Posts tagged with "president"
Donald Trump Impeached Again
By Dana Feeney The House of Representatives has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for the second time in his four-year term as president, which started in January of 2017. He is the third president to be impeached and the first president ever to be impeached more than once. This second impeachment comes shortly after […]
TRAILBLAZER: CONGRESSMAN RITCHIE TORRES
Ritchie Torres, a 32-year-old politician serving the 15th congressional district in the Bronx, New York. Torres is the first openly gay Afro-Latino man elected to Congress and one of two gay Black men that will serve in the 117th Congress, a distinction he shares with fellow New Yorker Mondaire Jones.
Oprah Winfrey Virtual Town Halls
Oprah Winfrey announced plans Monday to host virtual town halls in states that look to play a large role in the upcoming election. As part of OWN’s OWN YOUR VOTE get-out-the-vote initiative, the town halls will be a non-partisan effort to encourage, inspire and support voters across the country before Nov. 3. The events are […]
Final Presidential Debate
Presidental Campaign Money
Biden vs. Trump: First Debate
Biden’s Fight to Lead
By Hannah DiPilato Joe Biden is leading in the polls against Donald Trump for the upcoming presidential election. Although Hillary Clinton was also in the lead for most of her 2016 campaign and even won the popular vote, she lost due to the electoral college. As of now, Biden is not only leading the popular […]
Win With Black Women
Back in 2016, while campaigning for the office of President of the United States, Donald Trump asked black voters, “What do you have to lose?” He asked in reference to generations of oppression, violence and inequality, saying, “You’re living in poverty. Your schools are no good. You have no jobs. 58% of your youth is […]
DNC Recap
By Eamonn Burke The Democratic National Convention kicked off it’s virtual event last night, starting with speeches by prominent politicians including Bernie Sanders, John Kasich, Andrew Cuomo, and a keynote by Michelle Obama. There were also powerful words delivered by George Floyd’s brother, Philonese Floyd, and Kristin Urquiza, who lost her father to Covid-19. “My […]