Login to BlackFacts.com using your favorite Social Media Login. Click the appropriate button below and you will be redirected to your Social Media Website for confirmation and then back to Blackfacts.com once successful.
Enter the email address and password you used to join BlackFacts.com. If you cannot remember your login information, click the “Forgot Password” link to reset your password.
By Leonard E. Colvin
Chief Reporter
New Journal & Guide
In 2013, when Terry McAuliffe first ran for governor of Virginia, he lost the white vote by 20 points.
But McAuliffe won 90 percent of the Black Vote and that propelled him to a narrow 3-point victory over his Conservative Republican rival Ken Cuccinelli.
According to Dr. Eric Claville, the Director of The Center for African American Public Policy (CAAmPP) at Norfolk State University, McAuliffe secured 47.8% of the vote and Cuccinelli, secured 45.2%
A third-party candidate, he said, registered a historic and strong 6.5% of the electorate, pulling votes away from the Democrats.
Continue reading All Eyes On Virginia Governor’s Election at The New Journal and Guide.
Critics have called it a stunt to invite sympathy. Yet Amuriat says campaigning without shoes is a protest and that those who do not get its symbolism are missing a point.
Uganda is due to hold a general election on January 14. Amuriat and another opposition candidate, Bobi Wine have had their rallies violently dispersed by security forces or been arrested.
In mid-November, scores of people were killed as security forces attempted to quell protests against the arrest and detention of Bobi Wine.
Police has accused the candidates of addressing huge gatherings in contravention of regulations on COVID-19 prevention.
Swollen feet
In an interview with one of the dailies in Uganda, Amuriat said his feet hurt a lot and has to pour cold water on them in between campaign stops for some relief.
Doctors have cautioned him on the potential danger of contracting tetanus from cuts to his feet.
Yet Amuriat remains adamant. He says by refusing to wear shoes, he’s standing in solidarity with people whose wealth and opportunities have been stolen by the country’s longtime ruler Yoweri Museveni.
JUST IN: FDC presidential candidate Patrick Amuriat has been arrested at the border of Rubirizi and Bushenyi districts. The reason for his arrest is yet to be known📹 @MukhayeD#MonitorUpdates#UGDecides2021 pic.twitter.com/xopK4FMoD0
— Daily Monitor (@DailyMonitor) December 4, 2020
Museveni, in power since 1986 is seeking a new term. In 2017, he changed the constitution to remove age limits that would have stopped him from seeking re-election.
FDC is Uganda’s largest opposition party. In 3 previous elections, the party fronted veteran activist and retired army colonel Kizza Besigye for president.
Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson weighed in on the guilty verdict in the trial against former police officer Derek Chauvin... View Article
The post Tucker Carlson says Chauvin jury intimidated into guilty verdict by BLM protesters appeared first on TheGrio.
\"Due to the new spread of the delta variant over the past week, the President and Mrs. Obama have decided to significantly scale back the event to include only family and close friends.\"
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The Trump administration yesterday announced it was returning Cuba to the U.S.
The article Trump returns Cuba to U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism appeared first on Stabroek News.
President Obama will be appearing with Oprah Winfrey as her latest guest on “The Oprah Conversation\" to discuss his book, \"A Promised Land.\"
The NYC Democratic Mayoral primary has been thrown into chaos as the state Board of Elections announced \"discrepancy\" in the ranked-choice vote tallies
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC): Trinidad...
Prime Minister Hon. Allen Chastanet has stressed that the extension of Saint Lucia’s state-of-emergency to October 16, will not hinder the nation’s upcoming general election. During a recent sitting of Parliament, the House of Assembly approved a five-month extension of the state-of-emergency, beginning May 17 and running into the final quarter of the year. With elections […]
This article PM Says State Of Emergency Will Not Hinder Elections appeared first on St. Lucia Times News.
Businessman and former People's National Party (PNP) treasurer, Norman Horne is rejecting claims that withdrawing his nomination as an opposition Senator is dependent on the party repaying him a $10M debt. Horne was one of eight...
Political analysts had been saying since 2017 that Black voters will decide the 2020 presidential election in the U.S. And right from Joe Biden's Democratic primary where Black voters in South Carolina helped him win to the presidential election where Black people lifted his bid to the presidency, Black voters have definitely been the backbone...
