Politics
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CNN has reported that Black voters and those who rely upon their vote have felt increasingly concerned about voting measures for this year’s elections. Many members of the Black community consider in-person voting a right and an honor hard-earned with blood, sweat and tears. In-person voting is a “community” tradition in which some voters wear […]
Manhattan U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres has ruled that the New York Democratic presidential primary must occur as originally planned on June 23 and that cancelling it was unconstitutional. A lawsuit had been brought before her by lawyers representing Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and businessman Andrew Yang. As Judge Torres pointed out, no other state […]
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Trump has remained close to the White House. In fact, since lockdown restrictions began Trump has only left Washington, DC twice. That is set to change this week, however, as Trump is heading to Arizona to complete his most extensive journey since the start of COVID-19 restrictions. The first stop […]
On Sunday 3rd May, Trump predicted the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic could be as high as 100,000 in the United States alone. Despite this seemingly shocking figure, he has begun to pressure states to start re-opening public places and businesses. Speaking to Fox News, Trump said, “we’re going to lose anywhere from 75,800 […]
American singer Diddy has confirmed that he won’t vote for Joe Biden if he does not change the quality of life for black communities in America. Speaking candidly with supermodel Naomi Campbell on her YouTube series “No Filter” with Naomi, Diddy argued Biden had to earn the black vote. He said, ‘the Black vote […]
On Monday, April 27, representatives of the New York Board of Elections announced that they had canceled the Democratic primary election scheduled originally for April 28 and then June 23 to protect the health of voters. As they explained, they “struggled” with this decision, but they also felt it was the right one given the […]
Mayor Lovely Warren will make a budget proposal announcement by May 15 to meet the City of Rochester’s June 1 budget deadline for 2021. Given the economic crisis caused by the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, Mayor Warren is expected to announce worker layoffs. Although the city normally employs approximately 3,000 workers, an unknown number of “non-essential” workers […]
I can’t tell you how comforting it was to hear a message from our President Barack Obama during this time. The former President endorsed Joe Biden for President. In a video Tuesday President Obama addressed the Nation and had a whole lot to say about the current administration. He will be joining former Vice President […]
As the self-dubbed “people’s lawyer,” Letitia James pledged in her 2018 campaign for Attorney General of New York that “I am not about privilege or politics. I’m about people … I won’t stop working for you.” In the past couple of months, as the spread of the coronavirus pandemic has severely impacted New York, her […]
Numerous black organizations are urging African Americans to fill out census forms, because of their importance in the community. The National Urban League’s Black Census Roundtable and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation’s Unity Diaspora Coalition have partnered with more than 40 state and local organizations to raise awareness and increase participation in the […]