Herschel Walker is "really considering" run for U.S. Senate | The Atlanta Voice

Wakanda News Details

Herschel Walker is "really considering" run for U.S. Senate | The Atlanta Voice

The greatest player in Georgia Bulldogs history and a 14 year veteran of professional football, Herschel Walker announced this morning he's considering running for the U.S. Senate. During an interview with Fox News, Walker was asked if he would take on Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock. He responded: My family, we’re still going through this process of praying and really considering […]

Source: The Atlanta Voice

You may also like

(1871) Congressman Joseph H. Rainey, “Speech Made in Reply to An Attack Upon the Colored State Legislators of South Carolina..."

Joseph H. Rainey, “Speech Made in Reply to An Attack Upon the Colored State Legislators of South Carolina by Representative Cox on New York,” 1871

fave

Source: Black Past

Trump: "When the looting starts, the shooting starts"

Historically, the phrase was used by Miami’s police chief, Walter Headley, in 1967, when he addressed his department’s “crackdown on … slum hoodlums,” according to a United Press International article from the

fave

Source: Houston Defender Network - Houston's Leading Black Community News & Information Source

Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden's new senior advisor, is ready for November

I’m the worst at that,” says Karine Jean-Pierre, the newly hired senior advisor to Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign, when I ask her to describe

fave

Source: theGrio

Coronavirus Update: Economy or Public Health? Reopening States During the Pandemic Has Polarized Us

As the U.S. experiences increases in the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths, leaders remain divided on how to define and implement the way business and life should be conducted going

fave

Source: Black America Web

Failure to Plan Is a Plan to Fail: Why Wisconsin Needs an Immediate Election Remedy

Wisconsin voters are left with two options: requesting an absentee ballot online or voting on election

fave

Source: The Madison Times Weekly Newspaper

Donald Trump goes without mask at Michigan Ford plant despite company request

Donald Trump defied requests from company executives and was called a “petulant child” by a state attorney general when he refused to wear a face mask during a visit to Michigan, a battleground state where he has repeatedly clashed with the Democratic governor, and on Thursday used a speech to urge

fave

Source: The New York Beacon - Arming Black Millennials With Information

Former military chief warns Trump drifts from constitution | New York Carib News

Colin Powell, former top military officer and diplomat under Republican presidents accused Donald Trump on Sunday of drifting from the US constitution and said he will vote for Democrat Joe

fave

Source: The New York Carib News

Twitter labeled Trump tweets with a fact check for the first time | The Atlanta Voice

For the first time, Twitter called tweets from Donald Trump “potentially misleading” — a decision that prompted the president to accuse the social media platform of election

fave

Source: The Atlanta Voice

Michael McDowell: Black Americans fear the future and so should we

In July, 2017, Donald Trump, newly elected president of the United States, organised a rally of uniformed police officers on Long Island in New York

fave

Source: Breaking News | Irish & International Headlines | The Irish Times

Sec. Ben Carson Believes Donald Trump Will Address The Nation On Racism In America

Carson told Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, June 7, "I believe you're going to be hearing from the President this week on this topic in some

fave

Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Abolitionism in the United States

Not to be confused with Prohibition in the United

fave

Source: AA Studies Research Guide

DeLarge, Robert Carlos (1842-1874)

Robert Carlos DeLarge was born a slave in Aiken, South Carolina on March 15, 1842. Rare for that period, DeLarge graduated from Wood High school in Charleston and worked as a tailor and farmer before becoming involved in politics. He served as an agent for the Freedman’s Bureau and helped

fave

Source: Black Past

Liar-In-Chief Donald Trump BIG MAD After Twitter Fact Checks His Fugazi Tweets

Twitter slapped two tweets from Donald Trump, alerting users that the information that he is sharing is “possibly misleading” because, honestly, it

fave

Source: The Urban Daily

Waller, John Lewis (1850-1907)

John L. Waller was a career Republican and activist who played a significant role in Kansas politics. He was born to slave parents, Anthony and Maria Waller, on a plantation in New Madrid County, Missouri. Some records suggest he was born in 1851, contrary to his own testimony. Waller and his

fave

Source: Black Past

Jun

28

1887

Former United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions Failed His Biggest Test.