The post Here's Ghana's Adjoa Asamoah, Joe Biden's National Adviser for Black Engagement who helped him win appeared first on Face2Face Africa.
Former President Barack Obama released a list of songs he’s been jamming to this summer on social media. Obama dropped his 2021 Summer Playlist saying he’s been listening to “a mix of old and new, household names and emerging artists, and a whole lot in between.” It’s a tradition he’s been doing since his presidency. […]
Prime Minister Andrew Holness’ decision to strip Portland West Member of Parliament Daryl Vaz of the land, environment, and climate-change portfolio has been lauded by a leading environmentalist and public commentator. But Peter Espeut does not...
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY, ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The 2020 election unfolded smoothly across the country and without any widespread irregularities, according to state officials and election experts, a stark contrast to the baseless claims of fraud being leveled by President Donald Trump following his defeat. Election experts said the large increase in advance voting — 107 million people voting early in person and by mail — helped take pressure off Election Day operations. There were also no incidents of violence at the polls or voter intimidation. 'The 2020 general election was one […]
The post States cite smooth election, despite Trump's baseless claims appeared first on Black News Channel.
Former Missouri Democratic Congressman William L. Clay Sr. was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 30, 1931, one of seven children. Clay excelled in school and at the age of thirteen began working as a janitor in a clothing store. He later became the tailor for the store. Clay graduated from St. Louis University in 1953 with a B.S. degree in history and political science, and then served in the military. Upon his discharge he worked as a real estate broker and manager of a life insurance company.
In the 1950s Clay became active in St. Louis politics and in the civil rights movement emerging in the city. In 1959 he was elected to the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, representing the 26th ward. He held the position until 1964. Between 1961 and 1964 he was also a business representative for the city employees union and between 1966 and 1967 was the educational coordinator for a local steamfitters union.
In 1968 Clay won the Democratic Primary nomination for Missouri’s First Congressional District. He won the seat outright in the general election in November, becoming the first African American elected to Congress from the state of Missouri.
Jan Christian Smuts was born on a farm near Riebeeck West in the Cape Colony. His ancestors were mainly Dutch, with a small admixture of French and German but no English, though he was born a British subject. Until he went to school at the age of 12, Smuts lived the life of a South African farm boy, taking his share in the work of the farm, learning from nature, and developing a life-long love of the land. Many years later, when asked by an American botanist why he, a general, should be an authority on grasses, Smuts replied, “But my dear lady, I am only a general in my spare time.”
At 16 he went to Victoria College (subsequently the University of Stellenbosch), where he studied science and arts and obtained first-class honours in both. At Stellenbosch he fell in love with a fellow student, Isie Krige, whom he later married and who remained a source of strength through the stresses and strains of an eventful life.
In 1891 he obtained a scholarship and entered Christ’s College, Cambridge, where he read law and was generally recognized as one of the most brilliant law students Cambridge had had. He was the first ever to take both parts of the law tripos examinations in the same year, and in both he came first. From Cambridge he went to London, where he came first in the Inns of Court honours examination and was awarded two prizes. It seemed clear that a distinguished academic career lay ahead of him; nevertheless, Smuts wanted to return to South Africa.
Apart from law he read widely in philosophy, poetry, and science, and it was at this time that he first read the poems of Walt Whitman. Many years later he compared the effect that Whitman had on him to St. Paul’s experience on the road to Damascus. Whitman’s conception of natural man liberated him, he believed, from the sense of sin induced by a strict Calvinist upbringing. Before he left England he wrote a book about Whitman but failed to find a publisher.
Returning to Cape Town in 1895, Smuts was at once drawn into politics. At first he supported Cecil Rhodes,
(Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images for EIF XQ)
Former President Barack Obama will be making an appearance at Pride Live’s third annual Stonewall Day and deliver a special message to the LGBTQ community.
Former U.S. President Barack Obama waves during the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit on April 03, 2019 in Seville, Spain.
(Photo by Marcelo del Pozo/Getty Images)
READ MORE: Trump finalizes rollback of LGBTQ health protections
“As a trans woman and immigrant born and raised in the Philippines, it’s an honor to host a Pride event with such world-renowned talent,” Rocero told PEOPLE.
