Election 2016
Despite calls for unity from President Obama, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and President-elect Donald Trump, protestors gathered in Washington, New York, Los Angeles and elsewhere to protest Trump’s election. Here’s Why Hillary Clinton Wore Purple Protest locations from Trump Tower in Chicago and New York to American University and other college campuses. Want the latest […]
The gubernatorial race in North Carolina has technically not been decided. With 4.6 million votes cast, Democratic challenger Roy Cooper reportedly leads incumbent Pat McCrory by less than 5,000 votes. Last night, Roy Cooper declared victory in the race, but McCrory has announced that the results won’t be final until at least Nov. 18 when […]
President-Elect Donald Trump at a midtown Manhattan hotel early Wednesday morning, vowing to heal the wounds caused by this bitter election year. Telling his constituents that Hillary Clinton had called him to concede the race, Trump said, “We owe her a major debt of gratitude to her for her service of our country.” He went […]
Donald J. Trump has won the 2016 presidential election, making him the president-elect and soon to be the 45th president of the United States of America. During his acceptance speech Trump said Hillary Clinton called him to concede although she has yet to make a formal concession speech. Trump’s victory threatens to change much of […]
Although the race for president hasn’t officially been called, Donald J. Trump won the popular and electoral college votes in North Carolina although Hillary Clinton was the choice for Mecklenburg County voters. Want gospel news at your fingertips? Text NC to 60796 to join our text club! Here is a breakdown of how others fared in key elections North […]
Election 2016 will be remembered as the night that elections were too close to call. Republican nominee Donald Trump lead Democratic nominee Sec. Hillary Clinton by about a 1% margin at 1:30 a.m. Trump won North Carolina, Florida and several other key states in the race. In North Carolina, challenger Democratic Roy Cooper lead incumbent […]
Donald Trump was met with some cheers, but also some boos this morning at his own polling location at P.S. 59 in New York City school. As the Republican presidential nominee arrived to cast his ballot for himself for the 45th president of the United States, he was heckled by many who had also arrived […]
Election Night Watch Party Where: Sydney’s Time: 7 p.m. Mecklenburg County Democratic Watch Party What: Young Democrats of Mecklenburg County, in conjunction with the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party and other party auxiliaries are hosting. Where: Slate Time: 7 p.m. – 12 p.m. Note: Rep. Alma Adams is among the dozen candidates scheduled to be there. […]
Often political candidates visit black churches to get out the vote. Presidential candidate Sec. Hillary Clinton visited Little Rock A.M.E. Zion in October. On Sunday, director Lee Daniels visited First Baptist-West to get out the vote before Tuesday’s election, according to QC City Metro. Want gospel news at your fingertips? Text NC to 60796 to […]
In an election where we could possibly elect the nation’s first female president, women are taking time to honor a heroine of the women’s suffragist movement, Susan B. Anthony. Anthony, played a key role in fighting for women’s rights, and was arrested in the presidential election of 1872 along with fifty other women as they attempted […]
The FBI announced yesterday that it has found no reason for criminal charges of Hillary Clinton in the use of her private email server. FBI Director James Comey says that investigators have found nothing in emails recently recovered on Anthony Weiner’s laptop that alters the agency’s decision not clear the Democratic nominee of charges. The […]