Black voters

The Defender Network’s Community Channel recently conducted a Zoom call discussion on voting, the November 2024 election, and politics in general. The goal: to find out what issues are most important to Blacks, what solutions Blacks want to see, thoughts on voting, insights on the current state of political/civil education and more.

Following the fallout from his one-night debate debacle, some big media have led the call for President Joseph Biden to abort his run for president. Ironically, most of the press did not lead a similar crusade against Trump.

Trump and others of his ilk are constantly railing against diversity, equity, and inclusion. In my opinion, it’s the new N-word.

New research published by the Brookings Institute last month shows that not only do Black Americans care about climate change, they care more than the average voter — and depending on where they live, sometimes far more.

As this year’s presidential campaign heats up, New Hampshire is once again playing a significant role as the first state in the nation to run a presidential primary.

Reynolds Douglass Graves, CEO of The Graves Group lobbying firm, is hoping to help elect more Black Democratic candidates to local government offices in Massachusetts.

Despite new laws to keep people from voting and gerrymandering election districts to take away the power of minority communities, the Republican “red wave” that pollsters predicted ahead of last week’s midterms didn’t happen.

Last Friday, news that U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley would endorse Michelle Wu underscored growing support for the at-large councilor’s bid for the mayor’s seat.

Political insiders are betting on the campaigns of acting Mayor Kim Janey and At-Large City Councilor Michelle Wu, with the pair receiving the lion’s share of backing from the city’s politicians, unions and base-building groups. Last week, however, when JP Progressives was due to make an endorsement, the group’s internal deliberations ended in somewhat of a King Solomon split, with nearly half the members backing Wu and nearly half backing Janey.

President Donald Trump, despite a continuing history of divisive rhetoric, improbably anointed himself a champion of African Americans in the final debate, seeking to put a dent in his opponent’s overwhelming advantage among Black voters.