Tag: american politics
Black Reparations
by Alianna Kendall-Brooks | Feb 8, 2024
On Jan. 31 California’s Legislative Black Caucus introduced a slate of reparations bills for Black...
Bernie Sanders Continues to Be the Answer
by Kevin Moye | Mar 21, 2019
The 2020 election cycle is starting to pick up speed and with it comes the revealing of the Democratic Party’s talent pool. This pool of potential candidates is already shaping up to be the most diverse in the history of our country. The field contains more women and people of color than ever before, some with intersecting identities that make the group even more historic. While I am highly impressed by the diversity of the field this year, I have become increasingly disappointed by the narrative surrounding one candidate in particular: Bernie Sanders. A surface-level look at Sanders would lead one to believe that he is the prototypical old, white male candidate, but his underlying policy plans prove that this cannot be farther from the truth.
Q&A with Symone Sanders
by Brandon Loyd | Jan 31, 2019
Nubian Message sat with Symone Sanders, the 2019 MLK Commemoration speaker, to talk politics, her path to success and what it means to be an effective politician.
Media Outlets Perpetuate Negative Stereotypes About Women in Politics
by Amber Doyle | Jan 31, 2019
Amber Doyle | Correspondent The 2020 presidential election is rumored to become the most diverse...
Shawn’s Soapbox: America’s False Democracy
by Shawn Fredericks | Nov 29, 2018
The midterm elections are over, and the blue wave turned out to be a blue splash with Democrats getting the House (an expected result), and Republicans keeping the Senate. While the promised blue wave did not sweep the nation, it did break through many barriers, especially for women of color, who showed out.
Shawn’s Soapbox: Why It’s Important for Black People to Vote
by Shawn Fredericks | Oct 11, 2018
Shawn Fredericks | Staff Writer October 12 is a special day—not because of sports or entertainment...
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