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By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal & Guide
In 2013, when Terry McAuliffe first ran for governor of Virginia, he lost the white vote by 20 points.
But McAuliffe won 90 percent of the Black Vote and that propelled him to a narrow 3-point victory over his Conservative Republican rival Ken Cuccinelli.
According to Dr. Eric Claville, the Director of The Center for African American Public Policy (CAAmPP) at Norfolk State University, McAuliffe secured 47.8% of the vote and Cuccinelli, secured 45.2%
A third-party candidate, he said, registered a historic and strong 6.5% of the electorate, pulling votes away from the Democrats.
Continue reading All Eyes On Virginia Governor’s Election at The New Journal and Guide.
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
During a recent interview on Good Morning America with host Robin Roberts, former First Lady Michelle Obama opened up about... View Article
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Former President Barack Obama has announced that he plans to release the first volume of his memoir \"A Promised Land\" on Nov. 17, two weeks after the
To suggest to any woman set to represent the party that gave Jamaica its first, and only woman prime minister - Portia Simpson Miller - that she is being nominated as a token by the People's National Party (PNP) is like a declaration of war.
Prime Minister Mottley marked three years since Labour's unprecedented landslide victory by touting the administration's 'progress amidst challenges' during a period of turmoil marked by widespread unemployment, economic depression, rising crime and a viral pandemic that's claimed nearly 50 lives. At a meeting Sunday to commemorate its 30-nil parliamentary shutout of the Democratic Labour […]
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Political analysts had been saying since 2017 that Black voters will decide the 2020 presidential election in the U.S. And right from Joe Biden's Democratic primary where Black voters in South Carolina helped him win to the presidential election where Black people lifted his bid to the presidency, Black voters have definitely been the backbone...
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By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — This week will find us back in a familiar place — waiting for Georgia to count votes. With control of the U.S. Senate at stake, all eyes are on a runoff election that has Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler facing Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. Millions of dollars have poured in, Georgians have been bombarded by advertisements and messages urging them to vote, and both sides have sent their heavy hitters to help turn out voters. Some things to keep in mind as the polls close Tuesday night: HOW DID […]
The post Here we go again: What to expect as Georgia counts votes appeared first on Black News Channel.
It is difficult to legally predicate the next General Election upon the successful conclusion of the BBI process.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ decision to strip Portland West Member of Parliament Daryl Vaz of the land, environment, and climate-change portfolio has been lauded by a leading environmentalist and public commentator. But Peter Espeut does not...
Former President Barack Obama knows a thing or two about organizing and building coalitions for change. As a community organizer... View Article
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro neatly sums up how thoroughly politics has hijacked the debate over using malaria drugs against the new coronavirus: \"Right-wingers take chloroquine.\"
Based on preliminary studies in China and France -- and, apparently, a heavy dose of hope for something other than economically painful lockdowns to contain the pandemic -- Trump and Bolsonaro have been touting chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine as potential wonder drugs against Covid-19, despite scientists' insistence that further testing is needed.
Brazil's former health minister Nelson Teich resigned last week after less than a month on the job, reportedly after clashing with Bolsonaro over the president's insistence on expanding the use of chloroquine against Covid-19.
Political analysts predicted Bolsonaro, now on his third health minister of the pandemic, would seek a pliable replacement willing to ignore the lack of scientific evidence on chloroquine.
The new guidelines recommend doctors in the public health system prescribe either chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine from the onset of symptoms of coronavirus infection, together with the antibiotic azithromycin.
By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Polls show close race between Trump and Biden in Florida, America's largest swing state. Here are four of the state's battlegrounds that could tip the 2020 race. hen polls [...]
Democrats wanted to get the ‘For The People Act’ passed before the 2022 midterms, but face major GOP opposition.
Tonight, Former President Barack Obama will take center stage with a first-of-its-kind event to congratulate graduating high school seniors in primetime.
The hour-long “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020” program airs at 7 pm CST and will include appearances by LeBron James, Team USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe and the Jonas Brothers.
Follow the online conversation by using the hashtag Obama is also set to make an appearance at “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition,” honoring graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The online event kicks off at 1 pm CST and will be live-streamed on Chase’s YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn channels.
For more info on “Graduate Together,” go to more info on “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition,” go to
The #CreepyTucker hashtag went viral after the Fox News host continued his fearmongering about COVID-19 shots.
Former President Barack Obama remembered John Thompson not so much as a basketball coach but as someone who reshaped lives.
Crusader Staff Report The Obama Presidential Center, already estimated to be the most expensive presidential library in U.S. history, will now cost nearly $700 million to build in Jackson Park, Obama Foundation President Valerie Jarrett said at a recent virtual event. The 19.3-acre OPC, which is scheduled to break ground in the fall, was originally […]
If you are one who believes that the best and most brilliant are fated to leave us the earliest on Earth, you may find that among Black activists, that belief is most true. Through the malice of their detractors, a lot of Black heroes all around the post World War II globe were take away...
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More than 55 millionaires are seeking a seat in The Bahamas Parliament in the September 16 general election, according to the full list of 2021 financial declarations published in the media on Monday.
COMPILED BY FLORIDA COURIER STAFF Gospel legend Bishop Rance Allen has died at age 71. Allen died around 3 a.m. Oct. 31 while recovering from a medical procedure at Heartland ProMedica in Sylvania, Ohio, according to a joint statement from his wife, Ellen, and manager Toby Jackson. Allen is known for leading the Rance Allen […]
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Thursday, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Jon Ossoff’s campaign released a new radio ad featuring former President Barack Obama urging Georgians to vote for Ossoff instead of David Perdue. The ad will run as part of Ossoff’s statewide radio campaign over the final two weeks of the election. “Jon has dedicated his career to fighting injustice,” says Obama. “I know he’s […]
Crusader Staff Report The start date for Early Voting for the General Election in November has been changed to Thursday, October 1, according to the Chicago Board of Elections. Early voting begins at the Loop Super Site at 191 N. Clark St. in Chicago. There will also be a secured drop box for mail-in ballots, […]
The presumptive Democratic vice presidential nominee said her Secret Service code name will be \"Pioneer.\"
Too many sermons on Father’s Day seem to focus on the black father’s need to engage his children because he’s shirked responsibility.
This viewpoint about black fatherhood is a well-established structure of thought, with a host of supporting beliefs that reinforce it like rebar in a concrete slab: society is devastated because the majority of African American fathers are not at home nor involved in the lives of their children.
Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, “Fathers’ Involvement with Their Children” (yes, the CDC tracks data and researches topics like this), verify that the majority of black fathers actually live with their children (2.5 million versus 1.7 million who don’t).
Research by scholars like Waldo E. Johnson Jr., Ph.D., professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, leads in efforts to re-educate about black fatherhood, and also brings notice to the men who stand in as genuine, authentic father figures for children who have lost fathers for whatever reasons.
Speak to the power of how millions of African American men and dozens of programs, like The Chicago Fathers and Sons Project and Real Men Cook (which I participated in for five years), are shedding light on the actual truth: most black children are not fatherless and Black American fatherhood is very much alive!
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sephora's Artemis Patrick and designer Aurora James, creator of the "15 Percent Pledge" to support Black-owned brands, about how the initiative is going.
