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Syracuse elects its first Black mayor and second woman, Sharon Owens: ‘This is more than a win’

Syracuse just made history. On Tuesday, Nov. 4, 62-year-old Sharon Owens became the city’s first Black mayor. “We did it, Syracuse,” her campaign wrote on Instagram. “Sharon Owens has been elected our next mayor! This is more than a win — it’s a movement powered by community, love, and a shared vision for a stronger Syracuse. Thank you to everyone who voted, volunteered, and believed.” Owens won with over 13,000 votes, defeating Republican Thomas Babilon and independents Alfonso Davis and […]

todayNovember 5, 2025 1

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John Legend thinks he knows how to win Trump a Nobel Peace Prize

John Legend has a message for the president: Trump for Peace Prize 2026! But, hear him out. The singer posted a video on his Instagram yesterday saying that he believes President Donald Trump should win the Nobel Peace Prize… with one big stipulation. “He’d have to stop all this authoritarian dictator sh*t, all the fascist sh*t, all the inhumane sh*t he’s been trying to do,” Legend said. Legend argued that the president could potentially earn the prize in a year […]

todayOctober 12, 2025 5

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President Barack Obama called Zohran Mamdani after his Democratic primary win

President Barack Obama called Zohran Mamdani shortly after his Democratic primary win in the race for New York City mayor. For many, the gesture was a nod to Mamdani’s grassroots style of campaigning and his affordability-focused platform, which some say represents the future of the Democratic Party. “We spoke about the importance, in a moment such as this, where politics is often characterized by a language of darkness, of the necessity of hope in how we speak and how we […]

todayAugust 18, 2025 2

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Some Democrats think Wes Moore could win the presidency in 2028

George Clooney, the Hollywood star whose New York Times op-ed inflamed calls for President Joe Biden to drop out of the 2024 election against Donald Trump, says looking ahead, he believes Maryland Gov. Wes Moore could be the Democratic Party’s best chance at taking back the White House in 2028. During a wide-ranging interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Clooney reflected on his decision to write his July 2024 column, “I Love Joe Biden. But We Need a New Nominee,” which […]

todayApril 17, 2025 1

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Democrats’ outgoing chair says Trump’s win forces party to reassess how it reaches voters

ATLANTA (AP) — As he concludes his time as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Jaime Harrison is downplaying his party’s November loss to President-elect Donald Trump and arguing Democrats avoided even greater losses than parties in power have faced around the world. But he acknowledged that Democrats must do a better job of selling the party’s priorities and accomplishments to the working class. He also called for continued nationwide investments in party infrastructure and better use of non-legacy media. “I can’t […]

todayDecember 4, 2024

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After Trump’s win, Black women are rethinking their role as America’s reliable political organizers

ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race, held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets, he didn’t just win a second […]

todayNovember 25, 2024 1

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Howard election party for Harris turned somber as it became clear Trump would win White House

The mood at Howard University on election night was somber, to say the least, as thousands gathered on the HBCU campus hoping to witness Kamala Harris become the 47th president of the United States.  Earlier in the evening, the campaign event was expected to be a victory party for Harris. Thousands gathered on “The Yard” at Howard, many breaking out in dance to the tunes of a DJ as the early vote count began to trickle in. But by the […]

todayNovember 9, 2024

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Zerlina Maxwell explains how a Harris win could bring America together – even for the skeptics

Can you feel the anxiety? Many voters from both sides of the aisle have expressed uncertainty about how to move forward after the election results are in. While supporters of Kamala Harris fear a second Trump presidency with its promises of retribution and punishment, there is also fear from anti-Harris voters who had been fed nonstop lies and criticisms about the vice president and what her administration represents. So, how does a divided country move forward? Zerlina Maxwell, a prominent […]

todayNovember 5, 2024

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Rep. Ro Khanna says if Harris does this at debate, ‘She’ll win and be the next president’

All eyes will be on Tuesday night’s first presidential debate (which theGrio is simulcasting) between Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, and former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee.While some viewers are anticipating a verbal slugfest between the presidential hopefuls, in a recent interview with theGrio, Harris campaign surrogate U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., advises Harris to keep her message positive and stay focused on the policy issues voters, particularly Black and brown voters, care about. Trump, he argued, […]

todaySeptember 10, 2024