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.
July 22nd, 2024
“Black Vote, Black Power,” a collaboration between Keith Boykin and Word In Black, examines the issues, the candidates, and what’s at stake for Black America in the 2024 presidential election. “There are decades when nothing happens, and there are weeks when decades happen.” That’s what it felt like this week when President Joe Biden dropped out of … Continued
July 22nd, 2024
President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, throwing his support behind VP Kamala Harris, and Black women are here for it. In an extraordinary display of solidarity and political influence, 44,000 Black women gathered virtually on Sunday night, raising over $1 million in just three hours to support Vice President Kamala Harris. The … Continued
July 22nd, 2024
Evan Vucci/AP/AAP by Jared Mondschein, University of Sydney After three weeks of pained debates in the media and within the Biden administration itself, the 61% of Americans who wanted Joe Biden to step aside have had their wish granted. Only a few minutes after announcing he would no longer be seeking re-election, Biden made clear … Continued
July 22nd, 2024
President Joe Biden at the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images by Philip Klinkner, Hamilton College Now that Joe Biden has dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee, it will ultimately be up to Democratic National Convention delegates … Continued
July 21st, 2024
WATCH THE COURIER’S EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH VP KAMALA HARRIS, FEB. 20, 2024 Courier Breaking News: Biden drops out of presidential race, endorses Kamala Harris to become Democratic nominee by Rob Taylor Jr., Courier Staff Writer (July 21, 2024, 3:20 p.m.) America is this close to having its first woman president. Oh, … Continued