Black Democrats Made History, So Did a Black Farmer
On Election Day, Black women in Georgia broke barriers in more ways than one. Voters there not only elected the first Black woman governor in U.S. history, but also...
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Black Congressional Representation Holds Steady Despite Fears of Steep Losses
One concern weighing on Black voters this year was: How many of their representatives — in particular those in the Congressional Black Caucus — would still have their...
Revolting Against Data Centers, Voters in Nearly 40 Towns Reject Projects
Silicon Valley wants communities across the country to make room for its data centers. On Tuesday, those communities had their say. Voters considered nearly 40 data...
Mississippi Could Elect Its First Black U.S. Senator Since Reconstruction
Every Sunday at church, Pauline Rogers remembers someone in the little broom closet registering people to vote in rural Vancleave, Mississippi. Back then,...
Winning Black Candidates Make History in Governors’ Races
Five Black governors will serve at the same time for the first time in America’s history. Hours after Black governors-elect on opposite sides of the political...
Angie Nixon Won’t Be Florida’s First Black Senator
After pulling off a surprise win in the Democratic U.S. Senate primary in August, state Rep. Angie Nixon lost to her Republican rival, U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody, in the...
Louisiana Lost a Majority-Black District, but Black Voters Are Still Showing Up
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — Sonya Knox had cast her ballot. Now, she was going home to get her 18-year-old grandson. She had just learned he was registered to vote. At...
HBCU Students Are Turning Their Anger Into Action This Election
BALTIMORE – Morgan State University students chanted, “This is what democracy looks like!” and “There’s hope if you vote!” as they marched Tuesday to the nearest...
Feud Erupts in Michigan as Black Church Visits Expose Democratic Divide
As tensions boiled over in the U.S. Senate race in Michigan, Black leaders and Detroit residents put their support behind Abdul El-Sayed – and his campaign’s final...
North Carolina’s Historic Black District Faces a Major Midterm Test
ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina — As early voting turnout in North Carolina’s midterm elections surged past levels seen in previous years, Mysha Holland was one of the...
The 50-Year Legacy of HBCU Cheerleaders Who Changed the Game
ETTRICK, Virginia — “Everybody knows that we shake the best! Hey, Heeeey! Cause we shake the best. Hey Heeeey! We shake the best! We shake the best!” . With a...
Capital B Welcomes Four New Members to Its Board of Directors
We’re thrilled to welcome four new members to the Capital B board of directors: Garrison Hayes, Michael D. Bolden, Isis Dallis, and Jennair Rennie bring deep...
USDA Plans $8 Billion Relief Package for Farmers, but Some Say It’s a Little Too Late
During this planting session, farmer Jay Huggins didn’t have much to complain about. The 37-year-old row crop farmer planted his corn and soybeans with minimal...
Decades After Her Murder, a Mother’s Children Fight to Preserve Her Memory
Photos by Cornell Watson . When Patrice “Monique” Jennings thinks about her mother, she thinks about how the two of them used to sit in their Murfreesboro, North...
In Creole Country, Black Residents Ask What the Fight for Voting Rights Delivers
ST. LANDRY PARISH, Louisiana — When Patrick Guillory passes the St. Landry Parish courthouse, he looks at the sprawling oaks draped in Spanish moss and pictures the...
