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Only Black GOP Congresswoman Loses Election To Democrat

November 30th, 2018037 TriceEdneyWire.com Ludmya “Mia” Love, the only Black Republican woman in Congress, won’t be returning to Washington in January. She was defeated by her...

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Is Broward Supervisor Being Scapegoated In Florida Turmoil?

November 15th, 2018026 A series of voting irregularities in Broward County, Fla., have caused some to target Broward Supervisor of Elections Dr. Brenda Snipes, an African-American woman who...

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STACEY ABRAMS AND GEORGIA DEMS FIGHT ON

November 15th, 2018015 ATLANTA A federal judge ruled late Monday (Nov. 12) that Georgia must not certify the state’s election results before Friday (Nov. 16) at 5 p.m., which falls before...

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Voter Suppression – Then & Now

November 2nd, 2018028 Neither buses nor social media existed in 1869 when the 15th Amendment became law; but people of color managed to get to the polls since more than 100 African-American...

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Enough is Enough! VOTE!

October 28th, 2018014 After years of preclearance and expansion of voting access, by 2013 African-American registration and turnout rates had finally reached near-parity with white...

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3 Blacks Running For Governor Continue Their Uphill Race

October 26th, 2018045 By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide Registered Democrats in Maryland will make up just 57 percent of voters by Election Day as Ben Jealous runs...

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Voting By Absentee Ballots SHOWS UpTICK For Midterms

October 26th, 2018024 Less than two weeks before the Midterm elections, state and local election officials are seeing an upswing in the number of Virginians who are casting their votes early...

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Stumping For Elaine Luria

October 25th, 2018048 Virginia Beach Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Tim Kaine both made stops in Hampton Roads last weekend to express their support for 2nd Congressional District...

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Virginia Beach, Portsmouth Voters To Elect City Council Members

October 12th, 20180109 Virginia Beach voters will vote on candidates for City Council in six seats open for election, including two at-large ones. Voters can vote for one candidate in their...

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Congresswoman Karen Bass Elected Next Chair of the CBC