Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden's transition team
4 years, 1 month ago

Key role for Black policy leaders on Biden's transition team

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Black policy leaders will play a pivotal role in President-elect Joe Biden’s transition, marking one of the most diverse agency review teams in history. “The agency review process will help lay the foundation for meeting these challenges on Day One " said Tony Allen, a transition advisory board member and president of historically Black Delaware State University. “We are building a team to reflect America and these Black leaders are dedicated experts in their fields.” The teams announced by Biden this week will lay much of the groundwork so the thousands of new staffers and appointees starting work in January will have a road map and guidelines for how to continue the federal government’s work without pause. “Black people helped them survive the primary and then in this election cycle they showed up in key states like Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that really pulled Joe Biden over the line.

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Harris ally says there's a 'feeling of betrayal’ toward white woman after exit polls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Harris ally says there's a 'feeling of betrayal’ toward white woman after exit polls

Raw Story  

A Democratic ally of both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said Thursday that there is a “feeling of betrayal” toward white women – the majority of whom voted for President-elect Donald Trump – who she bluntly stated, “is a sexist” and “white nationalist.” “Racism and sexism seem to be the reason,” said Melanie L. Campbell, who chairs …

Coalition of Black women monitors issues at polling locations across the U.S.
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Coalition of Black women monitors issues at polling locations across the U.S.

NPR  

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Right-wingers claim Biden is trying to undermine Harris at every turn. Maybe they should try the truth
2 months, 1 week ago

Right-wingers claim Biden is trying to undermine Harris at every turn. Maybe they should try the truth

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VP Harris is spending a lot of time courting Black voters — specifically men
2 months, 1 week ago

VP Harris is spending a lot of time courting Black voters — specifically men

NPR  

VP Harris is spending a lot of time courting Black voters — specifically men Vice President Harris is racing to shore up support and turnout from Black male voters with new promises and a high-profile radio town hall. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Vice President Kamala Harris is on a push this week to court Black voters, specifically men. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: …

Kamala Harris Unveils Economic Agenda For Black Men
2 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris Unveils Economic Agenda For Black Men

Huff Post  

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What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men
2 months, 1 week ago

What the Harris campaign is doing to try to win over more Black men

NPR  

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Obama faces fury after ‘lecturing’ Black men for not backing Harris because she’s a woman
2 months, 1 week ago

Obama faces fury after ‘lecturing’ Black men for not backing Harris because she’s a woman

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Kamala Harris’s biggest opponent for young Black voters isn’t Trump
3 months ago

Kamala Harris’s biggest opponent for young Black voters isn’t Trump

The Independent  

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Black voters in critical swing state reveal their biggest fears about a President Harris - and why life was BETTER under Trump
3 months ago

Black voters in critical swing state reveal their biggest fears about a President Harris - and why life was BETTER under Trump

Daily Mail  

A new shock poll conducted by the NAACP last week showed that one in four black men under 50 say they're going to back President Donald Trump. 'She kept saying that she's a warrior,' Bryanna said of Harris's performance at last week's ABC News debate, 'but… I don't think she is a warrior, like a fighter, like she said she …

'Bigots': Teamsters union slammed for not endorsing Harris despite backing Biden
3 months ago

'Bigots': Teamsters union slammed for not endorsing Harris despite backing Biden

Raw Story  

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has announced that, for the first time since 1988, it will not be endorsing the Democratic candidate for president. When announcing its decision to not endorse either former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris in the November election, the Teamsters complained there were "few commitments" from either party's nominees on "top Teamsters issues." …

Black women quickly mobilize to boost Kamala Harris presidential bid
4 months ago

Black women quickly mobilize to boost Kamala Harris presidential bid

Raw Story  

WASHINGTON — As Vice President Kamala Harris prepares to give the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention Thursday, making her the first Black and South Asian woman to lead a major party ticket, her nomination has energized a strong and loyal voting bloc in the Democratic Party — Black women. “What we’ve seen happen in the last couple of …

Win With Black Women: How Kamala Harris’ campaign revived Zoom calls.
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Win With Black Women: How Kamala Harris’ campaign revived Zoom calls.

