Tag: African Americans

Trump says his mugshot and indictments are helping him court the black vote

Misty Severi · February 24, 2024 1:02 pm

Donald Trump courts black voters as polls show Biden’s support slipping

Mabinty Quarshie · February 23, 2024 11:02 pm

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a $95 billion Ukraine Israel aid package being debated in Congress, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden under pressure to stick with menthol ban that buries him further with black voters

Rachel Schilke · February 15, 2024 11:06 am

African-American airplane mechanics of the 99th Pursuit Squadron inspect the engine of a BT-13 Valiant trainer aircraft at the new U.S. Army Flying School in Tuskegee, Ala., Sept. 5, 1942.

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Black History’s Heroes Series: The Tuskegee Airmen

Christopher Tremoglie · February 8, 2024 12:52 pm

Circa 1880: Robert Smalls (1839-1915). American naval officer and politician. An African American born into enslavement, he was forced to serve in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. He took command of a ship and delivered it to Union forces, became a pilot in the U.S. Navy, and advanced to captain 1863-1866, the highest-ranking African American officer in the Union Army. Member, South Carolina State House of Representatives.

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Black History’s Heroes Series: Robert Smalls, Civil War hero and founder of the South Carolina Republican Party

Christopher Tremoglie · February 5, 2024 1:42 pm

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Black History’s Heroes Series: Bass Reeves

Christopher Tremoglie · February 1, 2024 5:51 pm

A United Airlines plane sits at a gate at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, Nov. 23, 2022.

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Diversity hiring has gone out of control

Corey Walker · January 28, 2024 6:00 am

Trump predicts he’ll garner record share of black and Latino votes

Jenny Goldsberry · January 27, 2024 6:59 pm

President Joe Biden's 2024 campaign announced its first advertisements of the year Thursday, a half a million-dollar campaign highlighting former President Donald Trump's role in the January 6 Capitol riot.

Why Biden’s biggest win in 2020 might not help him in 2024

Julia Johnson · January 16, 2024 10:01 am

Biden disapproval among black voters meets first challenge with visit to South Carolina

Rachel Schilke · January 8, 2024 10:30 am

FILE - President Joe Biden answers a reporter's question as he walks from Marine One upon arrival on the South Lawn of the White House, Dec. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Biden brings black Wisconsin voters to forefront of campaign with economic victory lap

Gabrielle M. Etzel · December 23, 2023 12:38 pm

President Joe Biden speaks about investment in rail projects, including high-speed electric trains on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Las Vegas.

Biden gets bad news as one-fifth of black voters say they want another option

Misty Severi · December 12, 2023 6:53 pm