Black voters

Biden 37%-Trump 37% as Hispanic, Black and younger voters shift – Exclusive

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Amanda Smith

It couldn’t be closer. Six months before Election Day, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are tied 37%-37% in an ...

As Biden abandons ‘Bidenomics,’ Harris makes a different case before Black voters

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA — Vice President Kamala Harris is shaking up her approach to the Black community and making the economy the focal point ...

Trump promised big plans to flip Black and Latino voters. Many Republicans are waiting to see them

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump says he wants to hold a major campaign event at New York’s Madison Square Garden featuring ...

Biden administration delays plans to ban menthol cigarettes

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Amanda Smith

The Biden Administration has delayed plans to ban menthol cigarettes, a proposal announced by the Food and Drug Administration years ago. “There ...

Biden will speak at Morehouse commencement, an election-year spotlight in front of Black voters

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA (AP) — President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker at Morehouse College in Georgia, giving the Democrat a key election-year ...

As Civil Rights Era Fades From Memory, Generation Gap Divides Black Voters

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Amanda Smith

ATLANTA — For years, Loretta Green has voted at her Southwest Atlanta precinct wearing the same custom T-shirt emblazoned with a photo ...

New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say

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Amanda Smith

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Politics and race are both factors in a pending court challenge of Louisiana’s new congressional maps. How much ...

Biden tells racial justice meeting, ‘We’ve kept our promises,’ as he looks to energize Black voters

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Amanda Smith

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden virtually addressed the Rev. Al Sharpton’s racial justice conference on Friday, telling a sympathetic crowd ...

South Carolina to hold 2024 congressional elections with map previously ruled unconstitutional

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Amanda Smith

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal court on Thursday ruled that this year’s congressional elections in South Carolina will be held under ...

Trump tells Michigan’s Republican chair to ramp up outreach to Black voters in Detroit, chair says

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Amanda Smith

LANSING, Michigan (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is urging Republicans in Michigan to target Black voters in Detroit and other predominantly ...