Since jumping into the presidential race in June, Hillary Clinton has made it a point to reach out to Black voters, who have long supported her family’s political legacy. But the steady drumbeat of announcing support and endorsements from African-American celebrities, activists, lawmakers and the parents of fallen unarmed Black men is beginning to look, well, like political pandering.
Just hours off his victory in the New Hampshire primaries Tuesday, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders swept into New York City's predominantly Black community of Harlem to meet MSNBC host and civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton in an effort to help garner support from African-American voters.
About a third of the seats were unfilled in a convention center ballroom where Donald Trump spoke in South Carolina on Wednesday.
The Black businessman, who unsuccessfully ran for Chicago mayor earlier this year, announced his presidential candidacy in June. Here's what you need to know, and what a prominent civil rights leader told NewsOne about his bid.
A staggering 5.9 million Americans can't vote because of felony convictions. Meanwhile, 2016 hopefuls tackle criminal justice reform.
In an effort to recruit Democratic-leaning Black and urban voters, the Republican National Committee has launched a four-week Ohio campaign that will focus on outreach…
Despite fears there will be a decline in black votership this year, polling of early voters shows room for hope. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that…
Many Democrats up for election this year are running away from President Barack Obama and are desperate for Black votes. In other instances, Democrats and Republicans are…
Republican Senator Rand Paul has reached out to African Americans on a number of issues in an attempt to attract them to the Republican party. Last…
Rep. Yvette Clarke joined Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” to discuss Democrats wanting support from black voters and not awarding consulting contracts to black businesses. Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland…
On CNN’s “The Situation Room,” Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain claimed that African American voters have been brainwashed into not being open minded about voting for the GOP. Limbaugh Says Herman Cain Would Be First Black President Due To Slavery Shocker! Herman Cain Upsets Frontrunners, Wins Florida Straw Poll Despite these claims, Cain says one […]
African-American support for the Democratic Party hovers around 90 percent. This qualifies as monolithic, even though black Americans are increasingly diverse — economically, socially, culturally and geographically. There are millions of affluent black suburban households who fit the demographic profile of independents or Republicans. There has been an unprecedented influx of black immigrants from Africa […]
