The Biden administration is looking to ramp up support among young Black voters as polls show his approval rating with the demographic slipping ahead of 2024. Earlier this month, a poll by The Highland Project found that 69 percent of millennial and Gen Z Black women are dissatisfied with the direction the country is going. Another…
Author: Cheyanne M. Daniels
9 Memphis deputies charged in death of man beaten in jail
Nine Memphis corrections deputies have been indicted in the death of a Black man who died after he was beaten while in custody. Gershun Freeman, 33, was punched, kicked and had jailers kneel on his back during an incident last October, Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said at a news conference Wednesday. Freeman suffered from psychosis and cardiovascular…
Ramaswamy sparks furor with comments on race
Vivek Ramaswamy has sparked a firestorm of criticism since launching his 2024 presidential campaign for comments that some have called racially charged. Recently, the 38-year-old entrepreneur faced backlash for comparing Rep. Ayanna Pressley, a Black Democrat representing Massachusetts, to “modern grand wizards” of the Ku Klux Klan. He has said that the U.S. education system…
Black women more likely to see crime as ‘very serious problem’: survey
Black women are more likely than any other demographic to see crime as a very serious problem, according to a survey published Tuesday. Though 92 percent of voters surveyed nationwide and in battleground states said crime is a serious problem, 79 percent of Black women said crime is a very serious problem, according to a…
Black women identify top issues ahead of 2024, issue call to action in new poll
A new poll has found that Black women are increasingly disappointed in the direction the country is going, and it could spell trouble for President Biden in 2024. The Hill received an exclusive look at the survey conducted by The Highland Project, which shows 61 percent of Black women are dissatisfied with the direction of the…
Seattle officer joked about Indian woman killed by police car
A Seattle police officer was recorded laughing about the death of a young Indian woman who was killed after being hit by a police car. Jaahnavi Kandula, 23, was struck by police officer Kevin Dave’s car on the morning of Jan. 23. Dave was reportedly responding to an overdose at the time, driving 74 mph in a 25 mph…
Federal grand jury indicts Memphis officers in deadly beating of Tyre Nichols
A federal grand jury has indicted the five former Memphis police officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols. The men — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr. and Justin Smith — have been indicted on four different counts, including deprivation of rights, conspiracy to witness-tamper and obstruction of justice. Nichols was…
California Democrat Barbara Lee rips Gavin Newsom over Feinstein appointment comments
Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) criticized California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) comments that he would appoint a Black woman to be Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s replacement — but not someone running for the seat. Lee, who is Black, is running for the Senate in California. Feinstein is not running for reelection in 2024, but her health problems…
Harris hosts star-studded house party to commemorate 50th anniversary of hip hop
Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip hop on Saturday with a host of artists and more than 400 guests at her home. In the first of its kind celebration, Harris addressed the impact the genre has had on the world and its importance to the Black community. “Hip hop is the…
DeSantis has heated exchange with audience member over Jacksonville shooting
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) had a heated exchange at a press conference Thursday with an audience member who said the governor was responsible for the recent racist shooting in Jacksonville that left three Black people dead. Speaking from the audience, an unidentified man accused DeSantis of enacting policies “that hurt people like myself and…