Early voting has already begun in some 37 states and Washington D.C. Yet, many Blacks remain unaware of this option, or of the benefits it offers. But the folks who want to suppress the Black vote sure know about it.
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Why We Must Continue to Fight Efforts to Suppress Black Votes
In all democracies, the right to vote is fundamental to the legitimacy of an elected government chosen by the participatory action and will of the people eligible to vote. For 47 million Black Americans, the right to vote is a sacred responsibility without the fear of reprisal, retribution or repression.
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Joint Center report confirms Blacks wait longer to vote
Black voters wait longer to cast ballots, discouraging them from voting, according to a study released by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C.
The revealed titled “Reducing Long Lines to Vote,” reported that African Americans waited an average of 23 minutes to vote compared with 19 minutes for Hispanics, 15 minutes for Asians, 13 minutes for Native Americans and 12 minutes for Whites.
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Report: African Americans ‘locked out’ of home ownership
The homeownership rate for African Americans is now lower than the national homeownership rate was during the 1930s, as the United States was in the throes of the Great Depression.
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NAACP Should Support Good Educational Models
While the nation struggles with the seeming attack on Black men by law enforcement, it is important to recognize the value that a good education can have on the lives of people of all backgrounds.
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Vice presidential candidates solidify positions in debate
The first and only debate between vice presidential candidates of the 2016 campaign—Virginia Sen. Timothy Michael Kaine and former Indiana Gov. Michael Richard Pence— held Tuesday at Longwood University in Farmville, Va., was characterized according to analysts as fraught with bickering that really did not offer viewers anything new about their respective running mates nor did it seem to sway undecided voters.
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Senator Holly Mitchell responds to criticism
In Our Weekly’s August 27th issue both editorialist Jaivon Grant and AAFC president Will Scott apparently got the impression that I was trying to make a deliberate comparison on the floor of the State Senate between opponents of required overtime pay for today’s California farmworkers and opponents of the 13th amendment to the US Constitution that freed America’s slaves in 1865.
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Bishop Wayne T. Jackson says best way to handle Trump is to engage him
This Saturday, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be coming to Detroit. Again.
Only this time “The Donald” is coming in search of The Black Vote.
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Letter to the Editor
Question?
Does the very biased media understand that viewers and readers see right through the very blatant and biased reporting that favors Hillary Clinton? This is the very reason that so many Americans are disenchanted with government.
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Report: Blacks and Latinos still face housing discrimination in California
Although many American families have modest financial means, there is nothing small about their hopes. Owning a home has long been an important part of the American Dream.
