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Rep. Summer Lee says Democratic leadership doesn’t yet have ‘recipe’ to meet the moment against Trump

Amid historic cuts to health care and other critical services and concerns of civil rights rollbacks, the Democratic Party is facing criticisms from its base that it is not doing enough to meet the moment against President Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s MAGA dominance. Last week’s elections gave Democrats a jolt of confidence with major victories; however, it remains unclear if Democrats are on the same page about how they lead in the era of Trump. The leadership approach […]

todayNovember 14, 2025

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Jasmine Crockett seeks to be top Democrat on powerful House Oversight Committee: ‘Ready to meet the moment’

Rising Democratic star U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is seeking a powerful congressional role that would position her as one of her party’s most influential leaders. In a letter to the Democratic House Caucus, Crockett announced her candidacy to be the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the main investigative body of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Our country is in an existential crisis driven by an out-of-control Executive with a flagrant disregard for […]

todayJune 4, 2025 1

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President Trump pardons NBA YoungBoy: ‘This moment means a lot,’ rapper says

President Donald Trump issued a full pardon for rapper NBA YoungBoy on Wednesday as part of a marathon of presidential pardons and clemencies announced this week. “I want to thank President Trump for granting me a pardon and giving me the opportunity to keep building — as a man, as a father, and as an artist,” the rapper, whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, said in a statement posted on Instagram. NBA YoungBoy, a 25-year-old multi-platinum artist, has been […]

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Bennie Thompson awarded Presidential Citizens Medal by Biden in a full-circle moment for the Mississippi lawmaker

Longtime Congressman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., received one of the highest civilian honors on Thursday when President Joe Biden awarded him the Presidential Citizens Medal. Closing out the final days of his term, which ends on Jan. 20, Biden presented Thompson, 76, with the prestigious presidential award during a White House ceremony held in the East Room. For Thompson, who has been in Congress for more than 30 years and before that, served in local government, the presidential honor is years […]

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Kamala Harris’ historic run is a pinnacle moment for Howard University

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a young college student, Kamala Harris made the nearly 3-mile trip from Howard University to the National Mall to protest against apartheid in South Africa. In 2017, as a senator, she returned to her alma mater to deliver the commencement address. In July, when she received word that she would likely be the Democratic presidential nominee, she was wearing her Howard sweatshirt in the vice president’s residence. Howard, one of the nation’s best-known historically Black colleges, has been central to […]

todaySeptember 3, 2024

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Kamala Harris’ nomination was an unprecedented moment. As we head toward the Democratic National Convention, history is in our hands.

A year ago, I answered President Joe Biden’s call to serve as the chair of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. And on Tuesday, just 13 days before the convention kicks off here in Chicago, I was honored to officially recognize Vice President Kamala Harris as our next Democratic nominee for President of the United States. It’s hard to overstate the significance of this moment, for the first time ever — a Black woman has secured the presidential nomination of a […]

todayAugust 8, 2024

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Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment. Now is the time to unite.

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 1969, then-freshman Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm predicted this political moment.  During an interview with renowned English journalist David Frost on the orange, purple and maroon set of “The David Frost Show,” he cooly asked Chisholm, “Tell me, do you think there can ever be a woman president of the United States?” Chisholm didn’t bat an eye as she immediately […]

todayJuly 29, 2024

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‘They’re the reason why I do what I do’: Milwaukee mayor shares VP Harris’ heartwarming moment with daughters

After stepping off Air Force Two in Milwaukee on Tuesday for her first presidential campaign rally, Vice President Kamala Harris was welcomed by the usual state and city officials: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson. But two greeters—Mayor Johnson’s twin daughters—had a particularly special moment with America’s first woman vice president. As she approached the young girls, 6-year-old Bella and Madison, who were wearing white dresses with pink and purple bows in […]

todayJuly 24, 2024 1

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Racial discrimination lawsuit against VA could be watershed moment for Black veterans

A first-of-its-kind racial discrimination lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has the potential to set the course of justice for generations of Black veterans.  Last month, a federal judge in Connecticut ruled against the federal government in its attempt to dismiss the suit filed by Marine Corps veteran Conley Monk Jr., who accused the VA of denying him and his deceased father, Conley Monk Sr., benefits based on their race after they served in the Vietnam War and […]

todayApril 25, 2024