Slate  

A year ago, the famous videoconferencing app Zoom was stuck in post-pandemic doldrums. “There was a groundswell of Black women leaders who had been deeply concerned about the narrative, the racism, and the sexism that was elevated as a result of the conversation around who would be vice presidential nominee.” Drawing upon her connections in the entertainment and tech industries, …

Where Kamala Harris’s ‘White-Boy Summer’ goes from here
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Where Kamala Harris’s ‘White-Boy Summer’ goes from here

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Harris mobilizes grassroots activists, sorority sisters. But not all Black women are on board
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Harris mobilizes grassroots activists, sorority sisters. But not all Black women are on board

LA Times  

Members of the sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha cheer Vice President Kamala Harris as she speaks at the group’s annual convention in Dallas on July 10. This year she decided she would vote early by mail and then not do “a darn thing.” But when Biden endorsed Harris on July 21, she got to work, plotting with other Black women to …

Checking in with Black voters in Georgia about the election, now that Biden is out
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Checking in with Black voters in Georgia about the election, now that Biden is out

NPR  

Checking in with Black voters in Georgia about the election, now that Biden is out Some voters who could be key to deciding who wins Georgia. Juma Sei of member station WABE talked with one community of Black men in Atlanta to see how they're feeling about the election. SEI: Both campaigns have been reaching out to Black men in …

‘We were built for this moment': Black women rally around Kamala Harris
5 months ago

‘We were built for this moment': Black women rally around Kamala Harris

Associated Press  

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Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign
5 months ago

Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign

Hindustan Times  

ATLANTA — Black voters expressed a mix of hope and worry Monday over Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign A key Democratic constituency, Black voters helped power Biden to victory …

Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign
5 months ago

Black voters feel excitement, hope and a lot of worry as Harris takes center stage in campaign

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Black voters, who helped power Joe Biden to the White House, expressed a mix of hope and worry Monday over his exit from the presidential race and the prospect of Vice President Kamala Harris becoming the Democratic nominee. “I don’t see America actually accepting the fact that a Black woman is running for president.” The apprehension of some …

Biden says pressure on him is driven by elites. Voters paint a more complicated picture
5 months, 1 week ago

Biden says pressure on him is driven by elites. Voters paint a more complicated picture

Associated Press  

SAGINAW, Mich. — Considering her choices in this year’s rapidly approaching presidential election, Rochelle Jones thinks both major party candidates should step aside. Ethan Williams talks about voting in the November presidential election, Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Saginaw, Mich. Dr. Pamela Pugh, a Democratic candidate for Michigan's 8th Congressional District and member of the State Board of Education, talks …

'He needs to stay': CNN struggles to find Black voters who want Joe Biden to drop out
5 months, 1 week ago

'He needs to stay': CNN struggles to find Black voters who want Joe Biden to drop out

Raw Story  

CNN's Eva McKend traveled to the Dallas convention of Alpha Kappa Alpha, the nation's most prominent historically Black sorority organization, where Vice President Kamala Harris, herself a former member, delivered an impassioned speech warning of the dangers of former President Donald Trump. What McKend found was that few of the Black women gathered there shared the view of the Beltway …

At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris
5 months, 2 weeks ago

At Essence, Black Democrats rally behind Biden and talk up Kamala Harris

Associated Press  

NEW ORLEANS — As President Joe Biden tries to revive his embattled reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris led a parade of Black Democrats who warned Saturday that the threat of another Donald Trump presidency remains the most important calculation ahead of November. “In 122 days, we each have the power to decide what kind of country we want to …

Black voters could be key as Biden and Trump vie for support ahead of Atlanta debate
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Black voters could be key as Biden and Trump vie for support ahead of Atlanta debate

Raw Story  

Samuel Warren, a Black retiree from southwest Georgia who cuts grass for side income, recently explained the financial bottom line on why he plans to vote for Republican Donald Trump rather than President Joe Biden in their looming rematch Nov. 5. In recent months, Trump, Biden, and Vice President Kamala Harris have made campaign stops along the campaign trail in …

Biden tells Latino voters they’re the reason he defeated Trump in 2020 and says, ‘I need you back’
9 months ago

Biden tells Latino voters they’re the reason he defeated Trump in 2020 and says, ‘I need you back’

Associated Press  

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The Biden campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote. Jill Biden will lead it
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Biden campaign is launching a nationwide effort to win the women’s vote. Jill Biden will lead it

