Category: Politics

By Sally Goldenberg, Politico A civil rights attorney who worked in the de Blasio administration and offers legal analysis on MSNBC is considering a run for mayor — an entrance that would upend the unpredictable race. Maya Wiley — who worked as Mayor Bill de Blasio’s lawyer,chaired a police accountability board and is now a professor […]

A few things you should know about who you’re voting for on Election Day. By Demetria Irwin, NEWSONE The 2020 presidential election has (rightfully) been the center of political coverage as of late. The values and vision of whoever takes a seat in the Oval Office is an important decision that is worthy of rigorous debate […]

By Barbara Sprunt, NPR Updated at 2:59 p.m. ET House Democrats approved a bill Friday afternoon to make the District of Columbia the nation’s51st state. The vote was 232-180 largely along party and the legislation is expected to go no further in the face of opposition by Republicans in the Senate. For decades, Washington, D.C., license plates […]

By Alan Suderman and Denise Lavoie, HuffPost The 36-year-old doctor from Charlottesville could go down in history as the first Black physician elected to a full-fledged spot in Congress. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat B. Cameron Webb won a primary election Tuesday and will face Republican Bob Good this fall to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. Webb […]

By Madison Pauly, Mother Jones “This is SYSTEMIC RACISM and OPPRESSION,” tweeted LeBron James. On Tuesday, Kentucky voters will determine which Democrat will challenge Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November. Recent events have tightened the primary into a competitive race: In March, eight police officers barged into Breonna Taylor’s apartment in Louisville with a battering ram […]

The head of the World Health Organization, Ethiopian microbiologist Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said he has received death threats and racist insults while running the global efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic. “I can tell you personal attacks that have been going on for more than two, three months. Abuses, or racist comments, giving me names, black or Negro. I’m […]