Andrew Gillum

President Trump on Feb. 15 declared a national emergency to allocate additional funding to build a wall at the southern border. (Photo: Washington Post / YouTube)

DENIED! Bi-Partisan Pushback Leads Trump to Cry, “Emergency”

February 15, 2019 Stacy M. Brown 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Trump said he’ll get money from multiple sources including tapping into the $3.6 billion earmarked for military construction, $600 million in asset forfeitures seized by the U.S. Treasury Department, $2.5 billion available through the Department of Defense’s drug interdiction program and the nearly $1.4 billion Congress approved earlier in the week for border barriers – an agreement that proved vital in avoiding another government shutdown. […read more]

Andrew Gillum Addresses Future, Importance of Black Press

January 30, 2019 Stacy M. Brown 1

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Beginning in about two weeks I will be teaching a fellowship at Harvard University,” Gillum said in an exclusive tidbit from a fireside chat conducted by NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. during a luncheon at the Hilton Orlando Hotel on Thursday, Jan. 24. […read more]

This year, the 2019 NNPA Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award recipient will be none other than Mrs. Rosetta M. Perry, publisher of the Tennessee Tribune, in Nashville, TN.

PRESS ROOM: NNPA Hosts 2019 Mid-Winter Conference in Orlando, Florida

January 18, 2019 Stacy M. Brown 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Tennessee Tribune publisher, Mrs. Rosetta M. Perry’s, lifetime of accomplishments will be recognized at the 2019 NNPA Publisher Lifetime Achievement Award Black Tie Dinner, Friday evening, January 25, 2019 at the Hilton Orlando Hotel. […read more]

Julianne Malveaux is an author and economist. Her latest book “Are We Better Off? Race, Obama and Public Policy” is available via www.amazon.com for booking, wholesale inquiries or for more info visit www.juliannemalveaux.com

COMMENTARY: A More Diverse Congress, a More Perfect Union?

January 6, 2019 Julianne Malveaux 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — No freedom in this homeland of the free, but this Congress offers freedom possibilities. It offers the possibility of fixing the Voting Rights Act, even as the Supreme Court has attempted to erode voting rights, even as at least two elections were stolen in 2018, those of Stacey Abrams in Georgia and Andrew Gillum in Florida […read more]

Women’s March in Washington D.C., Photo Date: January 21, 2017

COMMENTARY: Can the Women’s March Survive Petulant White women?

December 3, 2018 Julianne Malveaux 1

MINNESOTA SPOKESMAN-RECORDER — Teresa Shook, the self-proclaimed founder of the Women’s March, is demanding the resignation of its four leaders and co-chairs. […read more]

COMMENTARY: Can a Woman’s Coalition Survive Petulant White Women?

November 25, 2018 Julianne Malveaux 14

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Black, white, Latina, Asian, Native, Palestinian and other women have starkly different experiences. We are joined by our gender but separated by the status of the men in our race, and by the differential privilege that some women experience. […read more]

Official ballot for the 2000 United States Presidential election, November 7, 2000, from Palm Beach County, Florida. (Photo source: Wikimedia Commons)

The Florida Election & the Ghost of Gore-Bush

November 14, 2018 Stacy M. Brown 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am replacing my words of concession with an uncompromised and unapologetic call that we count every single vote,” Andrew Gillum said. “We’ve learned in various parts of this state that there are still votes that are outstanding. There’s even still in parts of this state some uncertainty around the total number of votes that are remaining to be cast.” […read more]

CNN's Jim Acosta was the victim of Trump's ire. Because he was persistent in asking a question, he was falsely accused of putting his hands on someone, and his White House press pass was revoked.

COMMENTARY: The President and the Press: Unhinged Attacks Are Repulsive

November 11, 2018 Julianne Malveaux 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — The President’s hostility toward the press is bad enough. His particular antipathy toward African Americans is even worse. Who will stand up for April Ryan, Abby Phillips, and Yamiche Alcindor? Where, by the way, are the women of the #MeToo movement when Black women are being attacked? […read more]

The Battle for Florida and Georgia Could End in Recount

November 10, 2018 Stacy M. Brown 4

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Gillum and Abrams, no matter what, they have changed the idea that Democrats should not be fighting for these seats in the south, and that’s going to have 25 years of impact,” — Melissa Harris-Perry […read more]

Midterm Election Results Means a Congress Divided

November 9, 2018 LA Data News 0

NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — Democrats on Tuesday captured the House of Representatives and are set to exert a major institutional check on President Donald Trump, while breaking the Republican monopoly on power and ushering in a younger, more female and more racially diverse political generation. […read more]

Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez

PRESS ROOM: Historic Diversity of Democratic Candidates

November 8, 2018 Precinct Reporter News 0

PRECINCT REPORTER GROUP — Democrats elected the most diverse group of candidates in our party’s history. Voters across the country sent a loud and clear message that our leaders should represent the diversity of our country. […read more]

GOP, Democrats splitting governor’s races in key states

November 7, 2018 Defender News Service 0

DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Democrats tried Tuesday to fight their way back to power in state capitols across the country by reclaiming governor’s seats in key Midwest states, major steps in their nationwide strategy to reverse years of Republican gains in state capitols. […read more]

Andrew Gillum (Photo: WGFL) Monday night, Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum returned to his alma mater, the school that sits on the highest of seven hills, Florida A&M University for a midnight rally at the Al Lawson Multipurpose Center. However, Gillum did not come alone.

