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Whales Are Dying and the Fossil Fuel Industry is Lying

By Ben Jealous Whoever would have thought fossil fuel industry front groups would make whales and other marine species a cultural wedge issue? However, thanks to a deception campaign targeting wind energy that’s exactly where we find ourselves. The M...

J. Pharoah Doss: The comedian, the Christian, and shock value

DAVID LUCAS During a comedy show, Black comic David Lucas made a joke about George Floyd while battling a Black heckler in front of a mostly White audience. After so many interruptions, Lucas informed the heckler that he was illustrating to the White...

Mayor Brandon Johnson Endorses Rep. Danny K. Davis for Re-election

On Monday (March 4), Mayor Brandon Johnson announced his endorsement of Congressman Danny K. Davis for re-election to the 7th Congressional District of Illinois.& Mayor Johnson praised Congressman Davis for his unwavering commitment to promoting...

GOP Governor Candidate With KKK Ties Photos Go Viral On Social Media

A Republican candidate running for Missouri governor is under fire after a longtime GOP politician called him out for his past ties with the Ku Klux Klan. The Missouri GOP is condemning Darrell Leon McClanahan III after a resurfaced photo shows hi...

GOP Gubernatorial Candidate Salutes With KKK Member In Resurfaced Photos

Photo: Shamed Dogan A Republican candidate running for Missouri governor is under fire after a longtime GOP politician called him out for his past ties with the Ku Klux Klan. The Missouri GOP is condemning Darrell Leon McClanahan III after a resurf...

Georgia congresswoman Lucy McBath remains focused on the tasks at hand

Despite being drawn out of her district for the second time, U.S. Congresswoman Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, once again flashed a smile as she filed papers to run for Congress. This time in the newly-drawn 6th Congressional District. In December, Geo...

Georgia congresswoman Lucy McBath remains focused on the tasks at hand

Georgia congresswoman Lucy McBath remains focused on the task at hand

Despite being drawn out of her district for the second time, U.S. Congresswoman Lucy McBath, D-Georgia once again flashed a smile as she filed papers to run for Congress, this time in the newly-drawn 6th Congressional District.& In December,...

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CAU’s Alfred Jordan named SIAC Coach of the Year

Clark Atlanta University head men’s basketball coach Alfred Jordan. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice Clark Atlanta University men’s head basketball coach Alfred Jordan was recently named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SI...

Meet Diane Clair, candidate for Georgia’s 60th House District

Day 29 of the 2024 Georgia Legislative Session brings about Qualifying Week. It’s a five day period in which individuals seeking to run for statewide office will file paperwork inside the Georgia State Capitol and pay the associated fees to official...

Infrastructure Bill Funds Pollution Bomb for Black Neighborhoods

By Willy Blackmore Originally appeared in Word in Black In 2021, President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law made a whopping $1.2 trillion in federal funds available to states to upgrade everything from roads and bridges (which are often...

In Celebration of Black History Month, PGA of America Golf Professional Ira Molayo Leads by Example

“When I got on committees and started working with other PGA of America Members, it made the sport bigger in my head,” said Ira Molayo. “It wasn’t just me and my facility, it was other talented people trying to do the same thing, all because we love...