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Politics

DNCC Announces Headlining Speakers For Democratic National Convention In Philadelphia

July 17, 2016 villagechief 0

Philadelphia, PA – Ahead of the Democratic National Convention being held in Philadelphia from July 25th to July 28th, Hillary for America and the Democratic National Convention Committee announced today headlining speakers for each night of the program. While Republican leadership continues to run away from Donald Trump, and refuse to participate in the upcoming […]

Politics

Democrats Unite to Advance Most Progressive Platform in Party History

July 17, 2016 villagechief 0

Orlando, FL – After weeks of regional events designed to welcome every voice within the Democratic party, the full Platform Committee voted to advance the most ambitious and progressive party platform in history. The 187-member committee met to consider amendments to the draft platform that was approved by the Platform Drafting Committee in St. Louis, […]

Politics

Republican National Convention Schedule of Speakers

July 17, 2016 villagechief 0

The list of scheduled speakers for the Republican National Convention, which is subject to change, as obtained by The New York Times: Night 1: A Benghazi focus, followed by border patrol agents and Mr. Shaw, whose son was killed by an undocumented immigrant. Senator Cotton, Mr. Giuliani, Melania Trump, Ms. Ernst and others. Night 2: […]

Politics

Hillary Clinton Expands African American Staff, Appoints Black Vote Director

July 17, 2016 villagechief 0

by Lauren Victoria Burke – NBCBLK has confirmed from a Hillary Clinton aid that Hillary for America is expanding its African-American outreach team for the general election. The Clinton campaign has hired several staffers in an effort to build an already sizable advantage with African-American voters. During the primaries, African-American voters favored Clinton overwhelmingly and […]

Commentary

CBCF Statement on This Week’s Shootings in Baton Rouge, St. Paul, and Dallas

July 10, 2016 villagechief 0

Washington, DC – A. Shuanise Washington, president and CEO of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF), released the following statement in the aftermath of this week’s shootings in Baton Rouge, St. Paul, and Dallas that resulted in the deaths of two African Americans and five police officers, with nine wounded including two private citizens. […]

Commentary

Murder in Black and Blue

July 10, 2016 villagechief 0

By Lucius Gantt (The Gantt Report) – The Gantt Report extends both sympathy and condolences to the civilians and policemen that were recent victims of murder in Louisiana, Minnesota and Texas. It doesn’t matter how you were killed or who killed you, murder is murder and murder is wrong! When situations arise that involve race […]

Headlines

Philando Castile: Stopped 52 Times by Police: Was it Racial Profiling?

July 9, 2016 villagechief 0

By Carla K. Johnson and Steve Karnowski, Associated Press – When Philando Castile saw the flashing lights in his rearview mirror the night he got shot, it wasn’t unusual. He had been pulled over at least 52 times in recent years in and around the Twin Cities and given citations for minor offenses including speeding, […]

Headlines

In Passionate Response to Recent Murders of Black Men by Cops, Black Police Officer Pleads for Biased Officers to Find Another Career

July 9, 2016 villagechief 0

No words can express the hurt and agony a Black mother goes through seeing our children being murdered by the police. Imagine the hurt and shame when the Black mother is a police officer and must adhere to the code of silence. Well this strong sister, Nakia Jones, stood up and called a spade a […]

Entertainment

Diamond Reynolds Has Strength to Broadcast Live Video After Police Officer Kills her Boyfriend When Stopped for Broken Light

July 7, 2016 villagechief 0

BEWARE! THIS IS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC CONTENT. All I can say is God Bless Diamond Reynolds, her daughter, and may her boyfriend, Philando Castile, Rest In Peace. Diamond had the strength and presence of mind to turn her phone on to document the situation after they were pulled over for a broken tail light by a […]