#ELECTION2018 – Diddy Headlines Gillum’s “Bring It Home” Concert

November 6, 2018 The Atlanta Voice 1

ATLANTA VOICE — The Mayor of Tallahassee did not come alone. Music impresario and personality, Sean “Diddy” Combs, DJ Khaled, Monica, rappers Quavo, Fat Joe and Gunna joined CNN political commentator Angela Rye, Comedian Tiffany Haddish and television and film producer Will Packer at FAMU. […read more]

Stacey Abrams (left) speaks as Oprah Winfrey listens during their conversation at the Porter Sanford Arts and Community Center in Decatur on Thursday, November 1, 2018. (Photo: Itoro N. Umontuen / The Atlanta Voice)

#ELECTION2018: Racist robocall targets Stacey Abrams, Oprah Winfrey in Georgia governor’s race

November 5, 2018 The Atlanta Voice 0

ATLANTA VOICE — A white supremacist group that targeted Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum with racist robocalls is now targeting Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. […read more]

Race was also a factor in the first debate, when Tallahassee Mayor, Andrew Gillum confronted Representative Ron DeSantis about his earlier “monkey it up” comment.

Race issues big part of Florida governor’s race

November 4, 2018 Carolyn Gunnis 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “…race became a theme throughout the contest between the two candidates, reflecting a national tone of intolerance between Americans with ideological and obvious differences such as skin color and place of origin. The bitter battle between Gillum and DeSantis was overshadowed last week when intolerance manifested itself on Oct. 24, the day of the scheduled, second debate.” […read more]

Former President Barack Obama, Vice President Pence and Oprah Winfrey have traveled to Georgia to campaign for Stacey Abrams, turnout votes and focus on early voting.

Election Day 2018: Three key statewide contests featuring an African American running for Governor

November 3, 2018 Lauren Victoria Burke 0

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In a race marred by blatant examples of voter suppression and voting machine irregularities the NAACP Georgia State Conference partnering with Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law won an injunction against the use of the controversial voter regulating software – Exact Match,” noted the NAACP in a November 2 press release. […read more]

Polls proved to be wildly inaccurate and the numbers completely misread how well Gillum, Tallahassee’s mayor, would eventually fare in the primary. He won.

A Black man who could become Florida’s next governor

November 3, 2018 Barrington Salmon 0

NNPA NEWSPAPER — “Nationally, a confluence of factors, including a surge of political grassroots activism, resistance to the odious policies emanating from the White House and record numbers of women – particularly Black women and women of color – has resulted in these groups and individuals not just mobilizing and organizing but also running for office. This groundswell has changed the face of the election landscape.” […read more]

“Our civil rights have risen or fallen based on our voting rights. When we vote we have had increased protections. If not, we see a decline. So vote,” — Tameka Hobbs, native Floridian and African Studies history professor at Valdosta State University in Georgia.

What’s at stake in Florida on Election Day?

October 31, 2018 BlackPressUSA 2

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Locally, this election could result in Florida gaining its first Black governor and attorney general, the restoration of voting rights to ex-felons, new legislation to improve blighted Black communities, the end of a 20-year stretch of Republicans controlling the state, and so much more.” […read more]

Florida gubernatorial candidates, Republican Ron DeSantis, left, and Democrat Andrew Gillum

Final Stretch of Florida, Georgia Gubernatorial Campaigns Dominated by Race

October 30, 2018 Defender News Service 1

DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — The final stretch of the midterm campaign is increasingly dominated by debate over one of the most sensitive issues in American culture: race. […read more]

(l-r) Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum

#Election2018 – DeSantis and Gillum Square off in Heated Debate

October 24, 2018 The Atlanta Voice 2

THE ATLANTA VOICE — In a debate which featured fights over guns, race, policing and the environment, Republican Ron DeSantis and Democrat Andrew Gillum had a fiercely contested debate […read more]

Black Women Voters Seek to Shake up Midterms

October 23, 2018 Stacy M. Brown 2

NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The Trump presidency has repeatedly undermined the Affordable Care Act and other health programs that benefit the health of Black women. Black women will step up and vote for those who will work together with us to create health equity so that our families and communities can thrive…” — La’Tasha D. Mayes, founder and executive director of New Voices for Reproductive Justice […read more]

Massive Weekend Mobilizations Engage Infrequent Voters for Andrew Gillum, Bill Nelson and other Progressive Candidates Down the Ballot

October 11, 2018 Carma Henry 0

WESTSIDE GAZETTE — Over 1,200 immigrant youth, families, and allies gathered in Miami to kick-off the one-month countdown to this year’s midterm election on October 6, 2018. By weekend’s end, the New Florida Majority, United We Dream Action, SEIU Florida, FLIC Votes and other members of the Win Justice coalition had knocked on 29,000 doors, called 16,000 people and texted 45,000 numbers in what was coordinated the largest single voter mobilization in the state of Florida this election cycle. […read more]

OP-ED: A Call to Mobilize

October 8, 2018 The Florida-Georgia Star 1

THE FLORIDA STAR — The Sunshine State has a supreme opportunity to elect its First Black Governor in the state’s history. […read more]

COMMENTARY: Jesse Louis Jackson is Our Civil Rights Icon

October 7, 2018 BlackPressUSA 4

NNPA NEWSWIRE — Jackson changed the way that African American people saw ourselves politically. Before him, we thought we could not make a difference. Because of him, we know that we can. Before him, we did not believe, in his words, that “the hands that picked peaches could pick Presidents.” […read more]

Gillum Faces Formidable Odds But Can Still Be Elected Governor Of Florida

September 23, 2018 Mohamed Hamaludin Comments Off

SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — The day after the Aug. 28 primary elections in which Andrew Gillum became the first African American nominee for Florida governor, his Republican opponent, Ron DeSantis, stated, “The last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state.” […read more]