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Rep. Barbara Lee says this would be Shirley Chisholm’s message to Kamala Harris and Democrats today

No one has fought more in Congress to keep alive Shirley Chisholm’s legacy than U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee. The 78-year-old California lawmaker counts the late Chisholm as a mentor and friend.  Despite making history as the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968 and the first Black American and Black woman to run for U.S. president in 1972, it took years for the “Unbought and Unbossed” congresswoman’s trailblazing career to be recognized on Capitol Hill. “When I came to […]

todayNovember 30, 2024

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Are Democrats undermining the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries?

As Democrats piece together a fractured party following Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat by President-elect Donald Trump, some have questioned who is left to lead the Democratic Party. MSNBC host Jen Psaki, President Joe Biden’s former White House press secretary and former White House advisor to President Barack Obama, said last week that Democrats are “in the wilderness.”“There is no clear leader of the party. Joe Biden is gonna be out of office shortly. Kamala Harris just lost the election,” […]

todayNovember 27, 2024 1

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Without Kamala Harris in the White House, Democrats look to Hakeem Jeffries

As Democrats continue licking their wounds after the stunning defeat of Kamala Harris by President-elect Donald Trump, all eyes are on Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), whose party in Congress has a slim chance of regaining a majority in the House of Representatives.If Democrats can win the House, it would give the party its only hope of slowing Trump’s agenda from being enacted. Jeffries, a 54-year-old congressman from Brooklyn, New York, would also become House speaker, making history as the first […]

todayNovember 11, 2024 4

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For Black Democrats, Kamala Harris’ defeat to Trump is personal

Democrats are still working through the stages of grief after Kamala Harris’ stunning defeat to Donald Trump. Based on conversations theGrio had with elected officials, staff and strategists, Black Democrats, in particular, are struggling to grapple with Harris falling short of making history as the nation’s first female and Black woman president. U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands fought back tears during a phone interview with theGrio as she reflected on not just Harris’ defeat but the […]

todayNovember 8, 2024 1

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Will Democrats and Republicans better engage Black men after Nov. 5?

After the exhaustive and yet necessary conversations and news stories about how Black men have been taken for granted in this election cycle and the efforts to win their vote, the question remains whether both political parties will find actual solutions to better engaging Black men after Nov. 5. TheGrio reached out to both political parties to discuss their long-term plan for Black men. Neither of the parties’ leaders have responded as they make their last-ditch campaign efforts before Election […]

todayOctober 26, 2024 1

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How Kamala Harris and Democrats can solve their Black men ‘problem’

The worry this election cycle about Black men, the Democratic Party’s second-most loyal voting bloc, has no end in sight as polling consistently shows a lag in their support for the presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. However, experts who spoke with theGrio point to a few opportunities Harris and Democrats have to sway Black male voters in the final two weeks before Election Day on Nov. 5. Dr. Alvin Tillery, a pollster and CEO of the super PAC Alliance […]

todayOctober 22, 2024

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Obama’s callout to Black men touches a nerve among Democrats. Is election-year misogyny at play?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama had frank words for Black men who may be considering sitting out the election. “Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren’t feeling the idea of having a woman as president, and you’re coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that,” he said Thursday to Harris-Walz campaign volunteers and officials at a field office in Pittsburgh. America’s first Black president touched a nerve among Democrats worried about Vice President Kamala […]

todayOctober 14, 2024 1

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Watch: Hakeem Jeffries explains why Democrats are united behind Harris at DNC

TheGrio caught up with U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, outside the United Center where thousands are gathered for the Democratic National Convention. “We are excited and unified,” said the congressman, who expressed glee and excitement about the candidacies of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, the Democratic nominees for president and vice president. Jeffries, who will become the first Black speaker of the House if Democrats win back the chamber in November, […]

todayAugust 22, 2024

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Democrats open their convention transformed by Harris’ ascendance but facing lingering questions

CHICAGO (AP) — A refreshed Democratic Party reintroduces itself to a divided nation this week, having been transformed by the money, momentum, relief and even joy that followed Vice President Kamala Harris‘ rise to the top of its ticket. The whiplash of the last month culminates in a convention that begins Monday in Chicago. Above all, the four-day gathering of thousands of activists and party leaders from across the nation is designed to celebrate and strengthen Harris as President Joe […]

todayAugust 20, 2024 1