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Mike Drop: After Joe Biden’s Big Super Tuesday Wins, What’s Next for Bloomberg?
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Mike Drop: After Joe Biden’s Big Super Tuesday Wins, What’s Next for Bloomberg?

Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire ContributorMarch 12, 2020

Excerpt: Democrats turned out in record numbers for Super Tuesday as many are citing their desire to remove President Trump from office as a motivating factor. In the Super Tuesday state of Virginia, primary turnout was the highest ever and surpassed the 2008 primary 12 years ago when former President Barack Obama challenged former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Over 23 percent of registered voters cast ballots on March 3rd.

Senator Doug Jones Emphasizes the Importance of the 2020 Black Voter Turnout
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Senator Doug Jones Emphasizes the Importance of the 2020 Black Voter Turnout

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentJanuary 16, 2020

Jones said voting rights had been under attack since the 2013 Shelby V. Holder decision, which eliminated a lot of voter protections. “It’s not the same as the old Jim Crow laws, but there’s still efforts out there to suppress votes and keep people from having that free access to the booths,” he stated. Jones noted that he’s working to restore “teeth” in the Voting Rights Act but doubts that the current GOP-led Senate and President Trump’s administration would approve. “I don’t see it happening, so it’s all the more important to get out and vote in the 2020 elections.”

Black Women in California Say Democratic Party Takes Their Vote and Voice for Granted
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Black Women in California Say Democratic Party Takes Their Vote and Voice for Granted

Manny Otiko and Tanu Henry, California Black MediaMay 10, 2019

They plan to share those grievances with fellow Democrats and officials of the party at the state CPD annual convention May 29 – June 2 in San Francisco. Activists have also organized a number of other events, including a rally and march on the State Capitol on June 22 to speak about some of their concerns and celebrate Black womanhood as they consolidate their political presence and power in the state.

Senators Doug Jones and Kamala Harris Secure Robust Funding Increase for HBCUs
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Senators Doug Jones and Kamala Harris Secure Robust Funding Increase for HBCUs

Sentinel News ServiceMarch 21, 2018

U.S. Senators Doug Jones (D-Ala.) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) today announced that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will receive a 14-percent increase in federal funding in the Senate’s omnibus spending bill, from $244.7 million in FY17 to $279.6 million in FY18. The funding increase follows a request made by Senators Jones and Harris last month in a letter to the leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies. Their letter was supported by 12 of their Senate colleagues and is copied below.