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Image shows a voting rights activist outside of federal court in Winston-Salem

Politics & Government

Federal trial starts in Winston-Salem over North Carolina's political maps

4:15pm June 16, 2025

Plaintiffs argue that the current maps erode Black voting power. Attorneys for the Republican defendants say the maps were legally drawn using partisan, not racial, data.

Kamala Harris Campaigns For President In Philadelphia Area

New polling finds Harris gaining with a group she has struggled with: Black men

5:00am October 29, 2024

A new NAACP survey offers a mixed picture for the vice president. She has gained ground among Black men since August, but about one in five say they are still backing former President Donald Trump.

We The People: An Audio Townhall With Kamala Harris And Charlamagne Tha God

Harris is pressed on the concerns of Black voters in Charlamagne tha God town hall

9:08pm October 15, 2024

Harris’ town hall with the influential radio host came at a crucial moment in the campaign, as polls show her struggling to cement the level of support she may need from Black men to win the White House.

National

In outreach to Black men, Harris to vow to legalize weed, protect crypto

5:00am October 14, 2024

Polls show that some Black men may be gravitating toward former President Trump or not vote at all. Vice President Harris and other prominent Democrats are trying to counter that.

National

What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men

11:39am October 12, 2024

Former President Barack Obama bluntly told Black men this week that they need to get over it if they "just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president."

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Politics & Government

In Georgia, Biden’s coalition has frayed since his narrow win in 2020

7:21am May 25, 2024

by Asma Khalid

President Biden eked out a win in Georgia last time, a victory that helped take him over the top in the Electoral College. But there are some warning signs it could be hard to do it again in 2024.

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President Biden speaks to graduating students at the Morehouse College commencement Sunday in Atlanta.

At Morehouse, Biden says dissent should be heard because democracy is 'still the way'

11:27am May 20, 2024

Facing potential headwinds with both young voters and Black voters, President Biden's Morehouse College commencement address focused on his view of the importance — and future of — democracy.

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Family members of plaintiffs in the historic Brown v. Board of Education met with President Biden to mark the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision.

Politics & Government

Biden will cap off a week of outreach to Black Americans with Morehouse commencement

5:01pm May 17, 2024

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden met with plaintiffs from the Brown v. Board of Education case Thursday. On Friday, he's meeting with members of historically Black sororities and fraternities.

Shalela Dowdy, a plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging Alabama's congressional districts, poses for a portrait on Government Street in Mobile, Ala., on April 1.

Politics & Government

In new congressional district, Black voters weigh what representation really means

5:16pm April 15, 2024

by Stephen Fowler

Alabama could soon have a U.S. House delegation that more closely matches its diversity after a redistricting lawsuit. For Black voters, the change has greater significance than who holds the seat.

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In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden, left, speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, and former President Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J.

Georgia and Michigan could be key to keeping Black voter turnout up in 2024

10:29pm March 10, 2024

by Sam Gringlas

In the 2022 midterm elections, Black voter turnout dropped dramatically. Ahead of the presidential election in 2024, organizers warn it could happen again and political parties should pay attention.

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