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North Carolina Central University Alumni Ready to Go with “A CALL TO COLORS” Phase II – GDN Exclusive Vol. 2 Part I
Phase II of “A Call to Colors,” Greater Diversity News – sponsored civic engagement campaign to register, and then mobilize student voters on every HBCU campus thereby activating supporters now and not waiting.
Read MoreBooker Thankful for Support in the passage of Historic Anti-Lynching Bill
“History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again,” Booker said as he thanked the Senators who agreed in a historic moment to stand up as one and make lynching a federal crime.
Read MoreWho Stands With People Over Lobbyists, Progressive Campaign Pressures Democrats to Vote on Medicare for All
With a deep-pocketed coalition of industry lobbyists, former Obama and Clinton campaign officials, and establishment Democrats already crafting their talking pointsand formulating their strategy to undercut Medicare for All….
Read MoreFinally, Senate Makes What Should Be an Obvious Choice: Recognizing Lynching as a Federal Crime
More than a century after legislation to recognize lynching as a crime was first introduced in Congress, a bill was unanimously passed in the Senate on Wednesday…
Read MoreMount Vernon’s Youngest Mayor Fighting City’s Oldest Problems
There’s a new boss in town: Richard Thomas, who in 2015 won the general election for mayor by a landslide 74 percent of the popular vote….“In four to five years, I see myself as governor…”
Read MoreWill a New Consumer Bureau Director Heed the Agency’s Mission?
What happens over the next five years will test the mettle of those who fought to create an agency given the mission to protect consumer finances against profiteers who argue that baseline protections for consumers are an unnecessary burden to business.
Read MorePart Two: The Pitt County Model – a Greater Diversity News (GDN) Exclusive Part XXIII
“We worked, and it paid off in Pitt County.” Mildred Council has issued a call to Shaw Bears to sign-up for GDN’s eNews and to review “A Call to Colors” on its site.
Read More“A Call to Colors” Strategy – Defeat Voter Suppression
GDN’s strategy for “A Call to Colors” response is quite simple and powerful. Ask all alumni associations, at all levels, to create standing committees for non-partisan civic engagement.
Read MoreDetroit NAACP Slams Michigan Republicans for Trying to Limit Democrats’ Power
The resolution to these issues in Michigan, Wisconsin, and North Carolina is very simple, Anthony continued. “Respect the will of the people. Get better policies and you will win more voters. Don’t try to steal it…
Read MoreGOP ‘Silence Now Deafening’ as Real Election Fraud Exposed in North Carolina
There’s finally a case that looks like real, election-changing election fraud. It just so happens that it’s alleged to have benefited a Republican.
Read MoreMissouri First to Adopt Fairness Test Against Gerrymandering
The votes won’t be cast for another four years, yet Democrats already appear likely to gain seats in Missouri’s Republican-dominated Legislature in 2022.
Read MoreCount the Hypocrisies: It Smells like Vote Fraud, the Real Kind, in North Carolina
Forget President Trump’s breathless, baseless voter fraud conspiracies, and turn to North Carolina for a dose of a truly scary violation of the electoral process.
Read MoreDistrict 4 Runoff Candidates Meet in a Debate as Early Voting Gets Underway
The race ultimately could come down to whether voters trust an experienced hand in the process or are looking for a change. The two remaining candidates in the District 4 race represent both ends of the spectrum.
Read MoreCoalition Wants End to Broadcasting Music That Encourages Violence Against Blacks
While recognizing sexual misconduct as deviant behavior is at the forefront of mass media, sexual misconduct and violence against Black women is being promoted and normalized on radio stations…
Read MoreSenator Kamala Harris on Farr Nomination: We Must Do Better
“…And yet, instead of Congress acting to strengthen access to the ballot, the Senate is considering Thomas Farr for a lifetime appointment to the District Court of the Eastern District of North Carolina.”
Read MoreNational Civil Rights Group Responds to New Evidence of Thomas Farr’s Central Role in Voter Suppression
The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following statement on the nomination of District Court nominee Thomas Farr. The statement followed new revelations…
Read MoreAfter Referendum, North Carolina GOP Tries Voter ID Again
RALEIGH, N.C. — Emboldened by a referendum voters approved this month, North Carolina’s soon-dwindling Republican majorities at the legislature will scramble to approve their preferred voter identification law before Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper can stop it. The GOP-dominated General Assembly returns
Read MoreNAACP’s Tiffany Dena Loftin Honored at Black Girls Vote Ball
The Rising Star Award is bestowed upon a person for their clear demonstration and dedication to changing the world we live in for the better.
