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Juneteenth Off The Record
On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with good news to share: the end to the long and gruesome Civil War and the emancipation of black slaves. This life-changing...
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Personal outreach from a trusted source motivates black voter turnout
Black voter turnout is key for the upcoming presidential election, but candidates would be mistaken if they think it is in the bag. They will have to work to encourage many in the disenchanted black...
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Michael Hancock’s Life Story Produces Upset Win as Denver’s Mayor
Michael Hancock is Denver’s next mayor and the second African American to hold the city’s top office. The two-term city councilman easily defeated Chris Romer, son of former Governor Roy Romer, in...
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Chicago Woman Learns Hard Lesson — Don’t Record Meeting With Police
In Chicago, think twice before you record a police officer. Just ask Tiawanda Moore, who challenged the conduct of a police officer who was called to her home because of a domestic dispute. Her...
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Obama Clashes with Congress over Libya, War Powers Act
News hailing from Washington that President Barack Obama rejected the advice of Caroline Krass, the acting head of the Office of Legal Counsel within the Justice Department, and Jeh C. Johnson, the...
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Virginia to Create a Second Minority Majority District?
Every 10 years after the U.S. Census each state has the duty to redraw political districts to reflect population shifts. Virginia, like many other states, has its share of issues regarding minority...
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Offensive Grave Markers story
Even in death, the descendants of slaves cannot escape the indignity of the N word. In 1954 the United State Government authorized the relocation of certain graves in order for work to be done by the...
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Poll Shows Slide in Support for D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray
When Vincent C. Gray began work in January as mayor of the District of Columbia, he was riding a wave of popularity. It was a short ride. According to a recent poll by the Washington Post and the...
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Legislator of the Week: Representative Laura Hall
Representative Laura Hall (D) has been the people of Alabama’s 19th District for the last 19 years. She was first elected to the Alabama House of Representatives by special election in August 1993....
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CPAC: Grammys of Hate Speech
Providing a platform to one of the nation’s noted White supremacists is not a good way to say “Bienvenidos” to Hispanics who may be interested in conservative candidates and causes. But, that’s exactly...
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Why are Shock Jocks Jon and Ken Still On the Air?
John and Ken show antics have been covered on Politic365 before. This time, the two decided to call the late Whitney Houston a “crack ho.“ Back in the fall, if you remember, their show on the Los...
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Ulibarri: From “Reverse Lobbyist” to State Senator?
Politic365 had an opportunity to speak with Jessie Ulibarri, a 28-year old Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 21st Senate District. Although he is relatively young, Ulibarri has an impressive list of...
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Retransmission Consent: Do You Know What It Is?
A panel of industry experts discusses an important consumer advocacy issue on behalf of the American Television Alliance on Capitol Hill. If you don’t know what “retransmission consent” is, don’t...
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