In 2008, large swaths of mostly Black communities in New York City, particularly in Brooklyn, helped push Obama to victory, reports The New York Times.
A day before the all-important Democratic primary in New York, Spike Lee has released a new celeb-packed ad for his candidate of choice and fellow Brooklynite, Sen. Bernie Sanders. Titled “Wake Up,” the ad borrows its title from the message literally yelled to the audience in Lee’s 1988 film School Daze. The clip, lasting just over […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders let loose with a series of combative accusations on Wall Street, the minimum wage and guns in a rough-and-tumble debate Thursday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The contentious, fast-paced back-and-forth between the two Democratic presidential candidates was proof of how much is at stake entering Tuesday’s […]
This is the perfect interview to get started with if you're not familiar with the junior U.S. senator of Vermont.
NEW YORK (AP) — Republican Donald Trump emerged from Wisconsin as a damaged front-runner following a crushing loss to rival Ted Cruz, deepening questions about the billionaire businessman’s presidential qualifications and pushing the GOP toward a rare contested convention fight. Democrat Bernie Sanders also scored a sweeping victory in Wisconsin’s primary that gives him a […]
If all holds, Sanders could take home 60 plus delegates and cut Clinton's lead down to 20 percent, but he still has a long battle ahead.
According to reports, Coley passed away on Tuesday night while receiving hospice care.
As Hillary Clinton inches closer to gaining the Democratic Party's nomination for president of the United States, the nation's current leader made a weighty appeal on the former first lady's behalf. At a dinner last Friday, President Barack Obama appealed to donors at the private to rally around Clinton, The New York Times reports.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Thursday he still maintains a “path toward victory” in his Democratic presidential bid against Hillary Clinton, rejecting suggestions that she has all but sewn up the party’s nomination. “I don’t believe they have an insurmountable lead,” Sanders said in a phone interview with The Associated Press from […]
Roland Martin and the co-creator of Black And Brown People Vote Ifeoma Clark, Trinity Baptist Church Pastor Victor Davis and the President/CEO of the Columbus Urban League Stephanie Hightower weigh in on last night’s Democratic Town Hall event. Did Hillary Clinton address your concerns at last night’s town hall meeting? “No I didn’t. I’m constantly looking for […]
MIAMI (AP) — Fighting for Florida and beyond, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders tangled in an intense debate Wednesday night over who’s the true friend of American Hispanics, trading accusations over guest worker programs “akin to slavery” and the embracing of “vigilantes” against immigrants. They had even worse things to say about Republican front-runner Donald […]
Ghet·to – a part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups Sen. Bernie Sanders may have torpedoed his chances of rallying undecided Black voters around his candidacy for the White House. Sanders, the socialist from Vermont, is under fire this week for using the word “ghetto” in a […]
