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— Latest 2024 Election News —

July 28th, 2024

Kamala Harris refers to herself as a ‘woman of color’. Is it okay if everyone else does too?

Kevin Mohatt/AP/AAP by Fethi Mansouri, Deakin University President Joe Biden’s recent decision to step down from the 2024 presidential elections in the United States and support Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee has led to a landslide of sexist and racist reactions. As a woman of Indian and Jamaican heritage, Harris is facing … Continued

July 27th, 2024

Julianne Malveaux: J.D. Vance and Trump: A double dose of rabid conservatism

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and vice presidential candidate JD Vance at a campaign rally in Michigan on July 20, 2024. AP Photo/Evan Vucci (Trice Edney News Wire)—Since I don’t tell Republicans how to handle their business, I was somewhat indifferent to the Veepstakes that surrounded candidate Trump.  Though South Carolina Senator Tim Scott did a … Continued

July 27th, 2024

Twice as good for half the respect: Kamala Harris’ battle for the White House

Kenny Holsten/EPA/AAP by Clare Corbould, Deakin University Mainstream media are surprisingly muted at the prospect of the world’s most powerful nation being led for the first time by a woman – specifically a woman of color, Vice President Kamala Harris. Using past elections as our guide, we could have expected an outpouring of commentary on … Continued

July 27th, 2024

Will Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro be chosen as Harris’ running mate?  And if that happens, could that propel McKeesport’s Austin Davis to governor?

THE TEAM—GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO AND LT. GOV. AUSTIN DAVIS  The hypothetical game is in full swing. What if this happens…what if that happens… It’s understandable that Pa. Governor Josh Shapiro and his Lieutenant Governor, McKeesport’s own Austin Davis, don’t want to play the hypothetical game, but everyone else does. It’s conceivable that Vice President Kamala … Continued

July 26th, 2024

Ben Jealous: When silence is cowardice

(TriceEdneyWire.com)—When the stakes are high … when there is a real threat … should staying silent even be an option? Martin Luther King Jr. had a lot to say on the subject of silence. He said, “There comes a time when silence is betrayal.” And, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent … 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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