Aug 24 Georgia county scraps widely condemned plan to close most polling places By Brinley Hineman, Associated Press Voting and civil rights groups applauded the decision but said the episode demonstrates the need to restore Voting Rights Act protections that were tossed out by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2013. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 5:20 News Wrap: In Pennsylvania, Trump thanks black voters By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President-elect Donald Trump visited Hershey, Pennsylvania, for the last stop on his victory tour. There, he thanked his African-American supporters -- albeit to a largely white audience -- touting his success with black voters in… Continue watching
Sep 25 Clinton team hopes ‘birther’ flap will motivate black voters By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Democrats wasted no time looking for political opportunity after Donald Trump falsely accused Hillary Clinton of starting the rumor that President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 8:39 Does an endorsement from organized labor still sway voters? By PBS News Hour What role do labor unions play in presidential politics this election? John Yang speaks with Susan Page of USA Today and Stu Rothenberg of The Rothenberg-Gonzales Political Report about Donald Trump’s efforts to court African-Americans, a generational challenge for Hillary… Continue watching
Sep 03 Trump tells black churchgoers in Detroit ‘I’m here to learn’ By Corey Williams, Associated Press Donald Trump said Saturday he wanted to help rebuild Detroit and told members of a black church that "there are many wrongs that should be made right."… Continue reading
Oct 02 Battleground North Carolina: Behind the Scenes By Online DA In Durham, Raleigh and Rocky Mount, N.C., we take you behind the scenes from our reporting on the battleground state. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch Polls Indicate a Tightening Race as Election Day Arrives A Pew poll shows Barack Obama with a narrowing lead in the hard-fought presidential race. Andy Kohut and Amy Walter examine the shape of the race on the eve of Election Day. Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch Candidates Address NAACP, Reach Out to Black Voters Unlike in previous elections, both Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., reached out to black voters at this year's annual NAACP conference in Cincinnati, Ohio. Representatives from both parties weigh the race factor in this year's campaign. Continue watching