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Lauren Underwood, Congress

Lauren Underwood on Her Run For Congress & How She Connects With Voters

by Teddy Grant   Oct 12, 2018

Lauren Underwood, 33, recently spoke to EBONY about her campaign to become the next U.S. Representative for the 14th Congressional District in Illinois and... Read More

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Video Proves That Young Black Boy Did Not Grope White Woman

by Teddy Grant   Oct 12, 2018

Newly released surveillance video proved that the 9-year-old Black child walking past a White woman in a supermarket did not grope her as she... Read More

White woman, cops, black child

White Woman Calls Cops on Black Child Who Brushed Up Against Her

by Teddy Grant   Oct 12, 2018

A White woman called the cops on a 9-year-old Black child who accidentally touched her in a grocery store in New York, according to... Read More

Anti-Lynching Legislation by Black Senators Advances

Anti-Lynching Legislation by Black Senators Advances

by Sarafina Wright   Oct 11, 2018

Today, (10/11), the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously voted to advance the bipartisan Justice for Victims of Lynching Act of 2018, historic legislation that would... Read More

Meet the 18 Black Women Running for a Seat in Congress

Meet the 18 Black Women Running for a Seat in Congress

by Sarafina Wright   Oct 11, 2018

Some are labeling the 2018 election cycle the “Year of the Woman” thanks to historic runs such as gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams in Georgia.... Read More

Colin Powell to Candace Owens: Black Conservatives Representing for the Right

Colin Powell to Candace Owens: Black Conservatives Representing for the Right

by Jessica Bennett   Oct 11, 2018

Contrary to what Kanye West believes, there are plenty of Black people who identify as conservatives. Yes, there can be a certain stigma attached... Read More

Eric Holder

Eric Holder on Republicans: When They Go Low, ‘We Kick Them’

by Teddy Grant   Oct 11, 2018

Former Attorney General Eric Holder, who’s mulling a 2020 presidential run, said at a campaign event that when Republicans “go low,” that Democrats should “kick... Read More

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Video Released of 14-Year-Old Black Teen Shot At For Asking Directions

by Teddy Grant   Oct 11, 2018

Video of the Rochester Hills, Michigan man who shot his gun at a 14-year-old Black teen asking for directions was shown at his trial... Read More

Michelle Obama, Global Girls Alliance

Michelle Obama Announces Global Initiative to Help Educate Girls

by Christina Santi   Oct 11, 2018

Former First Lady Michelle Obama launched the Global Girls Alliance, a program within the Obama Foundation to empower and educate adolescent girls around the... Read More

Ben Carson & Stacey Dash to Speak at Black Leadership Conference

Ben Carson & Stacey Dash to Speak at Black Leadership Conference

by Jessica Bennett   Oct 11, 2018

Black conservatives Ben Carson and Stacey Dash are doing their part to drum up African-American support for the current administration, as both are set... Read More