Posts Tagged ‘vote’
The push to suppress Black votes continues, and it’s getting worse
The troubling case of Hervis Rogers, a 62-year-old Black Texas resident facing up to 40 years in prison for illegally voting, is the latest front in the war for American democracy. Having served time in prison for felony burglary, Rogers was still on parole when he voted in 2018. When he voted again in 2020,…
Read More Trump just gave the GOP the 2022 master plan: Suppress the Black vote
I know we don’t want to have to talk about voting again. We’d rather talk about why the brother’s speech got cut short on the Golden Globes and why the mayors of Seattle and New Orleans are in a cat fight over Russell Wilson. Trust me–all those things need to be discussed, but while we’re…
Read More Watch Solomon’s exclusive interview with Kamala Harris
Hours before a presidential debate that erased the boundaries of decency, I spoke to Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris. I asked her about the concerns of Black Philadelphians—a community that could very well decide the election. The need for Black votes makes Harris, a woman of Black and South Asian heritage, more…
Read More Why would a black minister endorse Trump?
When anger shouts haughtily over reason, and fear drowns out truth, honesty is sometimes lost in the din. We see the efficacy of anger and fear in the presidential campaign, as candidates like Donald Trump focus their wrath on refugees and undocumented immigrants, and throngs cheer in approval. But while Americans wait for Trump to…
Read More Vote now … for kids sake
ELECTION DAY is one of those days that every parent should have circled on his or her calendar because it’s one of the most important days for your kids, whether you know it or not. You do want to make sure that kids aren’t being dragged down the street for several blocks, right? I guess I…
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