WASHINGTON Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA-37) has been elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) for the 116th Congress. Congresswoman Bass will be the 26th chair...
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 Democratic opponent in...
By Rosaland Tyler Associate Editor New Journal and Guide When Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams formally conceded the governor’s race on Nov. 16 to former Georgia...
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 has...
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...
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...
After years of preclearance and expansion of voting access, by 2013 African-American registration and turnout rates had finally reached near-parity with white registration and turnout rates....
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...
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...
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...