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African American Voters

It's Not Just a Latino Priority: Seeing the Truth About Immigration Reform

Gerry Hudson | Posted 05.20.2013 | Black Voices
Gerry Hudson

There are about 3 million black immigrants who comprise approximately 9 percent of the nation's foreign-born population. Some of these immigrants have traveled here from poorer countries seeking opportunity; others have sought asylum.

Strong Medicine: The Continuing Struggle for the Protection of Voting Rights

Deborah N. Archer | Posted 04.28.2013 | Black Voices
Deborah N. Archer

While considerable progress has been made, the Voting Rights Act's goal of making real the promise of the Fifteenth Amendment has not been fully realized.

Immigration Reform Is a Civil Rights Issue

Gerry Hudson | Posted 03.30.2013 | Black Voices
Gerry Hudson

Immigration reform is not about race or ethnicity. It is about building national unity and economic strength, the spirit of hard work, and common-sense solutions that are equal and fair for everyone no matter where they come from.

African American Turnout Is Here to Stay

Minister Leslie Watson Malachi | Posted 01.26.2013 | Black Voices
Minister Leslie Watson Malachi

Pundits and politicians alike have tried to write off the African American vote. But every woman, man, youth and elder of my community knows, we've come too far, seen too much, stood too long, felt "sick and tired of being sick and tired" too often, fought too hard to turn back now.

Hey, Mr. Obama, Where's My Gift?

Domenick Scudera | Posted 01.16.2013 | Gay Voices
Domenick Scudera

This election was a real win-win. Obama got my vote and won the election, and I will get a gift in return! Because, really, all I care about is instant gratification and myself. And, according to Romney, there are a lot of people just like me who do not really think about others.

Jon Ward

Noted Black Republican Says GOP Should Focus On Hispanics

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 11.14.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party's nearly nonexistent relationship with black voters may improve in a decade or two, but not any time soon, said Art...

On Election Day, Republicans Suffered Consequences of Voter Suppression Strategy

Donna Brazile | Posted 01.13.2013 | Black Voices
Donna Brazile

For more than two years Republicans have campaigned and legislated against the right of certain groups of people to vote. The Republicans' strategy failed because it awakened the most powerful force in a democracy: the determination of the voters themselves.

The Elephant in the Exit Poll Results: Most White Women Supported Romney

David C. Wilson | Posted 01.08.2013 | Politics
David C. Wilson

I think Nate Silver deserves a lot of credit for being one of the few "poll readers" willing to forecast a numeric probability of Obama's win before E...

Why African Americans Have to Prove the Pollsters Wrong

Gerry Hudson | Posted 01.05.2013 | Black Voices
Gerry Hudson

Pollsters are betting that a smaller percentage of African Americans show up at the polls this Election Day than four years ago. We have to prove them wrong. The kind of nation that we will be for years to come is on the line.

To Vote or Not to Vote? Why is that Even a Question?

Claire Amber | Posted 12.02.2012 | Politics
Claire Amber

Though it may seem like ages ago, let's remember our history. Let's remember that women, African Americans and immigrants were all shut out of the voting polls, at one point in time.

'Battle for Your Ballot'

Gerard Bush | Posted 11.24.2012 | Impact
Gerard Bush

The problem is, by-and-large, Americans are just now beginning to pay attention to this election and many are left completely unaware of the duplicitous plans that are in place and have been for some time by the radical right to influence this election by any means necessary.

Conservatives Seek to Celebrate the Constitution by Undermining It

Doug Kendall | Posted 11.12.2012 | Politics
Doug Kendall

As long as conservatives believe they can win elections by changing the ground rules, the battle over voting rights will continue. And as long as conservatives are weaponizing the Constitution for political purposes, progressives must aggressively tell our own story about the Constitution.

Howard Fineman

The Man Who Is Obama's Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Howard Fineman | Posted 09.03.2012 | Politics

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- I know that 21st-century campaigns are about micro-targeting individual voters using social media and laser-casting of print, web a...

Dan Froomkin

Early Voting, Valued By Minorities, Falls To GOP Voter Suppression Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 08.20.2012 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Four years ago, on the Sunday before Election Day 2008, members of predominantly African American congregations in Cleveland went straig...

Upheld Pennsylvania ID Law Leaves Voters Voiceless at the Polls

Judith Browne Dianis | Posted 10.17.2012 | Black Voices
Judith Browne Dianis

With all these holes in Pennsylvania's voter ID law, exposing it as illogical and disenfranchising, perhaps one can understand Aichele's "I don't know" evasions. But this law simply cannot stand, and we will take our case straight to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The Politics of Power and the Precious Right to Vote

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 09.12.2012 | Politics
Marian Wright Edelman

This year, let's all be alert. Be active. Use your power as one citizen and vote. Don't let anyone take it away from you. Let's mount an urgent and systematic state-by-state fight against the latest kinds of disenfranchisement.

WATCH: Mitt Romney And Those 'Mormon Moments'

Jacques Berlinerblau | Posted 07.13.2012 | Religion
Jacques Berlinerblau

We are now living through the biggest "Mormon moment" of them all, and the coming months will teach us a lot about America and its ability to fully embrace its religious minorities.

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

Minister Leslie Watson Malachi | Posted 07.10.2012 | Black Voices
Minister Leslie Watson Malachi

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.

Voter Registration Among Latinos, Blacks: Up Or Down?

Posted 05.07.2012 | Latino Voices

Has voter registration among Latinos and African-Americans gone up or down since the 2008 election? Considering how important these two voting blo...

Protecting Democracy in America Means Protecting Voting Rights and Civil Rights

Gerry Hudson | Posted 05.09.2012 | Black Voices
Gerry Hudson

It is imperative that we not only understand the fight against restrictive voter ID laws , but that we also acknowledge that racist, anti-immigration laws, like Alabama's HB56, is an assault on the very values that civil rights marchers stood for nearly 50 years ago.

The Golden Years: One Step Forward or Several Steps Back?

Gerry Hudson | Posted 04.18.2012 | Black Voices
Gerry Hudson

While the recent drop in unemployment numbers is great news, I wonder about how it will impact older African-American baby boomers. Our looming retirement security crisis, disproportionally affects African Americans, many of whom are retiring in poverty after a lifetime of work.

Trymaine Lee

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

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 02.01.2012 | Black Voices

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

How Obama Can Win in 2012

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 03.02.2012 | Politics
Lincoln Mitchell

With Romney as the Republican nominee, Obama will have a serious opponent. There are, however, several things which could break Obama's way, and over which the campaign has some control.

Trymaine Lee

Voter ID Law In Texas An 'Over My Dead Body' Issue

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 12.29.2011 | Black Voices

Last week the Justice Department blocked a South Carolina law that would require voters to produce photo identification at the polls. Now a similar Te...

Trymaine Lee

Obama Taps Campaign Star To Rally Crucial Black And Minority Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 01.01.2012 | Black Voices

CHICAGO -- When Michael Blake became an organizer with then-Senator Barack Obama's 2008 presidential election campaign, he was just 25 and was already...