Coming Down to the Wire!
Month: October 2018
“R.I.P. Ntozake Shange (#ForColoredGirls) #YouAreBroadwayBlack you will forever be remembered and eternally etched in our minds as The Lady in Orange, a prolific poet, an amazing play-wright, and the Black feminist we all aspire to be. Well done,” a tweet from the Broadway in Black twitter account read.
One of the most disturbing issues that has captured the attention of legal experts and members of the community is whether those five HISD trustees violated the spirit of the Texas Open Meetings Act, which was enacted to ensure that Texas government is transparent, open and accountable to all Texans.
The Georgia NAACP has received complaints from several voters on touch screen irregularities when attempting to select Stacey Abrams as their choice for governor – the machines instead chose Secretary of State Brian Kemp. In other instances, machines showed ballots being cast before any person actually voted.
Young Americans under the age of 30, mobilized in part by strong disapproval of President Trump and a desire for Democrats to control Congress, are likelier to vote this year than they were ahead of midterm elections in 2014 and 2010, according to a new poll.
Clerks say early voting numbers are strong but not like 2016 turnout
The geography of voting — and not voting
NNPA National Chairman Dorothy Leavell emphasized, “I am deeply disturbed by the recent bomb threats that have been sent to many of our national leaders and now includes The Black Press of America. Our freedoms and peace of mind that we have enjoyed for so long seem to now be threatened and, if it continues, will be a thing of the past.”
“Why do you support Trump, given his offensive remarks, his silence on white nationalism, his Bollbacks of Obama-era policies? What makes an African American put on a MAGA hat? What in the world are these Black folk thinking?”
Bombs and Bullets in Babylon