Black Harris voters disavow ‘POC’ language, and even people, post-election

The percentage gaps between how Black people voted and how other racial minorities voted has infuriated some Black Harris supporters, who took to X, formerly Twitter, in the hours after Trump won on Nov. 5 to disavow Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) and people of color (POC) language.

Republicans look to three-peat in this rural North Carolina county

Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election in November.

He’s a Black Trump supporter. He voted for ‘white supremacy.’

Dwayne Talbot called President-elect Donald Trump “a racist” and said it did not play a role in voting for him.

SCOTUS issues are getting Harris supporters to the polls, voters and experts say

SCOTUS is under particularly increased scrutiny these days as it returned to session Oct.7, just a few weeks before the presidential election on Nov. 5. The Court starting up during the last stretch of the 2024 election cycle has reminded voters and experts of how politics influence justices.

VIDEO: 3 Black women oversee voting access for more than 37 million Americans

The right to vote has long been precarious for Black Americans throughout history, and has become even more delicate after the Supreme Court ruled in 2013 to rescind a key section of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that enforced voter access in particular Southern states. 

Randi’s blog posts covering the second impeachment trial of President Donald Trump

These blog posts are from Feb. 11 and 12, when President Donald Trump was on trial for his second impeachment.

Illinois Senators call for monument of a 1908 riot that launched the NAACP

In 1908, from Aug. 14 to 16, a mob of about 5,000 white people stormed Black neighborhoods to find and lynch two Black men.

Michelle Obama chastises ‘infantile and unpatriotic’ Trump over Capitol riots

In a statement posted to social media, the former first lady said the riots were a “fulfillment of the wishes of an infantile and unpatriotic president who can’t handle the truth of his own failures.”

States revive push to crack down on protests after Capitol riot

In the weeks since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, at least 13 states have taken up legislation to crack down on protests. 

Capitol police officer praised as hero for diverting mob from Senate chamber

A Capitol Police officer is being praised as a hero for his actions during last week’s unrest at the U.S. Capitol after a viral video showed him diverting rioters from the Senate chamber, where lawmakers were taking cover.

Beyond the Ivy League: How HBCUs have groomed prominent politicians like the vice president-elect

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris went to Howard University. Stacey Abrams is a graduate of Spelman College. Raphael Warnock attended nearby Morehouse College. These three politicians and a handful of others who grew in prominence during this election cycle hold degrees from HBCUs.

Harris implores Black Americans to get Covid vaccines despite ‘righteous skepticism’

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed concerns that some Black Americans have had about Covid-19 vaccines, encouraging them to get the shot despite historical skepticism of the medical field.