Omarosa Manigault is now officially tasked with trying to convince African-Americans across the country to vote for Donald Trump in November. The most memorable contestant on season 1 of his reality show The Apprentice announced her new official title within the Trump campaign: Director of African-American Outreach. “It’s really an extension of the work that the coalition has already been […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — The fatal shooting of three police officers in Louisiana added new concerns Sunday about security at the Republican National Convention as huge crowds were expected to protest and the city police chief prepared officers to deal with the open carrying of weapons as allowed by state law. Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich […]
Warren Ballentine talks to “The Russ Parr Morning Show” about the possible candidates Donald Trump has to be his VP. His choices include Newt Gingrich, Chris Christie and Mike Pence. Ballentine believes none of these men will connect with black men, women or latino voters. Donald Trump is supposed to be making his choice before […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump has offered Mike Pence the vice presidential spot on his Republican ticket, and Trump aides have told the Indiana governor the formal announcement event could be made on Saturday. That’s according to a Republican with direct knowledge of the process, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the person was […]
Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is fond of bragging about his great relationship with African-Americans, well, you know, “The Blacks.” Who could forget how he pointed out his “African-American over here” in June while speaking about a Black supporter in Phoenix, Arizona. And don’t forget his April 2011 comment “I have a great relationship with […]
"Hillary Clinton will make a great president and I am proud to stand with her today," Sanders said.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Donald Trump says he believes relations between police and the nation’s African-American community are “far worse” than people think, predicting that protests against police violence that followed last week’s slaying of five police officers in Dallas “might be just the beginning for this summer.” In an interview Monday with The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump‘s tweet that featured Hillary Clinton and a six-pointed star atop a pile of money has also appeared on a white supremacist website. Trump’s account on Saturday tweeted the so-called “meme” — then deleted it and replaced it substituting a circle for the star symbol that resembles the Jewish Star of […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has begun formally vetting prospective vice presidential picks. The New York billionaire is considering former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, among what he previously described as a short list of possible running mates. Their inclusion was confirmed by people with direct […]
The “Don’t Trump America” shirt that Usher sported during his performance at Sunday night’s BET Awards is now part of a new line of tees he’s selling for $15 a pop. According to the website, the new venture is being run through custom apparel platform Teespring for one week only, with proceeds split evenly between […]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland police officers will have body cameras affixed to their riot gear during the Republican National Convention this month. The Arizona company TASER International says it will loan 300 mounting units to the city that will allow officers to attach the body cameras to their riot gear to record interactions between police […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kanye West has unveiled a video on a subject he knows something about: fame. The video for a single titled “Famous” — unveiled Friday night at a promotional event in the Los Angeles Forum — features what appears to be a naked West with images of 11 other famous people, some […]
