Results show a clear racial divide, with minority voters in America feeling more optimistic about the potential for technology to change the political process for the betterDuring a live inaugural live event, Digital Democracy: The Yahoo News Conference on Technology & Politics, Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) recently released results of a new online survey that shows […]
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A Third-Term Democrat? Hillary Clinton Battles History
By Heidi M Przybyla, USA Today – Hillary Clinton likes to tell voters what she’s not doing: running for President Obama’s third term. That’s to downplay what she is doing: asking voters to pick a Democrat to occupy the Oval Office for 12 consecutive years. Americans have agreed to do that just once in the […]
Black Women’s Votes Matter
Keisha N. Blain, Huffington Post – During the last Presidential election cycle, black women had the highest voter turnout rate of all voters in the United States between ages 18 and 29. According to the Center for American Progress, black women were instrumental to President Obama’s re-election, voting at a higher rate than any other […]
Clinton Campaign Hires Black Owned Advertising Firm
by Lauren Victoria Burke – Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign has hired Burrell Communications, an African American advertising and media firm. Based in Chicago and Los Angeles, the firm is owned by two African American women, McGhee Williams Osse and Faye Ferguson, both seasoned marketing and advertising professionals. Burrell Communications, founded in 1971, will assist the campaign […]
Rep. Richmond Supports SEIU’s Rally to Raise the Wage
Washington, DC – Today, Rep. Cedric Richmond (LA-02) issued the following statement in support of the rally by the SEIU to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour: “America needs a raise,” said Rep. Richmond. “Every day Americans are still struggling following the recession while the investor class has seen their incomes grow substantially. […]
Public Split on Allowing Felons to Vote, says FindLaw Survey
Eagan, Minn – Americans are split on whether convicted felons should be allowed to vote, according to a new survey by FindLaw.com, the most popular legal information website. Thirty-three percent of Americans feel felons should be allowed to vote, according to the FindLaw survey. Forty-two percent say felons should not be allowed to vote. And […]
Congressman Fattah Statement on October Jobs Report
Washington, DC – Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following statement on the October 2015 jobs numbers released today: “Today’s job report is great news for the U.S. economy. The numbers released today indicate that the unemployment rate has dropped to 5%, the lowest in the last […]
Rev. Jamal H. Bryant Announces Run for Congress
(The Belle Report) – While there has been a buzz about the Rev. Jamal H. Bryant running for Mayor of Baltimore, his announcement Monday took just about everyone by surprised when he announced he would be running for the House of Representatives seat currently held by Rep. Elijah E. Cummings. Bryant said, he has yet […]
Congressman John Lewis, Dr. Joseph Lowery, Ambassador Young, Mayor Kasim Reed, and Rev. Jesse Jackson Discuss Fight for VRA
Atlanta, GA – Sitting alongside three generations of civil rights leaders, the dean of the civil rights movement, Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, told an intergenerational crowd at historic Wheat Street Baptist Church that “the black spirit” was the key factor to their success in getting the Voting Rights Act (VRA) passed in 1965. The […]