ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. — Observing a joyous children’s holiday parade in the Louisiana parish she calls home, Clara LaFleur said that she isn’t surprised that the political power of Black Louisianans in her congressional district is in peril. After all, she told Capital B, it’s long seemed as if no one has been a […]
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A Trump Win, Against the Will of Most Black Voters
For the overwhelming majority of Black voters, a political nightmare is becoming a reality: Donald Trump secured enough Electoral College votes to win the 2024 presidential election, according to the Associated Press. With a win in Wisconsin, Trump cleared the 270 electoral votes needed to clinch the presidency. In the weeks leading up to Election […]
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Vibe Check: What Every Black Voter Should Know for Election Day
Election Day is here. For some voters, it’s already a nightmare. Shantae Martin is a lifelong Virginian who cast her first ballot for Barack Obama. But the 37-year-old recently found out through a notice in the mail that her voter registration had been canceled, supposedly because she’s a noncitizen. “I was confused, to be honest. […]
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Here’s What Black Swing-State Voters Care About This Election
As Americans go to the polls today, much of the nation’s attention will turn to the math of this historic election. How many votes have been cast — early or on Election Day — and of course, whether either of the major party’s candidates have amassed enough support in the right combination of states to […]
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Harris and Trump Want Young Black Votes. Here’s What HBCU Students Want in a President.
Originally published by Open Campus. In a few days, voters will decide who becomes the nation’s next president. There’s been much speculation about whether Vice President Kamala Harris’ identity as a Howard University alumna will result in support at the polls from students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Both Harris and her opponent, […]
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Black Voters Prepare for Backlash Ahead of Election Day
Activist Camille Bennett never backs down from a fight, despite her life being in danger. She’s endured racist and violent threats in rural Alabama, a part of a life she’s known since moving there as a teenager. She’s in Florence, her father’s hometown in the northwest part of the state known as The Shoals. In […]
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Ignored for Years, Black Milwaukee Voters Hold Power in 2024
MILWAUKEE — When Diane Blaylock’s parents migrated to Milwaukee from Lena and Canton, Mississippi, they immediately went to work. Her father was employed by Rex Chain Belt, a manufacturing company that produced chain links for agricultural equipment. Donning a knit Green Bay Packers cap, she reminisced about a time when Black people had more opportunities […]
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Defying Intimidation, Black Voters in Arizona Head to the Polls
PHOENIX — Arizona and its biggest city, Phoenix, can be intimidating places to voice political opinions if you don’t subscribe to MAGA Republicanism. Since the 2020 election — and as recently as this summer — white Republican elected officials who have refused to buy into the false claim that former President Donald Trump won the […]
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Hurricane Helene’s Black Survivors Face Floods, Disinformation, and a Threat to Their Vote
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Robert Thomas’ home is still standing after the coffee-colored floodwaters of Hurricane Helene rushed through his community, but everything that made up his life has been swept away. Thirteen days after Helene first made landfall in the U.S., it is known that at least 230 people died during the storm’s surge, with […]
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Black Voters in Philadelphia Can Tip the Scales Toward Harris or Trump
PHILADELPHIA — There are times where Alyce Hobson, 80, can’t believe what’s happening to food prices. One Sunday in late September, she walked into a Philadelphia grocery store and came out with three small items that cost almost $30. “Prices are totally ridiculous,” said Hobson, a retired government employee who assisted Philadelphia’s social workers. “I […]