Election 2025

One of the first things that I learned on my way to the Democratic National Convention was that the whole world is indeed watching the 2024 presidential campaign. Signage is hung on the exterior of the United Center in preparation for next week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Pablo…

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By George FernandezPresident & CEO, Color & Culture Nearly two-thirds of the population of the City of Philadelphia is part of a minority race (source: U.S. Census). This means that collectively, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) account for a majority of the city’s population. Yet, for too long we have allowed our voices…

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In this Dec. 12, 2019 file photo, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. attends the 2019 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Ripple of Hope Awards at the New York Hilton Midtown in New York. (Photo by Greg Allen/Invision/AP, File) By Mark ScolforoASSOCIATED PRESS HARRISBURG, Pa. — A legal challenge filed Thursday seeks to have third-party presidential candidate…

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A roll of “I Voted!” stickers are shown, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Miami-Dade County Elections Department in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) By Mark ScolforoASSOCIATED PRESS HARRISBURG, Pa. — A man faces federal charges that he voted in both Florida and Pennsylvania for the 2020 presidential election, and twice in Pennsylvania during the…

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The forward of the Heritage Foundation’s Mandate For Leadership, or as most of us know it, Project 2025, shows the power of fear, and how specific some fears can be. Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks at the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture in Washington, April 12, 2023. Roberts said Thursday, July 18,…

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A perspective about titles, respect and why they matter. By Amy V. Simmons There is an insidious history of African American adults — but women in particular — being stripped of even the most basic of titles and called by their first name without permission. It began during slavery, where people were literally stripped of…

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Wesley Bell takes a video of his supporters as he takes the stage as the winner of the Democratic congressional primary against incumbent U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in St. Louis. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) By Jim SalterASSOCIATED PRESS ST. LOUIS — St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell…

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speak at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti) By Bill BarrowASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — The most turbulent presidential campaign in generations is now set to play out as a 90-day sprint across two fronts:…

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrive at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti) By Amy V. Simmons Affable. Animated. Witty. Authentic. Dedicated to hard work, justice and solving everyday problems — especially for those who need a champion. The…

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Sure, it would have been nice for the Democrats to put a Pennsylvanian on the presidential ticket, but voters attending Vice President Kamala Harris’s first rally with Gov. Tim Walz on Tuesday had bigger fish to fry. ABOVE PHOTO: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her running…

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