DNC Day 2: Ben Jealous talks with the AFRO
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View ArticleObama Boosts Clinton; Trump Talks Emails and Russia
Their political fates now entwined, President Barack Obama is imploring voters to elect Hillary Clinton to the White House, appealing to the women, minorities and young people who powered his rise and...
View ArticleClinton, Dems Put Gun Control at Center of Convention Stage
With mothers of police violence victims on the stage and anti-gun protesters in the streets, Hillary Clinton and Democrats are giving gun control and efforts to curb police violence a starring role at...
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View ArticleMinority Dem Delegates Frustrated with ‘Bernie or Bust’
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As most Democrats rally around Hillary Clinton, the lingering “Bernie or Bust” movement is stirring frustration at the party’s convention among delegates of color, who say they’re...
View ArticleDNC-Day 3: The Rev. Jesse Jackson discusses the importance of voting and the...
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View ArticleDNC-Day 3: Flint, Michigan Mayor, Karen Weaver describes the continued water...
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View ArticleDNC-Day 3: AFRO journalist Sean Yoes speaks with former Maryland State...
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View ArticleLike a Boss: Three Black Women Hold Reins of Democratic Party
Three African-American women have been tapped to lead the Democratic Party during a critical time in the nation’s and political organization’s history. Rep. Marcia Fudge was named chair of the...
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Black Issues Addressed in Democratic Platform Document
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus and other minorities were well represented on the committee that drafted the Democratic Party’s platform, a groundbreaking document that will be presented at...
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Philadelphia Readies for DNC after Quiet Cleveland Protests
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As Cleveland breathes a sigh of relief after protests during the Republican convention came and went without major chaos, eyes now turn to Philadelphia. As the nation’s fifth...
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Thousands Hit Philadelphia’s Steamy Streets to Protest DNC
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators are taking to Philadelphia’s sweltering streets Sunday, chanting and beating drums in the first major protests ahead of the Democratic National...
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Rep. Elijah Cummings and Ben Jealous Take Opening Evening DNC Stage
(Updated 7/25/2016) PHILADELPHIA –Three prominent Marylanders — former NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous, Rep. Elijah Cummings, and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer — each preached party unity as...
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More Than 50 Pro-Sanders Demonstrators Cited by Police
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police briefly detained more than 50 people after they tried to storm the barricades outside the Democratic National Convention on Monday in a show of anger over Bernie Sanders’...
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Michelle Electrifies
Sets a New Standard for Troubled Dem Convention PHILADELPHIA (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama stepped into the presidential election Monday with a forceful, impassioned defense of Hillary Clinton,...
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Slaves Built the White House, Say Obama and Historians
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama declared at the Democratic National Convention that the White House she and President Barack Obama have lived in since 2009 was built by slaves. First...
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Clinton Wins Historic Nomination–with a Boost from Sanders
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Breaking a historic barrier, Hillary Clinton triumphantly captured the Democratic nomination for president Tuesday night, the first woman ever to lead a major political party into...
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DNC Day 2 – The AFRO catches up with D.C. author and journalist Sonsyrea Tate...
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DNC Day 2: AFRO catches up with D.C. Councilman Vincent Orange
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