Black Voters

Romney's Outreach to Blacks: Good Photo-Ops But Not Much Else

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.29.2012

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Romney would have to soften his stance on these issues to make even marginal headway with black voters. That would trigger screams of betrayal from ultra-conservatives. The risk is far too great and the rewards to little for him to take that chance.

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Gay Marriage Won't Cost President Obama Black Votes

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 05.14.2012

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It's been that way before and during the times that gay rights and gay marriage became firebrand issues. It will be the same this election. That's why gay marriage won't cost President Obama black votes.

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On Marriage, African Americans Aren't a Monolithic Voting Bloc

Minister Leslie Watson Malachi | Posted 05.10.2012

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In 2008, I heard too many pundits imply that African Americans would automatically vote for President Obama simply because he is black. Today, I'm hearing that the only thing that will drive us away from him is the issue of marriage for gays and lesbians. Both assumptions are offensive.

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Key Groups Give Obama Early Edge

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's popularity among women, minorities and independents is giving him an early edge over his likely GOP rival, Mitt...

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Pro-Obama Super PAC, 1911 United, Seeks to Change the Culture of Black Political Engagement

Frederick Butler | Posted 05.15.2012

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A Super PAC, founded by members of two historically black college fraternities, Kappa Alpha Psi and Omega Psi Phi, pledges to raise $1.5 million dollars to support President Obama's re-election.

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What Super Tuesday Can Tell Us About the Future of The GOP

Cheryl Contee | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Super Tuesday, Latino Voters, Super Tuesday 2012, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Bv-Politics, Black Voters, Video, Black Voices News

As GOP primary voters lurch from Santorum to Romney to Gingrich to Paul and back again, one thing is clear: the Republican party is undergoing a seismic shift in consciousness whose appeal to the American people is increasingly dubious.

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Justice Department Takes Aim At Florida's New Voting Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Rock the Vote, Florida Voting Law, Voter Registration, League of Women Voters, Bv-Politics, Black Voters, Voter ID Laws, Hispanic Voters, New Voting Laws, Black Voices News

According to reports, the Department of Justice filed court papers late on Friday requesting a trial for new voting laws in Florida, some of which lim...

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Voter Suppression: A Real and Enduring American Issue

John W. Boyd Jr. | Posted 05.06.2012

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This is no time to drop our guard. Here we are in the year 2012 still requiring blacks, the poor and other minorities to jump through hoops to vote.

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DNC Launches 'Most Dynamic Grassroots Presidential Campaign In American History'

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 02.28.2012

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Top Democratic officials say the battle against Republican-led "voter suppression" efforts and a continued push to capitalize on millions of eligible ...

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What Would Susan B. Anthony Say?

Nancy K. Kaufman | Posted 04.16.2012

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One can only imagine what Susan B. Anthony and her followers would say now.

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This Black History Month, Remember the Past and Change the Future

Rep. Marcia L. Fudge | Posted 04.11.2012

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Why in 2012 are we returning to the days of limiting the vote rather than encouraging it? How can we forget how far we've come as a nation?

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President Obama Makes Rare Overture To Black Voters With Video Announcement (WATCH)

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 02.01.2012

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In the latest push to energize and engage black voters, President Barack Obama's reelection campaign this morning launched African Americans for Obama...

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How Key Obama Voters Are 'Making It Cool Again'

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 03.26.2012

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Harvard Law School graduate Diane Lucas and her friends caught Obama fever during the 2008 presidential campaign. They canvassed and campaigned, knock...

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How Black America Grew as a Result of the Obama Presidency

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 01.12.2012

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Millions of black folks were watching the throne when Obama was sworn in and gladly putting his picture right next to Martin Luther King and Jesus. But the Obama presidency has served as a marvelous and intriguing political education for the African American community.

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Eric Holder Is Correct: Let the Federal Gov. Stop the Racism of Individual States

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Voter Fraud, Voter ID Laws, Voter ID, Latino Voters, Voter Identification, Black Voters, Voters, Politics News

When only some 38 cases of 'voter fraud' have actually been found to exist, the idea that this is somehow an inherent and urgent dilemma should be insulting to anyone with a semblance of intelligence.

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Holder Speaks Out On Critical 2012 Issue

AP | PETE YOST and APRIL CASTRO | Posted 02.12.2012

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AUSTIN, Texas — Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year's elections amid a flurry of a...

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For Blacks and Latinos, Cain Never Really Stood a Chance

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 02.05.2012

Read More: Women, Education, Latino Voters, Mitt Romney, Black Voters, Herman Cain, Michael Steele, The Economy, Immigration, Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Politics News

Herman Cain's short-lived flirt with the presidential nomination raises big questions for the GOP ahead of 2012. The biggest one being, how will the party attract Black and Latino voters in numbers large enough to swing the election their way?

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Democrats Launch Initiative To Educate Voters, Fight Republican Voter ID Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 12.06.2011

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In an effort to beat back what Democrats are calling a Republican assault on the voting rights of blacks, Hispanics and other minority groups ahead of...

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President Obama: We'll Get Through These Tough Times

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 01.09.2012

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President Barack Obama told a gathering of African-American supporters convened at the White House to keep their spirits high and that "we have been t...

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Herman Cain, Tavis Smiley & Cornel West: Black Sheep or Wolves in Black Sheep's Clothing?

Frederick Butler | Posted 12.19.2011

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Regardless of what Cain, West and Smiley say, blacks in America will continue to be in President Obama's corner. Not because we are brainwashed, but because he offers the best chance for the advancement of the community.

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Is Marriage Equality for White People?

Maya Rupert | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: Proposition 8, Gay Marriage, Marriage Equality, Marriage Equality African American, Marriage, Black Voters, Black Family, Marriage Equality Black Voters, Unmarried Couples, North Carolina Marriage Equality, Black Voices News

The narrative, that marriage equality is simply not something that appeals to voters of color, is untrue, and it is time we stop acting like marriage equality is only for white people. The fight for marriage equality is very much a fight about racial justice.

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Herman Cain's (and the GOP's) Confusion About Black Voters

Michael Fauntroy | Posted 12.04.2011

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For too long, conservatives have blamed Black leaders for Republican failures with Black voters. Herman Cain's view suggests that looking inward is something the Republicans are unable, or unwilling, to do.

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Has Black America Become President Obama's Political Mistress?

Dr. Boyce Watkins | Posted 11.29.2011

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If African Americans should not expect any semblance of targeted political support from President Obama, shouldn't that also imply that he should not expect preferential treatment from us?

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Democracy Under Attack

Judith Browne Dianis | Posted 11.28.2011

Read More: Voter Intimidation, Gop Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Black Voters, Voter ID Laws, Low-Income-Voters, Voter Suppression, Voter ID, Black Voices News

Today, we are witnessing the greatest assault on democracy in over a century. Not since the days of poll taxes and literacy tests has our country seen such blatant attempts to suppress the vote.

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Falling Out of Love With Obama

Omar Tyree | Posted 11.08.2011

Read More: Obama Administration, African-American Voters, 2012 Election, Black Voters, Black Unemployment, Barack Obama African American Voters, Elections 2012, Obama 2010 Elections, Bv-Politics, Black Voices News

As we now head toward a reelection campaign, where the president asks the people to "Finish what we started," the African-American community is forced to ask itself, which "we" is President Barack Obama referring to?

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