Follow the New Pittsburgh Courier for the latest updates on the 2024 Election which includes exclusive content on Presidential candidates, feature interviews, and breaking news on this year’s biggest political issues.

 

— Latest 2024 Election News —

November 20th, 2024

James S. Bridgeforth: Will Republicans save America from Donald Trump?

By James S. Bridgeforth, Ph.D. As President-elect Donald Trump assembles his cabinet with the likes of Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth, it’s clear this administration isn’t a typical parade of statesmen. Nope, it’s an army of loyalists—a lineup designed to turn America’s executive team into a loyalty test, not a meritocracy.  And let’s … Continued

November 20th, 2024

In Biden-Trump handshake, Black America sees more than a gesture

In a scene that one might easily describe as privi­lege meeting privilege, two powerful White and elderly men—Joe Biden, 81, and Donald Trump, 78—shared a cordial exchange in the Oval Office, an image strik­ingly at odds with the grim reality many Black Ameri­cans now face with Trump’s re-election. While Biden ex­tended a warm “welcome back” … Continued

November 19th, 2024

To Be Equal: Donald Trump and Project 2025

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—“With Trump in the White House, social conservatives can use executive action to try to ban abortion; MAGA nationalists can end most forms of immigration, commence mass deportations and leverage civil rights laws against imagined “anti-white” discrimination; and reactionary opponents of social insurance can weaken Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. And this is to say … Continued

November 18th, 2024

J. Pharoah Doss: No great surprise Harris lost

Two days before the 2024 presidential election, an ABC/Ipsos survey found Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Republican challenger and former President Donald Trump by three percentage points. On Election Day, Harris supporters were confident the vice president would defeat the former president because he was impeached twice and charged with … Continued

November 17th, 2024

Jasmine Crockett calls out GOP criticism of DEI amid Trump appointments

Photo: Getty Images Rep. Jasmine Crockett highlighted the stunning hypocrisy of Republicans criticizing DEI while President-elect Donald Trump uses his “good old boy system” to fill his cabinet positions. On Wednesday (November 13), Crockett broke down the hypocrisy during an appearance on CNN, which came after Trump announced he was nominating former Florida Rep. Matt … Continued


— Latest VOTE 2024 Videos —

Bishop William J. Barber II Shares His Thoughts About What He'd Like to See at The 2024 DNC

Chicago Defender Managing Editor Tacuma Roeback caught up with the influential Bishop William J. Barber II while the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. In this insightful interview, Bishop Barber, ...a renowned minister, social activist, and professor at Yale Divinity School, shares why he's in Chicago and discusses his ongoing fight for social justice through the Poor People's Campaign and Repairers of the Breach.[+] Show More
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