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She’s the sitting vice president. She’s the candidate of change. How Harris is having it both ways

WASHINGTON (AP) — She’s the sitting vice president who has been in office for 3 1/2 years. She’s also the presidential candidate of just five weeks promising a “new way forward.” Kamala Harris is having it both ways as she hits the campaign trail after the Democratic National Convention, taking credit for parts of President Joe Biden’s record in rallies staged in front of Air Force Two while casting herself as a new leader who rails against “the politics of […]

todayAugust 26, 2024 1

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5 significant Black moments during night one of the DNC

The first night of the Democratic National Committee Convention was one of jubilee as thousands gathered inside the United Center in Chicago to coronate Vice President Kamala Harris as the party’s presidential nominee.  The opening event showcased the diversity of the Democratic Party and, at many times, centered on Black voices in politics, both past and present. It was fitting for an evening celebrating the party’s first Black and South Asian woman nominee who aims to make history on Election […]

todayAugust 25, 2024 2

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Harris summons Americans to reject political divisions, warns of consequences posed by a Trump win

CHICAGO (AP) — Kamala Harris summoned Americans on Thursday to reject political division and instead chart what she called a “new way forward,” as she accepted her party’s nomination while blending biography with warnings about electing Donald Trump again to the White House. Taking the stage to a thunderous standing ovation as she closed out the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, the vice president argued that her personal story and background as a prosecutor made her uniquely qualified to protect […]

todayAugust 25, 2024 1

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s daughter seeks to finish mother’s term

HOUSTON (AP) — The daughter of the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, will seek to finish her mother’s term in office. Erica Lee Carter submitted paperwork by Thursday’s deadline to be a candidate in a special election in which voters will choose who will complete Jackson Lee’s two-year term representing the Houston congressional district. Carter, like her mother, is running as a Democrat. Paperwork filed with the Texas Secretary of […]

todayAugust 25, 2024

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How do you pronounce Kamala? Her grandnieces explain at the DNC

The two young daughters of Kamala Harris’ niece Meena Harris helped actress Kerry Washington deliver a tutorial on pronouncing the vice president’s name. WASHINGTON (AP) — The final night of the Democratic National Convention included a tutorial on pronouncing Kamala Harris‘ name — featuring none other than the candidate’s great nieces. The actress Kerry Washington introduced the girls by saying “it’s come to my attention that there are some folks who struggle — or pretend to struggle — with the […]

todayAugust 25, 2024 1

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Cornel West loses bid to get on Pennsylvania presidential ballot

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West lost a legal challenge Friday in his bid to get on the ballot in the battleground state of Pennsylvania. Commonwealth Court Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer, in a 15-page opinion, sided with the Secretary of State’s office under Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in rejecting West’s candidacy paperwork. The Secretary of State’s office said West’s campaign lacked the required affidavits for 14 of West’s 19 presidential electors. Jubelirer, a Republican, agreed with the Secretary of […]

todayAugust 25, 2024 1

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Could Kamala Harris inspire a new wave of Black women to run for office?

There is a new viral clip of Kamala Harris talking to two little Black girls as she campaigned during her first presidential run back in 2019. Harris, then a United States senator, kneels before the girls and focuses her attention on the younger one, whose eyes and head are shooting down to the ground — likely out of shyness while meeting a famous politician. “My sister’s name is Maya! Let me see you, Maya …” Harris says while gently tilting […]

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Why did everyone think Beyoncé would perform at the DNC? Breaking down the widespread rumor

Social media was ablaze Thursday night when TMZ reported that the Queen herself, Beyoncé, would close out the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a performance.  The report, which claimed Beyoncé would appear before Vice President Kamala Harris spoke, was quickly picked up by other media outlets and the BeyHive, causing fans to wait anxiously for her arrival. Hours earlier, NBC Chicago reported that a White House political director, Emmy Ruiz, hinted at a Beyoncé performance by tweeting a […]

todayAugust 23, 2024 1

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Black leaders and celebs are all in after Harris’ coronation at DNC

After Kamala Harris accepted her historic nomination for president at the Democratic National Convention, Black leaders in politics and within the civil rights community told theGrio they were all in to ensure her victory in November. “This night means everything,” said Raymond Santana, a member of the Central Park Five, also known as the Exonerated Five.Santana and three others from the group of then wrongfully convicted Black young boys took to the stage at the United Center on Thursday to […]

todayAugust 23, 2024 1