By Gwen McKinney (October 6, 1917 – March 14, 1977)When Tennessee approved the 19th Amendment on August 18, 1920, it was the culmination of the long march to women’s suffrage. Full citizenship and voting rights would become exclusive for some American women and doggedly elusive for many others. The year that amendment was ratified, a […]
read moreBy Dr. Kerry Mitchell Brown The direction and future of this country — and with it the direction and future of Black people — will be determined by significant elections, at the national, state, and local levels, in the coming months and over the next series of years. We have the power to determine our […]
read moreBy Cryshanna A. Jackson Leftwich, PhD “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness (Declaration of Independence).” July 4, 1776, marked the day that America declared its freedom […]
read moreEverything about the 2016 presidential election (and the periods leading up to it) through this very day tells us that any sustainable progress for Black people remains at risk and under attack. We’ve all seen the data and continue to live in the reality that Black people, and other people of color, remain disproportionately impoverished, […]
read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has wrought immense tragedy across our country, particularly for black Americans, who have faced a disproportionate rate of infection and mortality. The economic fallout could have generational implications. Yet in the face of this unimaginable crisis — which has left over 100,000 Americans dead and more than 30 million unemployed — Senate […]
read moreIn battleground state survey of Black voters, nearly 80% give Trump low marks on crisis and doubt his truthfulness on virus information Black voters feeling economic fallout of COVID-19: nearly 50% report lost jobs or hours A new poll of registered Black voters in key swing states commissioned by BlackPAC demonstrates widespread disapproval over President […]
read moreSimilar to the three-fifths compromise, there are historical roots for voting districts favoring rural populations, which were increasingly white, that were politically motivated. Once there were more residents in cities, district boundaries were not re-drawn, effectively giving people in rural areas more districts per voter than their urban counterparts had. The one person, one vote […]
read moreOur Constitution, often referred to as the supreme law of these United States of America, memorializes the debates of our founding fathers around the guiding principles, policies around governing, leadership, and basic citizen’s rights. The Constitution also details the distribution of seats in the House of Representatives. Article 1, Section 2 of the United States […]
read moreNow that Black voters have gone to the polls on Super Tuesday, after resoundingly casting their votes for Joe Biden in South Carolina, we have a broader sense of their preferences in the Democratic presidential primary race. But it’s important to understand that defeating Donald Trump is not the sole motivating factor for Black voters […]
read moreBlackPAC For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Media Contact: Oliver Jones, oliver.jones@berlinrosen.com, 646.746.4325 Latest BlackPAC Survey Shows Black Voters Highly Engaged, Historically Dissatisfied with Direction of Nation Results indicate that while disapproval of Trump is high, that alone is not enough to secure a general election victory A recent, nationwide monitor poll of registered […]
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