Read MoreVoting Behavior and The Impact of The Black Vote in 2018 Midterm Elections
The poll focused on six states with competitive elections (CA, FL, GA, TX, NV, and AZ), as well as a national survey of House battleground districts.
Read MoreMississippi Rally to Focus on Protecting Voting Rights
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith’s shameful remarks prove once again how Trump has created a social and political climate that normalizes hateful and racist rhetoric. We’ve seen this in Florida from Ron DeSantis and others…
Read MoreNAACP Youth and College Division National Director Honored at Black Girls Vote Ball
“I dedicate this award to everyone 35 and under who constantly prove this country wrong. I dedicate this award to those who can’t vote. I dedicate this award to every black woman who says I told you so…”
Read MoreProgressive Newcomers Urge Democrats to Embrace Bold Agenda or Face Primary Challenges
Newly-elected member of Congress—and some of the top organizers who led her successful campaign and others—committed to a strategy of holding the Democratic Party’s feet to the fire in order to “save the country”…
Read MoreStacey Abrams Ends Historic Gubernatorial Run
Abrams announcement comes days after post-election lawsuits demanding that all votes be counted in the face of voter suppression tactics used by the Secretary of State’s office. Kemp failed to step down from the office while running…
Read MoreNAACP Strongly Urges Senate Rejection of Farr Nomination
Farr stands out for his decades-long crusade to disenfranchise African Americans. He learned how to intimidate Black voters from segregationist Senator Jesse Helms and helped turn North Carolina…
Read MoreACLU: Our Right to Protest Is on the Line
The proposed rules would ban protests from 80 percent of the White House sidewalk, limit the ability to engage in spontaneous demonstrations in response to breaking news on the National Mall and near the White House…
Read MoreThree Ways the Women’s Movement in U.S. Politics Is Misunderstood
Media outlets have been quick to attribute women’s candidacies and successes to the Democratic “blue wave.” This generalization ignores places like Alabama, where voters…
Read MoreMississippi Campaign Heats Up After ‘Lynching’ Remark
If Hyde-Smith’s [hanging] comment was an exaggerated expression of regard, many in the one-time civil rights hotbed — and many more from across the nation… We are looking at potentially having a day of action for members of Shelby County…
Read MoreIs the FBI Underreporting the Surge in Hate Crimes?
The FBI has released it’s 2017 hate crimes statistics which revealed a 17 percent increase in incidents since 2016. In 2017 there were 8,493 victims and 6,307 known offenders. By comparison there were 7,509 victims…
Read MoreThe Florida Election & the Ghost of Gore-Bush Recount
“I am replacing my words of concession with an uncompromised and unapologetic call that we count every single vote,” Andrew Gillum said. DeSantis leads Gillum in the unofficial count by about 34,000 votes…
Read MoreDemos Relaunches Emerging Voices Fellowship With Scholar, Journalist Caleb Gayle
Voting restrictions probably don’t register for many people who don’t live in environments where there is this constant threat that you may not have your vote counted in the same way or that to some extent you might not be able to vote…
Read MoreStacey Abrams: ‘It ain’t Over until it’s Over’
By Thursday, two days after Republican Brian Kemp declared victory, Abrams is still calling for every vote to be counted and she’s hoping that the results will at least be enough for a runoff, if absentee ballots don’t push her over the top altogether.
Read MoreThe 19 Female Judges Making History in Texas
It is the largest number of black women seen on the ballot in Harris County … Their victory adds to the long lists of firsts across the nation, with the most diverse range of candidates ever elected to Congress, including 111 women.
Read MoreVoters Kill Remnants of Jim Crow in Florida and Louisiana
A long overdue reckoning with America’s post-slavery subjugation of black people unfolded in Florida and Louisiana on last Tuesday, as voters threw out vestiges of the post-Reconstruction Jim Crow era.
Read MoreMidterm Wave: A Historic 10-Point Jump in Turnout Among Young People
Voter turnout among 18 to 29-year-olds in the 2018 midterm elections was 31 percent, according to a preliminary estimate by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University.
