The dust is settling after the fervor of Election Day, and many of the marquee races of this cycle did not go in favor of the Democratic Party as many hoped. However, the Dems can boast one strong victory in regaining control of the House, and there are several interesting factors to look towards to […]
The entire nation will be glued to their television sets when polls out on Election Day tomorrow (Nov. 6), and several key races are ones to watch. There is a push for an upheaval of Republican Party mainstays in five races we’ve got our eyes on, and these folks really need to catch the political […]
A Black woman on Twitter pretended to be a member of the Republican Party and proudly touted a MAGA hat online to show her solidarity with other Black folks walking away from the Democratic Party. It has since come out that the whole post was nothing but a troll scam, with the woman collecting $150,000 […]
Dave Chappelle returned to his Washington, D.C. area roots to campaign on behalf of gubernatorial hopeful and Democratic Party member, Ben Jealous. Chappelle was in Prince George’s County, Md. in support of the former NAACP president, stating that his celebrity status shouldn’t be tied to his support of Jealous.
Donald Trump’s proposed immigration reform has many people, including Akon, feeling a ways. The singer is now pondering a career in U.S. politics.
In just under a week, the nation will take to the polls to post their votes for the candidates of their choosing. With a high-stakes push to shift the balance of power in Congress from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party, there are several key midterm races and ballot measures of note that HipHopWired […]
Will Ferrell might be best known for his time on Saturday Night Live and for his leading roles in some of the top comedy films over the past decade, but he’s also about supporting the civic process. Ferrell has been going door-to-door campaigning on behalf of Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Stacey Abrams in the weeks leading […]
The nation was on edge this week after a rash of mail bomb attempts seemed aimed at some of President Donald Trump’s harshest critics. A suspect, Cesar Sayoc, was arrested in Florida and the so-called “MAGABomber” appears to have been motivated to carry out the acts by hateful rhetoric drummed up by Trump and his […]
The state of Georgia is the hotbed of one of the most important races ahead of the general election just two weeks away. In a victory for voting rights advocates, a judge has declared an end to the rejection of absentee ballots due to signatures.
In Trump’s MAGA-loving nation, a white man boldly displayed a firearm after allegedly threatening a Black North Carolina campaign worker. The incident took place at an early-voting site, and police have arrested the man for carrying what was discovered to be a BB gun.
Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum has been embroiled in a tense fight against rival Ron DeSantis in the Florida governor’s race. Facing one another again in a debate, Gillum shut down his Republican opponent in epic fashion, saying at one point that even “racists believe he’s a racist” in Wednesday’s (Oct. 24) gubernatorial debate.
Chance The Rapper has thrown his customary “3” hat into the political sphere in times past and now the hometown hero is putting his support behind a mayoral candidate in Chicago‘s stacked race. Chano endorses current Austin Chamber of Commerce director Amara Enyia for the mayor’s seat.
