Rep. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, attended her first Democratic National Convention this week. Brown has represented Ohio’s 11th District since winning a 2021 special election to replace Marcia Fudge when President Joe Biden appointed Fudge as secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. She spoke exclusively with Blavity about the first two days of the […]
The 2024 Democratic National Convention at Chicago’s United Center was an electrifying event that featured several prominent and powerful speeches. From Vice President Kamala’s closing address to DL Hughley’s public apology, here are the best speeches from the DNC so far. Read more…
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Night one of the Democratic National Convention was packed with great speakers, including some of the youngest rising stars in Congress, like Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). However, one of the most powerful speeches of the night came from Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock, who made… Read more…
Donald Trump keeps Vice President Kamala Harris’ name in his mouth out of fear of losing the upcoming election. As Harris closed out the four-day Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a rousing speech Thursday night, Trump attempted to negate everything she said. Read more…
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As the crowd cheered and the balloons fell on the last night of the Democratic National Convention, it became harder to deny that the energy around Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign is unlike anything this country has seen in a long time. Read more…
The last night of the Democratic National Convention featured several guests highlighting Vice President Kamala Harris and introducing her before she gave her rousing acceptance speech. A surprising appearance among this group of Harris admirers was comedian D.L. Hughley, who took the stage to offer a public apology and an endorsement. Hughley roasts Trump for
The final night of the Democratic National Convention was lively and eventful. It featured an adorable presentation by Kerry Washington and Kamala Harris’ great-nieces explaining how to pronounce their auntie’s name, a gripping appearance by the Exonerated Five to remind the country that former President Donald Trump called for them to be executed, and unfounded rumors of a celebrity
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Despite having the odds stacked against him from birth, Reverend Jesse Jackson has always found a way to persist. In fact, the 82-year-old says it was the children who bullied him for being born out of wedlock that motivated him to reach the heights he has. Jackson was born on Oct. 8, 1941, in Greenville,
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No offense to the 46 male presidents the United States has had in its nearly 250-year history, but one of the most exciting things about the possibility of a woman in the White House (for a fashion-lover, at least) is that we’ll finally get a little more than boring blue suits at those press conferences.
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Oprah Winfrey, making a surprise appearance at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday night, delivered a fiery speech that drew cheers as she urged independent and undecided voters to support Vice President Kamala Harris. Oprah Winfrey took aim at Trump without mentioning his name. “What we’re going to do is elect Kamala Harris as the next
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