Trump appointed Sessions to be U.S. attorney

fave

Source: ThyBlackMan

This Chinese server maker is in Trump's cross-hairs, but its share price is surging

fave

Source: TechCentral

Newsom moves to slash school, health spending — but asks feds for a rescue | Black Voice News

In revising California’s budget down to $203 billion Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom charted a plan to fill a huge deficit by tying many cuts to additional federal

fave

Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

President Trump's Wish To Paint His Border Wall Black Will Cost $1.2 Million Per Mile

President Trump’s Wish To Paint His Border Wall Black Will Cost $1.2 Million Per Donald Trump has pushed for his border wall to be painted black to make the barrier scarier and hotter to the

fave

Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

(1947) Henry A. Wallace, “Ten Extra Years”

Henry A. Wallace, the Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945 and the future candidate for the Presidency on the Progressive Party ticket in 1948, chose the National Convention of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, meeting in Tulsa, Oklahoma in December 1947 to outline his views on racial

fave

Source: Black Past

Ghana's Akufo-Addo praised at George Floyd memorial but country's police violently shut down #BLM protest

“The family of George Floyd will like to acknowledge the message of solidarity resolution and virtual tribute from His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo, the President of

fave

Source: Face2Face Africa - The Premier Pan-African Voice

Obama’s Popularity Continues To Rise Amid Trump’s Rhetoric

By Stacy M. Brown

fave

Source: The New Journal and Guide

Being black is not a crime

What I learned in my stint as a television news reporter was this: Television news is one of the most racist industries out

fave

Source: African American News | Black News | Afram News

Early Civil Rights Leader

Archibald H. Grimke (1849-1930) was the second African-American to graduate from Harvard Law School (1874). While struggling to establish a law practice in Boston, he started the first Black newspaper in New England, the Hub, in 1883. The paper, a voice of protest for Blacks in New England, lasted

fave

Source: African Americans in Boston: More Than 350 Years

Caribbean destinations at odds over region’s tourism reopening

A release from the CARICOM Secretariat following the talks said the leaders recognised “the need for a common protocol for the reopening of regional airports to flights from selected third countries and the reopening of

fave

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

Meet the black Republican woman trying to unseat civil rights icon John Lewis

Stanton-King could use a dose of that reality herself, according to Dwight Bullard, political director of New Florida Majority, an organization that supports progressive Democrats and people of

fave

Source: New Orleans Data News Weekly – The People’s Paper

AUTONETWORK ON BLACKPRESSUSA: 2020 Nissan Sentra SR

At the end of a recent interview on the very popular radio show, “The Breakfast Club,” Joe Biden said, “If you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you

fave

Source: Black News, Politics, Commentary & Culture | BlackPressUSA

Village People Singer Asks Trump To No Longer Play Their Music At Rallies

Although the 1970s disco group the Village People has previously been OK with Donald Trump playing its music at rallies, the band just changed its

fave

Source: HuffPost - Breaking News, U.S. and World News | HuffPost-0

Coleman, John A.(1852- ? )

John A. Coleman was born a slave in 1852 in Talladega County, Alabama. After he received his freedom at the end of the Civil War, Coleman attended the newly established Talladega College for three years. He worked on a Mississippi River steamboat and then migrated to New York

fave

Source: Black Past

New Poll Reveals America’s Strong Desire for Michelle Obama to Lead as Vice President

Democrats are not letting go of the idea of nominating former first lady Michelle Obama as the vice president for the 2020 presidential

fave

Source: Black Enterprise - The Premier Resource for Black Entrepreneurs and Career, Tech, and Money Content for Black People - Black Ent

Magic Johnson Secures $100M For Minority-Owned Companies As Government Fails Black And Latino Small Business Owners

