By Donna M. Owens, ESSENCE.com – [California Attorney General Kamala] Harris leaped into the Senate race last year after political legend Barbara Boxer announced plans to retire in 2016 after 23 years in the chamber. The Democrat Harris became an early front-runner in a crowded field of potential candidates vying for the seat. While there […]
A searing indictment of the Democratic Party and a compelling call to action for the entire progressive movement, Brown is the New White, by Steve Phillips (www.brownisthenewwhite.com/), takes an unvarnished look at the history of whites and people of color in America and reveals how the past has created current conditions that have revolutionary implications for […]
By Denise Stewart BlackAmericaWeb.com – Democrat Kamala Harris etched out a paper-thin victory in California’s general election in November, upsetting Republican Steve Cooley in the attorney general’s race and becoming the first woman of color to hold statewide office in her home state. The tough road to the Attorney General’s Office was not the first […]