Read MoreHow Many Women Does It Take to Change a Broken Congress?
Our research confirms these findings. In one 2017 study on leadership styles, we found that women are more likely to use inclusive “both/and” thinking, meaning they see conflict and tensions as opportunities for input rather than problems.
Read MoreConstitutional Crisis Is Here: Mueller at Risk and Free Press Attacked ‘Entering Dangerous New Phase’
Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), who is set to become chair of the House Judiciary Committee next year, declared in a statement on Wednesday that “this is a constitutionally perilous moment…”
Read MoreNine New Black Members of Congress Elected in U.S. House as Blue Wave Hits Shore
Should they all join the CBC, at least nine new members will be added to the ranks of the Congressional Black Caucus, which will increase the membership to at least 56 members, including two Senators…
Read MoreLauren Underwood on Stunning Upset Against 4-Term Congressman: ‘Together, We Have Built a Movement’
Lauren Underwood, a Democrat from Naperville, Illinois who has never held elected office, pulled off a stunning victory Tuesday, unseating four-term Republican incumbent Randy Hultgren to win a seat in Congress.
Read MoreA Requiem for the N.C. GOP Supermajority, and Other Post-Election Thoughts
North Carolina voters handed down a good many split decisions in these elections, which like it or not, were always going to be skewed to the right by GOP gerrymandering. But in the legislature, Republicans may be surprised by their losses…
Read More‘A Red Line Crossed’: Nationwide Protests Declared for Thursday at 5PM After Jeff Sessions Fired
Progressive organizations have announced coordinated protests to take place in cities and communities nationwide on Thurdsay, November 8th at 5 PM (local time) in the wake of President Donald Trump’s firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Read More“A People’s Wave” Rebukes Trump: Democrats Retake US House With Mandate to Chart Bold Progressive Course
Democrats have won control of the House of Representatives, according to calls by multiple media outlets — which means their days of standing by just helplessly watching President Donald Trump are gone.
Read MoreRecord Number of Women Heading to Congress, More than 100 Seats Won
“This is only just the beginning,” said Stephanie Schriock, the president of Emily’s List, an influential Democratic-leaning group that supports women in politics. “I think we are going to see a historical turnout of women in 2020 — this is not dying down.”
Read MoreNAACP Statement: Remarkable Wave of Grassroots Activism That Swept Across the Country
This election was an overwhelming rebuke of Trump and Trumpism, and a show of support for candidates who look like America and campaigned on a bold, forward-looking and inclusive vision.
Read MoreShe the People: “Women of Color Helped Dems Take Back the House”
“Women of color have shown the country that we are the saving graces of our democracy. We took back the House thanks to an unprecedented number of female candidates who ran for the first time.”
Read MoreStacey Abrams Vows To Fight On: ‘We Still Have A Few More Miles To Go’
As Election Day gave way to the early morning hours Wednesday, the bruising, often bitter race to become Georgia’s next governor continued to defy a ready resolution.
Read MoreFirst Native American Women Elected to Congress: Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland
Democrat candidates Sharice Davids and Deb Haaland broke new ground on Tuesday, becoming the first Native American women elected to Congress, US networks projected. Davids of Kansas, is an attorney by training and a former mixed martial arts fighter…
Read MoreMessage Underscores the Importance of Elections Taking Place on November 6
“We are honored to join with the NAACP and our other civil rights partners in mobilizing our communities to vote in this critically important midterm election. What unites all of us are not only the concerns we have in common but our vision…”
Read MoreLet Your Voice Be Heard – I Spent Most of My Life Hiding My Voice
“…Even now I contemplated about sharing parts of my story. In the back of my mind I told myself, “Who would listen to me?” “Who would believe me?” Then I remembered my why: WhyI decided to tell my story…
Read MoreNAACP Launches “Text the Vote!” Campaign
“Our lives are on the ballot this year, so it is absolutely crucial that Black Americans as a whole, participate in these midterms elections at rates that reflect our true voting power,” NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson said in a statement.
Read MoreRace Issues Big Part of Florida Governor’s Race
“…race became a theme throughout the contest between the two candidates, reflecting a national tone of intolerance between Americans with ideological and obvious differences such as skin color and place of origin.
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