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September 17th, 2024
NABJ to interview V.P. Harris Tuesday
The National Association of Black Journalists will host an in-person conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday Philadelphia Event to Be Streamed, Fact-Checked The National Association of Black Journalists will host an in-person conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, NABJ announced Friday. “This event will feature an interview between Vice President Harris … Continued
September 17th, 2024
J. Pharoah Doss: Is there a progressive presidential transition Project 2025?
When Senator Kamala Harris faced two dozen other candidates in the 2020 Democratic primary, she competed hard against the others to attract the far-left wing of the party. Reid J. Epstein, a New York Times columnist, explained that Harris ran to the left since progressive ideas dominated the last competitive Democratic primary. Now, as she … Continued
September 15th, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Decline: A Betrayal of Justice and Civil Rights
Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (Public Domain). In an era marked by unprecedented political polarization, the United States grapples with a severe crisis of confidence in its institutions. As Congress flounders in gridlock and public disillusionment with political leaders deepens, the Supreme Court—the highest judicial authority in the … Continued
September 13th, 2024
The Figures Who Helped Shape Vice President Harris
Before she would become the Democratic presidential nominee. Kamala Harris with her mother Shyamala Gopalan (Photo: X). By Ben Jealous When Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president in 2021, she swore her oath of office on two Bibles. One belonged to our nation’s first Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Marshall, the civil … Continued
September 12th, 2024
Linsey Davis Faces Racist, Sexist Abuse Online After Fact-Checking Trump
Photo: Getty Images ABC News anchor Linsey Davis was subjected to racist and sexist comments on social media following her moderation of the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. On Tuesday (Sept. 10), Harris and Trump went head-to-head for the first time during the presidential debate in Philadelphia. The … Continued