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Fair Count is a nonprofit organization started by Stacey Abrams with the mission to achieve fair and accurate calculation of the hard-to-count populations in the 2020 Census. Virginia native, Ed Reed, currently serves as the program director and staff liaison for the Black Men Count initiative at Fair Count. He has over a decade of…

Mondale Robinson is the founder of the Black Male Voter Project, an organization that uses non-traditional approaches to reach Black men. Robinson is a graduate of Livingstone College, where he received his bachelor’s degree in political science along with a concentration in African and Latin American politics. He is passionate about the expansion of democracy…

As the global pandemic continues, the 2020 Roots Picnic has announced it’s going to host its celebration virtually this year. Although the annual music festival started by the iconic hip-hop group The Roots is typically a highlight of the summertime in Philadelphia, the event will still be impactful. While the event will remain rooted in…

Terrance Woodbury is a founding Partner at HIT Strategies, a market research focus firm that centered on people of color and millennials. Woodbury has previously conducted polling and focus groups for candidates in local, state, national, and international elections, as well as for companies such as Uber and Google. We spoke with Woodbury about the…

Andrea Young is a civil and human rights advocate and the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, which for more than 60 years has been fighting to protect and extend the civil rights and civil liberties of all people. Prior to her role at the ACLU, Young was an adjunct professor…

Congressman Hank Johnson is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s 4th Congressional District. He works to empower underserved minority communities and help ex-offenders reenter society after incarceration. Rolling out spoke with the congressman about the state of Black America during this global health pandemic, the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security…

Michelle Obama called out officials in the state of Wisconsin for not delaying their Tuesday, April 7, presidential primary as many other states had done. The former first lady and bestselling author authoritatively said the country needs to “do better to ensure voting is safe for all voters” during this time of social distancing. “Today,…

Former Georgia House Democratic leader Stacey Abrams made history in 2018 when she became the first Black woman to earn a Georgia gubernatorial nomination. She is also the founder of the voting rights advocacy group Fair Fight 2020. We had the opportunity to speak with Abrams when she recently spoke at an event to honor Dr.…

Cardi B and Bernie Sanders are encouraging young people to take an interest in politics. The “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker met with the 2020 presidential democratic candidate to discuss political issues. She wrote on Instagram: “Not me, US. Thank you, Senator Bernie Sanders, for sitting with me and sharing your plans on how you will change this country.…

The 2020 election could define the future of the next generation. With so much at stake, it’s imperative that every person in the Black community take time to exercise their right to vote. To drive home the point, Al Sharpton and Tamika Mallory shared their thoughts at the National Urban League Conference. Held at the…

In 1946, the state of Georgia allowed Blacks to vote for the first time in what was known as the all-White primary. A ruling that year by the U.S. Supreme court, known as King v. Chapman, declared the White primary to be unconstitutional, which allowed Blacks to vote in the state of Georgia. Racists were…

The barbershop is a cultural centerpiece in our community. It is a place for men to go to get their hair cut while engaging in conversation. With Election Day is quickly approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018, the current topic of conversation for everyone is the midterm elections. We stopped by The Musalair Grooming Gallery, a one of a…

“Elections have consequences, and at the end of the day, I won.” These were the words spoken on Jan. 23, 2009, by then-President Barack Obama to House Republican Whip Eric Cantor. Fast-forward to our present reality, and we see the wisdom of Obama’s words even clearer. Many will attempt to sanitize the emergence of this…

Last Tuesday’s Georgia primary election had a host of runoffs and razor-thin margins of victory for many candidates. Now, Dekalb County, Georgia, leaders that include Attorney Mawuli Davis and Gerald Griggs, SCLC leader Nate Miller and NAACP leader Teresa Hardy and candidate Pastor Sabrina McKenzie are raising an alarm for voters. At issue are outstanding…

Model-actress Eva Marcille has come under fire this week for an Instagram post that seemed to mock people’s efforts to free popular rapper Meek Mill. The ex-boyfriend of Nicki Minaj has been imprisoned for up to 24 months for violating the terms of his probation. The former winner of “America’s Next Top Model” hopped onto…

Ian Conyers, who just so happens to be the great nephew of U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr., made history as the youngest elected state senator in Michigan. Elected at 27 years old, the Democrat represents the 4th District of Michigan. Currently, he serves 265K Detroit residents and is continuing to make history by introducing amendments to…

Randall Woodfin is a nonpartisan candidate vying for the office of mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. He has served as the District 5 representative on the Birmingham City School Board in Alabama, since he was elected on Aug.27, 2013. He earned his bachelor’s in political science from Morehouse College in 2003 and Juris Doctorate from Samford…

In recent news, Sean “Diddy” Combs has been very vocal about African Americans taking charge of their community in reference to the current election. Combs is advocating for exercising voting rights and believes millennials will play a pivotal role on which candidate will take office next. “I believe we shouldn’t give up our vote so…

Publisher Victor Shiblie has dedicated the past 21 years to the The Washington Diplomat, a respected news source for Washington’s political community. The monthly newspaper boasts 120,000 readers and it is distributed to 180 foreign embassies throughout the city. In addition to running a national publication, Shiblie has traveled the world creating in-depth, on-the-scene reports and a…