By Vanessa Williams and Scott Clement, (Washington Post) – The generation of African Americans pushing criminal-justice issues and institutional racism to the forefront of the presidential election had little effect at the ballot box during this primary season, according to an analysis of exit polling across 25 states. African Americans account for a larger share […]
2016 Democratic National Convention Watch Party With Vivica A. Fox & Howard Hewett
Save the date for the 2016 Democratic National Convention Watch Party hosted by actress and producer, Vivica A. Fox and chair of the Darby Township Pennsylvania Democratic Party, Richard R. Womack Jr. Grammy Award winning singer, Howard Hewett, will perform. We’re “Celebrating the Black Vote,” because the fight for voting rights and the entire civil […]
Young Man Dedicates his Life to his Country Records “Vote 4 Justice” for Black Youth Vote Before Leaving for the Army
I’ll stand for what’s right I’ll use all my might I’ll make a difference in this world we live in I’ll vote for what’s right I’ll lay down my life – lyrics from “Vote 4 Justice” Washington, DC – When Andre Todd Hobson originally penned the lyrics for The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s […]
Democrats are going all out to get black voters into the booths. Will it matter?
At a town-hall meeting on the economy held on September 20th, Velma Hart, the chief financial officer for a veterans’ advocacy organisation, told Barack Obama that she was “exhausted of defending you…and deeply disappointed with where we are right now.” A month later, at another meeting the president had convened with young voters, a college […]