting brings for all of us. We know that by wielding our power at the ballot box, we can deliver for […]
Editorial credit: A.RICARDO / Shutterstock.com By Dave Zirin | December 14, 2023 | The Real News Network Black athletes have not only changed how the game of soccer is played; around the world, they’ve also harnessed their positions to fight for justice and political change through the sport of soccer itself. In the latest “Ask […]
Editorial credit: Ron Adar / Shutterstock.com By Patrick Reilly | November 20, 2023 Brooklyn state Sen. Kevin Parker has been accused of raping a woman who was working with him to coordinate relief efforts for Haiti nearly 20 years ago, according to a new lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Friday […]
Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Marc Griffin | November 20, 2023 Cardi B is fed up with President Joe Biden and NYC Mayor Eric Adams. On Sunday (Nov. 19), Cardi hit Instagram Live and reacted to Adams’ announcement that the Big Apple’s migrant crisis has resulted in 5 percent cuts for city agencies, according to ABC7NY. The controversial mayor explained that these […]
They’re volunteer positions with a history in patronage politics. Today, district leaders influence who can be judges, poll workers and members of each borough’s county committee.
New York, New York – November 3, 2020: A ‘Vote Here’ Sign is Posted Outside Lincoln Center During the 2020 Presidential Election Between President Donald J. Trump and Joe Biden. (Shutterstock) By Rachel Holliday Smith, THE CITY You’ve heard of City Council members, and you know you have state representatives, too. Maybe you even know […]