For years, the hardest thing about getting women elected has been getting women to decide to run.
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MALVEAUX: Behind the Black Unemployment Rate | The Washington Informer
Would 45 and his minions be celebrating if Whites had the same employment situation as African Americans?
View MoreDoes the White Working Class Really Vote Against Its Own Interests? | Politico
Trump’s first year in office revived an age-old debate about why some people choose race over class—and how far they will go to protect the system.
View MoreAfrican-American unemployment hit record low December 2017 | The Philadelphia Tribune
WASHINGTON (AP) — Years of steady hiring and economic growth have delivered a cumulative benefit for at least one group that hasn’t always shared in America’s prosperity.
View MoreFollow Black Women To Victory In 2018 | New York Amsterdam News
According to the 2017 election exit polls, like they did recently in Alabama, Black women led the way in turning Virginia and New Jersey from red to blue, up and down the ballot.
View MoreSan Francisco Native Becomes City’s 1st Black Woman Mayor | AFRO
Second Major American City within 7 Days to Get a Black Woman Mayor
View MoreRep. John Conyers, most senior member of House, resigns amid accusations of sexual harassment | Los Angeles Times
Rep. John Conyers Jr. of Michigan, the longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, resigned Tuesday after his support among fellow Democrats collapsed amid accusations of sexual harassment by several female employees.
View More‘Maynard’: Film Review | Hollywood Reporter
Samuel D. Pollard’s documentary recounts the life and career of Maynard Jackson, the first African-American mayor of Atlanta.
View MoreMontana’s first black mayor, once a refugee, says US offered ‘second chance’ | The Guardian
Wilmot Collins, 54, was elected mayor of Helena on Tuesday, unseating a four-term incumbent: ‘They were looking for a chance and I came in at the right time’
View MoreCharlotte, N.C., elects its first female African American mayor | The Hill
Charlotte, N.C., has elected its first female African American mayor in Democrat Vi Lyles, according to the Charlotte Observer.
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