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Watch: Democratic pollster Terrance Woodbury breaks down Harris plan for economy

This week, “The Hill with April Ryan” catches up with Democratic pollster Terrance Woodbury, founder of the polling firm HIT Strategies and a surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign.  Woodbury tells theGrio that the economy is the number one issue for American voters. Among Black voters, in particular, Woodbury says the general sentiment is that “costs are too damn high.”   The numbers cruncher clarifies that Black Americans’ concerns about the economy go beyond inflation. People want to “reduce costs” […]

todayOctober 6, 2024 1

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Harris’ emphasis on maternal health care is paying dividends with Black women voters

Vice President Kamala Harris is seeing a surge of support from Black women voters, galvanized in part by her work on healthcare issues such as maternal mortality, reproductive rights, and gun control. The enthusiasm may be key for Democratic turnout at the polls in critical battleground states. Black women have always been among the most reliable voters in the Democratic base and were central to former President Barack Obama’s victories in 2008 and 2012. Enthusiasm was also robust for President […]

todayOctober 6, 2024

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Politics Explained: How Trump’s attacks on abortion rights affected Black women

Abortion remains one of the most divisive issues on the ballot this election season, splitting the country along racial, political, and religious lines. Depending on the outcome in November, the future of abortion access could drastically change, placing women’s health and safety in jeopardy. On this week’s episode of “Politics Explained with Natasha Alford,” we’re looking at how the rollback on abortion rights has impacted Black women. The tragic case of Amber Thurman Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old mother in Georgia, […]

todayOctober 4, 2024 1

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Kamala Harris and Michelle Obama’s friendship explained

It was the endorsement heard around the world. After much anxious debating over whether Barack and Michelle Obama would endorse Kamala Harris’ run for president in July, the former U.S. president and first lady came out front in support of her candidacy days after President Joe Biden passed the torch to his vice president. “Hey there!” Michelle Obama can be heard saying over the speakerphone with Vice President Harris, captured on camera for a Harris campaign video. “Aw you’re both together, […]

todayOctober 4, 2024 1

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Tennessee Three’s Justin J. Pearson says Harris ‘fought for us,’ so he’s returning the favor

The day after two young Black Tennessee state lawmakers were expelled last year by majority white male Republicans, Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to Nashville on a whim to condemn the ousters in a non-scripted fiery speech.  It was a remarkable move for a sitting vice president to engage in such state-level controversy.  Reps. Justin J. Pearson, Justin Jones and Gloria Johnson were brought up on expulsion charges in the state House of Representatives after joining anti-gun violence protesters in […]

todayOctober 3, 2024 2

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Harris hands out meals, consoles families as she surveys Hurricane Helene devastation in Georgia

AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris handed out meals, embraced a shaken family and surveyed Hurricane Helene’s “extraordinary” path of destruction through Georgia on Wednesday as she left the campaign trail to pledge federal help and personally take in scenes of toppled trees, damaged homes and lives upended. She visited Augusta, where power lines stretched along the sidewalk and utility poles lay cracked and broken. The vice president spoke from a lectern erected in front of a house with a fallen tree […]

todayOctober 3, 2024 2

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NYC mayor deflects questions about bribery charges as a potential witness speaks outside City Hall

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his most thorough public defense to date since his indictment on federal bribery charges, insisting the case was a “test” that would not distract him from governing as he deflected specific questions about the investigation for more than an hour Tuesday. Yet even as the mayor began to address reporters alone beneath the City Hall rotunda, a potential witness in one of the sprawling investigations was wrapping up his his own news […]

todayOctober 3, 2024

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7 insightful quotes from Kamala Harris’ memoir that offer a glimpse into her life

When Kamala Harris published her memoir, “The Truths We Hold,” in 2019, it revealed a story of the American Dream that represented the best of what was possible in this country — a young woman born in humble beginnings, who pursued her education and an ambitious career path to become a history-making district attorney, attorney general and U.S. senator. Now, in 2024, Harris’ bestselling book holds relevant insights in the life and mindset that got the now-presidential nominee this far, […]

todayOctober 2, 2024

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JD Vance vs. Tim Walz is the new Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar

As a lover of old-school hip-hop, I love a good debate. Back in the days when rappers had more backup dancers than guns (shout out to Scoob and Scrap Lover), radio stations, television outlets and nightclubs often hosted public debates.  While there was very little fact-checking, it was up to the individual voter to decide which candidate was better at rapping. Whether it was the Juice Crew vs. BDP, Lyte vs. Latifah or Silkk the Shocker vs the beat, these […]

todayOctober 2, 2024 5