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By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal & Guide
In 2013, when Terry McAuliffe first ran for governor of Virginia, he lost the white vote by 20 points.
But McAuliffe won 90 percent of the Black Vote and that propelled him to a narrow 3-point victory over his Conservative Republican rival Ken Cuccinelli.
According to Dr. Eric Claville, the Director of The Center for African American Public Policy (CAAmPP) at Norfolk State University, McAuliffe secured 47.8% of the vote and Cuccinelli, secured 45.2%
A third-party candidate, he said, registered a historic and strong 6.5% of the electorate, pulling votes away from the Democrats.
Continue reading All Eyes On Virginia Governor’s Election at The New Journal and Guide.
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
Hypocrisy is nothing new in Washington, but it takes a preternatural shamelessness to have participated in over 300 filibusters, etc.
(CNN) - Facing pressure to act after a recent spate of high-profile mass shootings, President Joe Biden unveiled a package of moves Thursday that seek to address a scourge of gun violence he deemed a 'blemish on the nation.' 'Gun violence in this country is an epidemic,' Biden said in the Rose Garden to an audience of lawmakers and Americans […]
The NYC Democratic Mayoral primary has been thrown into chaos as the state Board of Elections announced \"discrepancy\" in the ranked-choice vote tallies
In a runoff election, the candidate with the greatest number of votes wins outright in the first round if he/she obtains more than a predefined fraction of the votes (called the threshold for the first-round victory). If no candidate wins in the first round, then a second round is held between the two candidates with the most first-round votes. The … Continue reading \"“It’s a Runoff Election”\"
The latest split of the opposition into two distinct factions, namely the MDC-T fronted by Thokozani Khupe and MDC-Alliance led by Nelson Chamisa, was catalysed by a recent Supreme Court ruling which declared Khupe the legitimate leader of the MDC-T.
On the eve of the disputed 2018 elections, Chamisa, in a move described by some as rare feat of political ingenuity, but which seems to be backfiring now, had amalgamated various opposition parties including the MDC-T into the MDC Alliance with him at the helm of a formidable challenge against Mnangagwa.
Apart from Chamisa's legitimacy coming under sharp scrutiny, the raging divisions in the MDC (in its various squabbling formations) robs the opposition some of its leading and gifted minds while it gives Mnangagwa's regime ample time to paper over its economic mismanagement and galvanise support ahead of the 2023 elections.
Amid the internal squabbles choking the MDC, Zanu PF has swiftly moved in to stoke the raging flames of division, while distracting the opposition from effectively challenging the ruling party over its failure to tackle widespread corruption, foster constitutional governance and institute sweeping reforms seen as key towards extricating Zimbabwe from a debilitating crisis.
Yet some analysts see a silver lining in the threats by Chamisa's legislators to pull out of Parliament as the magic wand that will compel Mnangagwa to broker a national dialogue, which will usher in a transitional mechanism that will coordinate fresh elections.
North Township Trustee Frank J. Mvran emerged victorious in Indiana’s Primary, beating a crowded field of 14 Democratic candidates seeking to replace longtime Congressman Pete Visclosky in the First Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The son of longtime state Senator Frank Mrvan, D-Hammond, Mvran was endorsed by Visclosky and the United Steelworkers union, on March 7.
The election results for state and county races in Indiana were not posted Tuesday evening.
Last year, Hatcher considered running for state Senator Eddie Melton’s seat after he launched his campaign for Indiana governor.
In Lake County races, East Chicago residents Perry Jackson, Jr. and Samuel Smith, Jr. are among four candidates who seek to replace outgoing Lake County Coroner Merrilee Frey, who cannot seek reelection because of term limits.
Tonight, Former President Barack Obama will take center stage with a first-of-its-kind event to congratulate graduating high school seniors in primetime.
The hour-long “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020” program airs at 7 pm CST and will include appearances by LeBron James, Team USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe and the Jonas Brothers.
Follow the online conversation by using the hashtag Obama is also set to make an appearance at “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition,” honoring graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The online event kicks off at 1 pm CST and will be live-streamed on Chase’s YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn channels.
For more info on “Graduate Together,” go to more info on “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition,” go to
Years in the making, the visitor center and state historic site grounds at the Pullman National Monument have officially opened
The post Visitor center at Chicago’s first national monument opens appeared first on TheGrio.
Former first lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday wished former President Barack Obama a happy 60th birthday, sharing a loving photo... View Article
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Born in Richmond, Virginia on January 17, 1931, Lawrence Douglas Wilder was the first African American to be elected governor in the United States of America. For four years Wilder served as the governor of Virginia (1990-1994). Currently he is serving as the mayor of Richmond, Virginia.
