Sep 14, 2026 | HBCU, Politics, Voting
When the leaky roof of her crumbling New Orleans high school left rain-drenched students huddled in moldy classrooms, Alaina Zelaya helped rally her community to demand improvements to school facilities. Now a junior at Tuskegee University in Alabama, Zelaya is...
Aug 31, 2026 | Politics, Voting
Black leaders across the political and advocacy landscape are raising concerns after the U.S. Supreme Court moved toward clearing the way for the Trump administration to move forward with parts of its mail-voting executive order ahead of the midterm elections. The...
Jul 27, 2026 | Leadership, Politics
Larry Nix pulled into a cookout hosted by Abdul El-Sayed’s campaign on Sunday, rolled down his window and told the progressive Senate candidate he needed answers. Nix, a 63-year-old Army veteran, shares some of El-Sayed’s concerns with the direction of the country....
Apr 13, 2026 | Leadership, Politics
The Democratic Party’s most ambitious politicians are courting African American activists in New York this week as the party’s unofficial 2028 presidential nomination contest takes shape at an annual conference led by Rev. Al Sharpton. Up first was...
