Outside the steps of New York City’s Gracie Mansion, Mayor Eric Leroy Adams, surrounded by more than a dozen Black clergy members and civil rights activists, approached the podium to make a statement before his indictment on bribery and other charges. But a hefty male voice from the crowd interrupted. “Your policies are anti-Black. You […]
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How Haitian Immigrants Are Fighting Back
They’ve filed criminal charges. They’re talking to the media. They’ve spoken out at the U.N. And they’re organizing politically. As anti-Haitian rhetoric and lies continue to spread, sparking violence and intimidation against immigrants from the overwhelmingly Black country, they and their allies are fighting back. Even as former President Donald Trump and his running mate, […]
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She Was Accused of Murder After Losing Her Pregnancy. This South Carolina Woman Now Tells Her Story.
ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Amari Marsh had just finished her junior year at South Carolina State University in May 2023 when she received a text message from a law enforcement officer. “Sorry it has taken this long for paperwork to come back,” the officer wrote. “But I finally have the final report, and wanted to see […]
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Black Election Workers Brace for Security Threats
Black Voters and the Fight for Democracy is a multipart series that explores the stakes of the 2024 election for our communities. This project was produced as part of the Advancing Democracy Fellowship. Deidre Lesesne, a Pittsburgh-based poll worker, remembers the anger that seized her in 2020 when a group of white election observers harassed […]
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Harris Covers Wide Range of Topics in NABJ Interview
Weeks after the National Association of Black Journalists caught flak for hosting former President Donald Trump at its annual convention in Chicago, a panel of three NABJ members sat down with his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia. Harris’ campaign was in talks with NABJ in July to determine whether a virtual or in-person […]
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‘We Have Something to Say’: Younger Black Voters Want Attention on Gaza
Some younger Black voters feel that the Democrats’ message of “freedom” this election cycle rings a little bit hollow. Many are enthusiastic that Vice President Kamala Harris is at the top of a major political party’s ticket. But they’re also concerned that the party’s calls for freedom and a more inclusive democracy are too narrow […]
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Haitian American Group Demands Retraction of Trump’s Statements
Haitian-American community leaders and organizations rebuked former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, for repeating false claims this week that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating household pets and demanded a retraction of the statements. During his Tuesday night debate with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC, […]
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Harris vs. Trump — Five Takeaways From the Debate
Vice President Kamala Harris met former president Donald Trump in a sparring match, moderated by ABC News’ David Muir and Linsey Davis. Harris aimed to keep Trump on the ropes. “Donald Trump was fired by 81 million people,” she said, in an attempt to bruise her Republican rival’s ego. Trump platformed a conspiracy theory that […]
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Haitian Immigrants in Ohio and Other Fact-Checks from Harris-Trump Debate
Social media users recently flooded platforms with unfounded rumors about Haitian immigrants in a small Ohio town. The immigrants are feasting on neighborhood pets, as well as ducks and geese at local parks, the social media posts said. But a city spokesperson told PolitiFact there are no credible reports this is happening. A Sept. 6 Facebook […]
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Delaware Lawmaker Seeks to Become the 4th Black Woman to Serve in the U.S. Senate
U.S. Rep. Lisa Blunt Rochester often holds a large scarf imprinted with a highly symbolic and historic document as she campaigns to become the fourth Black woman ever to serve in the U.S. Senate. A Reconstruction-era voting oath signed by her great-great-great grandfather, a formerly enslaved man, is etched on the scarf’s threads. She had […]