Wilder began his education in a racially segregated elementary school, George Mason Elementary, and attended all-black Armstrong High School in Richmond. In 1951 he received a degree in chemistry from Virginia Union University in his hometown. After college, Wilder joined the United States Army and served in the Korean War, where he earned a Bronze Star for heroism. After the war, Wilder worked in the Virginia state medical examiner’s office as a chemist. Using the G.I. Bill, Wilder graduated from Howard University Law School in 1959 and soon afterwards established Wilder, Gregory and Associates.
In 1969 Wilder entered politics, winning a seat in the Virginia State Senate during a special election. Wilder became the first African American state senator in Virginia since Reconstruction. He spent the next sixteen years in the Virginia Senate before being elected Lieutenant Governor in 1985. Four years later Wilder won the Virginia Governorship and was inaugurated on January 13, four days before his 58th birthday.
During his tenure as governor Wilder granted a controversial pardon to basketball star Allen Iverson, a popular high school basketball player who was accused of assaulting a woman. Although Wilder was not persuaded by the evidence presented in the case, many people in Virginia felt his decision was racially motivated. Wilder, however, also presided over fourteen executions in the state. Barred from running for a second term, Wilder left the governor’s office in January 1994.
Although a Democrat for most of his career, Wilder developed a reputation as a law and order fiscal conservative, a position that appealed to many conservative voters in Virginia. He also publicly sparred with fellow Democrat Senator Chuck
By Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior Correspondent
@StacyBrownMedia
From the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul to the Streets of San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, Louisville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, and New York City, and the bright lights of the Big Apple, African Americans are expressing outrage over the police killing of George Floyd, the latest in a country-mile long list of Black men and women murdered under the color of law.
Continue reading Americans Express Outrage Over Police Murder at The New Journal and Guide .
It is official! CNN projects that Joe Biden has become the 46th president of the United States after a victory in his home state of Pennsylvania put him over the 270 electoral votes needed to win.
Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Democrats hoping to create a surge of enthusiasm behind Joe Biden’s presidential bid will look to Wednesday’s convention headliners to broaden the party’s focus from a multipart rebuke of President Donald Trump to a message of change. Former President Barack Obama, a transformational figure for the Democratic Party who picked Biden as […]
… -19 vaccine, particularly among some Black Americans.
Congressman-elect Jamaal Bowman, the … the lack of trust that African Americans feel towards American institutions over …
by E. Faye Williams, Esq. (TriceEdneyWire.com)—And it’s long overdue!!!Juneteenth has beenofficially recognized and designated a national holiday!!On June 15th, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the measure and on June 16th, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly did the same.This bill was signed into law by President Biden on June 17th, and codified an event long observed … Continued
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A private ceremony was held on July 30 in Atlanta.
TMZ reported that former President Barack Obama and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, sent a letter of condolence for the rapper
Dear Editor, The candidate for New York Mayor in the Democratic Party endorsed by Guyanese groups in Queens, Eric Adams, has won the party’s nomination to
MARK Golding does not support the view by some, that Lisa Hanna's past history of association with the rival Jamaica Labour Party should prevent her from competing for the top post in the People's National Party.
Prime Minister Mottley marked three years since Labour's unprecedented landslide victory by touting the administration's 'progress amidst challenges' during a period of turmoil marked by widespread unemployment, economic depression, rising crime and a viral pandemic that's claimed nearly 50 lives. At a meeting Sunday to commemorate its 30-nil parliamentary shutout of the Democratic Labour […]
The post 'Progress despite challenges': PM toasts BLP victory amid recession, violent crime appeared first on Barbados Today.
Former President Barack Obama has praised the Supreme Court ‘s decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) and said that he is happy for young people protected from deportation, according to ABC News.
President Donald Trump has been trying to dismantle it, stating that Obama overstepped his authority, but the Supreme Court ruled that Trump’s action was an “arbitrary” and “capricious” violation of the law.
We may look different and come from everywhere, but what makes us American are our shared ideals…
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 18, 2020
The former president followed up that Tweet by encouraging voters to elect former Vice President Joe Biden in November.
And as can be expected from President Trump, he took to Twitter to voice his disapproval of the ruling and to encourage voters to re-elect him to a second term.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 18, 2020
Earlier today, the president stated that the Supreme Court “punted” on the ruling and that his administration plans on “submitting enhanced papers shortly.”
Olivia Mullaney of Alexandria, Virginia, voted for the first time two years ago, but Tuesday marked her first chance to choose a candidate for governor.
The post Virginians Hit the Polls to Elect Dem Gubernatorial Nominee appeared first on The Washington Informer.
The last presidential debate will be moderated by Kristen Welker, a Black co-anchor of NBC's Weekend Today.
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