20/20

Digging deep into the archives, we take a look back at some of the moments through this year that would be considered smile-worthy.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The news of Kamala Harris’ sudden departure from the presidential race came during an all-staff conference call led from Cory Booker’s campaign headquarters in Newark, the New Jersey city that he led for seven years and that propelled him to national fame. Within hours, Booker dictated a message calling Harris “my […]

Last night was the Democratic debate at Texas Southern University and Russ felt like Amy Klobuchar did a really good job. However he doesn’t believe that she actually has a chance at winning the election. In reality everyone did a pretty good job. Especially Buttigeg, who he says “has the whole package,” but he adds […]

Essence magazine has announced that it will switch to a bimonthly publishing schedule starting in 2020. The independently owned lifestyle magazine for Black women will move to an “enhanced double issue,” featuring an additional 80 pages per issue, New York Daily News reports. “As we approach our 50th anniversary as a brand, we are grateful that Essence continues […]

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says she will not run for a U.S. Senate seat in 2020, dimming her party’s hopes of a Senate majority and starting anew the speculation about her long-term political future after her unsuccessful run for governor last year catapulted her to national acclaim. Abrams, a 45-year-old who came within 60,000 […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Attorney General Eric Holder says he’s not running for president in 2020. Holder, a Democrat, said in a Monday opinion piece in The Washington Post that he’ll focus on redistricting, the process of reconfiguring electoral districts. Holder served under President Barack Obama and is chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden is tiptoeing toward a potential presidential run in 2020, even broaching the possibility during a recent gathering of longtime foreign policy aides. Huddled in his newly opened office steps from the U.S. Capitol, Biden began a planning meeting for his new diplomacy center by addressing the elephant […]

After Oprah’s powerful Golden Globe Speech there has been talk about Oprah running for the President of the United States in 2020. Sources close to her have confirmed that she’s “intrigued” by the idea. However, Russ Parr doesn’t feel too cool about it. In fact, he doesn’t want Oprah to run at all. Listen above to […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oprah Winfrey’s moving speech at the Golden Globes has some fans and fellow celebrities calling for her presidential run. The actress accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award at Sunday’s ceremony, and it didn’t take long for Twitter to start lighting up with the hashtag #Oprah2020. Comedian Sarah Silverman tweeted […]

Black abolitionist Harriet Tubman was set to replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill under a 2016 decision by the Obama administration. However, the Trump administration signaled on Thursday that Tubman may not replace Jackson after all. According to the New York Times, “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declined to endorse the plan for a […]

Black abolitionist Harriet Tubman was set to replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill under a 2016 decision by the Obama administration. However, the Trump administration signaled on Thursday that Tubman may not replace Jackson after all. According to the New York Times, “Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin declined to endorse the plan for a […]

The iconic R&B singer also addressed the first time he saw Whitney Houston do drugs in his sit-down with Robin Roberts.