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NY-17 Democratic nominee Mondaire Jones warns ‘high stakes’ of Trump and Republicans’ Project 2025

Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 17th Congressional District, aims to reclaim his seat from Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler in one of the nation’s most closely watched House races. If Jones, who made history in 2020 as the first openly gay Black American elected to the United States Congress, is successful on Nov. 5, it would mean the return of a distinctive Black and queer voice on Capitol Hill. A lot is riding on […]

July 3, 2024

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Black voters should know this about Trump and Project 2025

As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump duke it out in 2024 presidential election, many are sounding the alarm about the dangers of Project 2025 and its implications for Black and brown voters.Project 2025, formerly called the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, is a wide-ranging manifesto of policy priorities and prescriptions for the next Republican president. If Trump reclaims the White House, the plan calls for several actions that would upend the federal government and, as critics argue, undo […]

July 3, 2024

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How racism, terrorism and police brutality paved the way for presidential immunity

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laws don’t apply to presidents. “Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution,” reads the most aptly named Supreme Court ruling ever, Trump v. United States. “[H]e is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for […]

July 3, 2024

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Why these Black voters won’t give up on Joe Biden

Depending on who you ask, last week’s presidential debate was the unofficial end of President Joe Biden’s campaign for reelection or a new beginning. On one side, major editorial pages and politicos called for the president to step aside after a high-stakes debate during which he lost his train of thought at crucial moments and struggled to respond effectively to the onslaught of lies from former President Donald Trump. At a time when Biden, 81, needed to convey physical strength […]

July 2, 2024

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California budgets up to $12 million for reparations bills, a milestone in atoning for racist legacy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California plans to spend up to $12 million on reparations legislation under a budget signed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, marking a milestone in the state’s efforts to atone for a legacy of racism and discrimination against Black Californians. The reparations funding in the $297.9 billion budget Newsom signed over the weekend does not specify what programs the money would go toward. Lawmakers are not considering widespread direct payments to Black Californians this year. The state […]

July 2, 2024

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Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have broad immunity, dimming chance of a pre-election Trump trial

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled for the first time that former presidents have some immunity from prosecution, extending the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss and all but ending prospects the former president could be tried before the November election. In a historic 6-3 ruling, the justices returned Trump’s case to the trial court to determine what is left of special counsel […]

July 2, 2024

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Here is a list of ‘Black jobs’ you probably qualify for right now

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Ever since Donald Trump got on an international stage and told everyone that immigrants are taking “Black jobs,” the Black delegation has spent a great amount of time ruminating over just what exactly these Black jobs are. Are there actually jobs in this country that only belong to Black people, and should we be fearful that immigrants will come […]

July 2, 2024

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‘I’m scared as s-t’: Justice Jackson, Black leaders explain why Supreme Court granting Trump immunity is dangerous

Elected officials and advocates are decrying the Supreme Court’s Monday ruling granting former President Donald Trump some level of immunity for undetermined “official acts” in his federal criminal case for his role in trying to overturn the 2020 election and the subsequent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection executed by a mob of his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Hours after the conservative majority ruled that, as president, Trump could be subject to certain immunity privileges in a case where he faces […]

July 1, 2024

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Voters may be stuck with Biden, but Democrats shouldn’t pretend we didn’t see what we saw during the debates

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In spite of the immediate panic his poor debate performance sparked last week, as of now, it remains more likely than not that President Joe Biden will stay on the ballot in this year’s looming presidential election. So, his supporters have devised a plan to fix matters, which includes asking voters to essentially hurry up and get over what […]

July 1, 2024