One of the greatest passers in basketball history has thrown his latest assist to Black and brown small business owners who have seemingly been excluded from the government’s apparently selective efforts to keep employees on companies’ payrolls during the coronavirus

fave

Source: NewsOne

More from The Atlanta Voice

Democrats unveil $3 trillion Covid relief package and plan to vote this week

Disney fast-tracking ‘Hamilton’ film to Disney +

Johnson: When it comes to COVID-19, another case of white flight

Nelly and Ludacris to headline the next Verzuz battle on Instagram Live

Americans create new economic threat with their own savings

Trump hardens campaign tone after virus batters economy

Antibody tests could lead to job discrimination and encourage workers to play ‘Russian roulette’

Supreme Court to hear clash over Trump tax, bank records

Virus unleashes wave of fraud in US amid fear and scarcity

Where to go from here? Virus experts questioned by Senate

Oprah Winfrey to launch live virtual experience on wellness

Fauci responds to Rand Paul: ‘I have never made myself out to be the end-all’

GOP split on whether to back Fauci’s or Trump’s assessment on reopening economy

Biden campaign paints Trump’s coronavirus response as ‘incompetent’ and ‘corrupt’

As autopsy report shows Ahmaud Arbery was shot twice in the chest, GBI investigates recused DAs

Brian Kemp optimistic on Georgia virus fight as concerns linger

Fauci warns: More death, economic damage if US reopens too fast

Breonna Taylor’s family hires civil rights attorney

DeKalb County rejects former New York superintendent

Covid-19 isn’t just a respiratory disease. It hits the whole body

Atlanta school system confirms Lisa Herring as new superintendent

Tesla’s Elon Musk becomes champion for businesses defying shutdown orders

#Election2020 – AOC among top Dems promoting Biden-Sanders unity

Biden plans to stay home, testing limits of virtual campaign

AP Exclusive: CDC docs stress plans for more virus flareups

Grocers react to sharp spike in grocery food prices, consumer concerns of price-gouging

Trump calls Fauci’s caution on schools reopening ‘not an acceptable answer’

Black light experiment shows how quickly a virus like Covid-19 can spread at a restaurant

Rep. Maxine Waters says her sister died from coronavirus

Wisconsin high court tosses out governor’s stay-home order

Celebs are embracing their gray, ditching makeup and dyeing their own hair, too

Passenger complaints against US airlines surged in March and April

Law enforcement ties, long delay complicate Arbery case | The Atlanta Voice

Republicans are wimping out again on Donald Trump | The Atlanta Voice

Nelly and Ludacris overcome severe weather and Wi-Fi issues for Verzuz battle on Instagram Live | The Atlanta Voice

Column: Former Georgia player shows power of persistence | The Atlanta Voice

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week | The Atlanta Voice

READ: Former President Barack Obama's 'Graduate Together' speech | The Atlanta Voice

What is Trump trying to achieve with 'Obamagate?' | The Atlanta Voice

Three weeks after opening, Georgia business owners chart their own course forward | The Atlanta Voice

Hundreds demand justice for Arbery at Georgia rally | The Atlanta Voice

Obama criticizes virus response in online graduation speech | The Atlanta Voice

A cluster of coronavirus cases was reported in Arkansas after a swim party | The Atlanta Voice

White House goal on testing nursing homes unmet | The Atlanta Voice

Kemp names DA to become judge in circuit east of Atlanta | The Atlanta Voice

[VIDEO]: Money, Greed or Need: Can college football be played without fans? | The Atlanta Voice

#Election2020 – Georgia is a swing state in 2020 | The Atlanta Voice

Beenie Man and Bounty Killer compete in first reggae and in-person Verzuz battle on Instagram Live | The Atlanta Voice

New York Times publishes names of 1,000 lives lost to coronavirus | The Atlanta Voice

Eid al-Fitr: One of the happiest times for Muslims will be a somber affair, just like the month that preceded it | The Atlanta Voice

Education Facts

Blackfacts BETA RELEASE 11.5.3
(Production Environment)