Associated Press  

Follow live: Updates from AP’s coverage of the presidential election. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ‘s campaign on Wednesday announced it is launching “Women for Biden-Harris,” a new nationwide program to organize and mobilize female voters to give him and Vice President Kamala Harris a second White House term. That’s exactly why we’re launching ‘Women for Biden’ now because when …

Column: Black women pulled together for a Senate seat. Now it’s pulling Black women apart
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Black women pulled together for a Senate seat. Now it’s pulling Black women apart

LA Times  

California’s new senator, Laphonza Butler, is sworn into the Congressional Black Caucus at the U.S. Capitol last week. “Every Black woman he called should have been like, ‘Do you need Barbara’s number?’” lamented one member of the sisterhood who, like so many, didn’t want to be named. “All the Black women in California, in the political sphere, were in lockstep …

Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm
1 year, 7 months ago

Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm

Associated Press  

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'This is Our Moment': Kamala Harris' Step into History Gives Hope to Black Women
3 years, 11 months ago

'This is Our Moment': Kamala Harris' Step into History Gives Hope to Black Women

News 18  

Human rights lawyer Tara Murray had hopes of somehow witnessing Kamala Harris’ vice-presidential oath in person. She went to a historically Black college.” “As she governs, she brings those voices with her,” said Carr, whose organization focuses on building Black women’s political power. Black women “show up consistently for this country,” said LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, …

Joe Biden’s Cabinet decisions show difficult balance in diversity push
4 years ago

Joe Biden’s Cabinet decisions show difficult balance in diversity push

CNN  

CNN — Joe Biden renewed his promise this week to build an administration that will “look like the country.” But that task is proving to be a major challenge for the President-elect as he tries to achieve the right ideological balance and avoid alienating key allies – while some Black and Latino leaders voice disappointment about the diversity of his …

Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
4 years ago

Joe Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

India TV News  

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Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team
4 years ago

Biden chooses an all-female senior White House press team

Associated Press  

— President-elect Joe Biden will have an all-female senior communications team at his White House, reflecting his stated desire to build out a diverse White House team as well as what’s expected to be a return to a more traditional press operation. In a statement announcing the White House communications team, Biden said: “Communicating directly and truthfully to the American …

Biden Names All-Female White House Communications Team; Will Tap Tanden For OMB
4 years ago

Biden Names All-Female White House Communications Team; Will Tap Tanden For OMB

NPR  

Biden Names All-Female White House Communications Team; Will Tap Tanden For OMB Enlarge this image toggle caption Ethan Miller/Getty Images Ethan Miller/Getty Images Updated at 7:25 p.m. The Journal says Adeyemo — who is president of the Obama Foundation, and worked as an economic adviser in the Obama White House — would be the Treasury Department's first Black deputy secretary. …

Biden’s frontrunners to replace Kayleigh McEnany as press secretary are both black women
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s frontrunners to replace Kayleigh McEnany as press secretary are both black women

The Independent  

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‘A reflection of the nation’: Joe Biden’s transition team is majority women and employs many people of colour
4 years, 1 month ago

‘A reflection of the nation’: Joe Biden’s transition team is majority women and employs many people of colour

The Independent  

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'Will seek to unite, not divide': US President-elect Joe Biden in his first address to nation
4 years, 1 month ago

'Will seek to unite, not divide': US President-elect Joe Biden in his first address to nation

India TV News  

Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to be a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a nation gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil. FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2020, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate former …

Biden battles Trump, lack of enthusiasm among Black voters
4 years, 3 months ago

Biden battles Trump, lack of enthusiasm among Black voters

Al Jazeera  

It is unclear if Black Americans will be energised to come to vote, potentially defining the outcome of the election. “Most Black voters are going to support Joe Biden,” said Ravi Perry, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Howard University, a historically Black university. “But there are differences in enthusiasm,” Perry tells Al Jazeera, “where Black …

Kamala Harris seeks to define role of no. 2 on Biden’s ticket
4 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris seeks to define role of no. 2 on Biden’s ticket

Live Mint  

Kamala Harris’s prime-time speech at the Democratic convention on Wednesday night will be the first glimpse of how Joe Biden’s campaign plans to deploy a history-making vice presidential nominee as they work to define her role for a campaign that has largely been grounded by the coronavirus. Harris, a California senator and former state attorney general, distinguished herself during the …

Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris
4 years, 4 months ago

Trump motivates Democrats to rally behind Biden, Harris

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — For the second time in four years, the Democratic presidential primary pitted the expanding progressive movement against an eventually victorious establishment. “Progressives are going to vote against Trump,” said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, but she called it “demoralizing and wrong” for Biden and the Democratic National Committee to give convention airtime to figures …

'Could Have Been Our Own': Harris Nomination Hailed As Win For Representation
4 years, 4 months ago

'Could Have Been Our Own': Harris Nomination Hailed As Win For Representation

NPR  

'Could Have Been Our Own': Harris Nomination Hailed As Win For Representation Enlarge this image toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images Drew Angerer/Getty Images When she found out that former Vice President Joe Biden had selected Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his running mate, LaTosha Brown was in her bathroom trying on makeup. "Joe Biden had the audacity to choose …

Kamala Harris’ selection as VP resonates with Black women
4 years, 4 months ago

Kamala Harris’ selection as VP resonates with Black women

Associated Press  

DETROIT — China Cochran met Kamala Harris at a campaign event in Detroit last year and was swept away by her ambition, charisma and leadership. And in an ode to the many women that paved the way for her, Harris said she was mindful of all of the “heroic and ambitious women before me, whose sacrifice, determination and resilience make …

Running mate matters: The Hindu Editorial on Kamala Harris
4 years, 4 months ago

Running mate matters: The Hindu Editorial on Kamala Harris

The Hindu  

Presumptive U.S. Democratic nominee and former Vice-President Joe Biden has picked Kamala Harris, Senator from California of Indian descent, as his vice-presidential running mate, a fillip to his party’s connect with African-Americans, the Indian-American community, women and its core base of mainstream liberals. Ms. Harris — her late mother and cancer researcher Shyamala Gopalan hailed from a Chennai-based family, and …

How Biden chose Harris: Inside his search for a running mate
4 years, 4 months ago

How Biden chose Harris: Inside his search for a running mate

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Gretchen Whitmer wanted out. As protests over the death of Floyd and other Black Americans filled the streets across the country, an array of Democrats urged Biden to put a Black woman on the ticket — a nod to this moment in the nation’s history, to the critical role Black voters played in Biden’s ascent to the Democratic …

Democrat Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate
4 years, 4 months ago

Democrat Joe Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate

Al Jazeera  

Harris becomes the first Black woman and the first Asian American to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket. Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate, picked Senator Kamala Harris as his choice for vice president, making her the first Black woman and the first Asian American to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket in the United States. Biden …

Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as VP candidate ‘unprecedented’
4 years, 4 months ago

Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as VP candidate ‘unprecedented’

Al Jazeera  

US presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s selection of Senator Kamala Harris gives him a running mate who can appeal to African American voters who are core to Biden’s base of support and serve as a fierce critic of President Donald Trump’s record in office. “Biden faced unprecedented pressure to pick a Black woman,” said John Jackson, a professor at …

Willie Brown urges Kamala Harris to decline offer to be Joe Biden’s VP
4 years, 4 months ago

Willie Brown urges Kamala Harris to decline offer to be Joe Biden’s VP

The Independent  

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Column: For Newsom and California, there’s a lot more riding on Biden’s decision than who becomes vice president
4 years, 4 months ago

Column: For Newsom and California, there’s a lot more riding on Biden’s decision than who becomes vice president

LA Times  

Sen. Kamala Harris, left, and Rep. Karen Bass are on Joe Biden’s short list for vice president. Gavin Newsom would be anointed a kingmaker — or queenmaker — if Joe Biden selected California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate. If Biden instead chose another Californian, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass of Los Angeles, Newsom would not have a formal role …

Seven women on Joe Biden’s shortlist of potential vice presidents
4 years, 4 months ago

Seven women on Joe Biden’s shortlist of potential vice presidents

Al Jazeera  

During the last Democratic debate Biden promised to choose a woman to become his running mate, but who will it be? With the November 3 general election in the United States less than 100 days away, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is under increasing pressure to select a running mate for his challenge to incumbent President Donald Trump. Selecting a …

Biden says he’s getting briefings from lawyers on VP options
4 years, 5 months ago

Biden says he’s getting briefings from lawyers on VP options

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden said Monday that he is getting extensive briefings from lawyers vetting candidates for vice president and plans to have “personal discussions” with his final choices for running mate. The presumptive presidential nominee said on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” that he is getting a “two-hour vetting report” on his VP contenders. So, that decision is underway right …

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