“Working with Pride Live, we will ensure that Stonewall Day and its messages of community and resiliency reach LGBTQ people all over the world, especially LGBTQ people of color.”
Dr. Yvette C. Burton, the president of the Pride Live board of directors, said in a statement that these factors have put a global spotlight on fair and equal treatment.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has again replaced the army chief of staff, about three years to the day he fired former holder of the position Gen Paul Malong and a few days after firing Gen Jok Riak.
This week though, sacked military chief Gen Jok said he welcomed the changes that saw him lose his job as the head of South Sudan’s People Defence Forces (SSPDF).
Gen Gabriel Jok Riak was removed from his position on Monday without explanation – apart from President Kiir citing his constitutional powers to appoint and remove army officials.
Since the war began in 2013, President Kiir has changed military chiefs five times: James Hoth Mai, Paul Malong, James Ajonga Mawut, Gabriel Jok Riak and Johnson Juma.
Gen Johnson Juma Okot, who has been the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, joined Sudan People Liberation Army in 1984, and later graduated as 2nd Lieutenant at War College in the southern Sudan in 1987.
Tonight, Former President Barack Obama will take center stage with a first-of-its-kind event to congratulate graduating high school seniors in primetime.
The hour-long “Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020” program airs at 7 pm CST and will include appearances by LeBron James, Team USA soccer star Megan Rapinoe and the Jonas Brothers.
Follow the online conversation by using the hashtag Obama is also set to make an appearance at “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition,” honoring graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The online event kicks off at 1 pm CST and will be live-streamed on Chase’s YouTube, Twitter, and LinkedIn channels.
For more info on “Graduate Together,” go to more info on “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition,” go to
Former President Barack Obama has announced that he plans to release the first volume of his memoir \"A Promised Land\" on Nov. 17, two weeks after the
She added further that Caricom “is concerned at reports that the chief elections officer has submitted a report to the Guyana Elections Commission [GECOM] which is contrary to the directions given by the commission, and which does not reflect the results of the recount process as certified by the very staff of the Guyana Elections Commission and witnessed by representatives of the political parties.
Mottley said that the Caricom observer team “was of the unshakeable belief that the people of Guyana expressed their will at the ballot box on March 2 and that the results of the recount, certified as valid by the staff of GECOM, led to an orderly conclusion on which the declaration of the results of the election would be made.
“I assure you that the Community remains committed to the people of Guyana and remains resolute that the report of its observer mission was very clear in its conclusions as to the will of the Guyanese people as reflected in the recount, which they monitored,” Mottley said in her statement.
In a joint statement ambassador of the United States, Sarah-Ann Lynch, British High Commissioner Greg Quinn, Canadian High Commissioner Lilian Chatterjee, and ambassador of the European Union Fernando Ponz-Canto said they “are concerned that 114 days after the 2 March elections the people of Guyana continue to await the declaration of an election result”.
“That respect includes an election declaration of results that mirrors the order and integrity displayed by the people of Guyana, GECOM and party officials, as witnessed by domestic and international observers during the 2 March general and regional elections.
Politicians had to fork out more money to buy votes in the September 3 general election last year as electors increased the price for ballots because of the risks associated with the throes of a second wave of coronavirus spread, a new report...
Joe Biden named California Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate on Tuesday, making history by selecting the first Black woman to compete on a major party’s presidential ticket and acknowledging the vital role Black voters will play in his bid to defeat President Donald Trump. Back when Kamala was Attorney General, she worked closely […]
The post Biden selects California Sen. Kamala Harris as running mate appeared first on DefenderNetwork.com.
PARLIAMENT is not expected to meet again until next Tuesday, September 29, as the new leadership of the House of Representatives is making efforts to resolve the protocol issues affecting the accommodation of Government members.Edmund Bartlett, the new leader of the House, and his deputy, Olivia 'Babsy' Grange, are expected to meet with architect Evon Williams this morning to discuss the necessary improvements.
By Zac Anderson, Sarasota Herald-Tribune - Polls show close race between Trump and Biden in Florida, America's largest swing state. Here are four of the state's battlegrounds that could tip the 2020 race. hen polls [...]
