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Can’t Knock the Vote: Black Power, Black Agenda & the Midterms

Black power at the ballot box. A Black agenda after the election. How do we connect the two? On this edition of On The Record: Countdown to the Midterms, Ebony McMorris welcomes journalist and author Joy Reid to discuss the choices facing Black voters, who’s earning our support, and what’s at stake beyond control of Congress. She also joined by strategist, attorney and commentator Angela Rye and Dr. David Johns, editor of the upcoming book The Black Papers: A Policy Agenda for Black Liberation in the 21st Century.

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Black Voter Protection Groups Launch Election Command Centers
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Black Voter Protection Groups Launch Election Command Centers

by Ebony McMorris on November 2, 2026 at 10:46 pm
(AURN News) — More than 40 organizations are teaming up to help Black voters cast their ballots and get help when something goes wrong. The National Coalition on Black Civic Participation says its election command centers in Atlanta and Washington will connect organizers across states including Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. Their assignment is The post Black Voter […]
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Sunday Surprise: Haley Stevens Backs GOP’s Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race
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Sunday Surprise: Haley Stevens Backs GOP’s Mike Rogers in Michigan Senate Race

by Ebony McMorris on November 2, 2026 at 4:04 pm
(AURN News) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Michigan shook up one of the nation’s tightest Senate races Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who defeated her in the primary. Standing beside Rogers in Detroit at Bishop Marvin Winans’ Perfecting Church, she tried to explain why. “My vote for Senate The post Sunday Surprise: Haley Stevens Backs […]
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On This Day in 1954: Charles Diggs Jr. Becomes Michigan’s First Black Congressman
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On This Day in 1954: Charles Diggs Jr. Becomes Michigan’s First Black Congressman

by Clay Cane on November 2, 2026 at 3:04 pm
(AURN News) — On Nov. 2, 1954, Charles C. Diggs Jr. made history when he was elected Michigan’s first Black member of Congress. A Democrat from Detroit, Diggs was just 31 years old when he won the election. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than 25 years, from January 1955 until The post On This Day in 1954: Charles Diggs Jr. Becomes Michigan’s First Black Congressman […]
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Voting Problems? Election Protection Offers Help Before Midterms
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Voting Problems? Election Protection Offers Help Before Midterms

by Ebony McMorris on October 30, 2026 at 8:46 pm
(AURN News) — Missing names on voter rolls, intimidation at the polls and confusion about where to vote are among the barriers the Election Protection coalition says it’s watching for ahead of Tuesday’s midterms. On a press call, civil rights leaders warned that Black and brown voters face efforts to weaken their political power, ranging The post Voting Problems? Election Protection Offers […]
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Trump Calls Black and Jewish El-Sayed Voters ‘Crazy’
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Trump Calls Black and Jewish El-Sayed Voters ‘Crazy’

by Ebony McMorris on October 30, 2026 at 4:40 pm
(AURN News) — With four days until the midterm elections, President Donald Trump’s remarks at a Thursday rally in Rock Hill, S.C., are drawing attention after he targeted Black and Jewish voters who support Democrat Abdul El-Sayed. “If you’re Black or if you’re Jewish, and if you vote for Abdul, you’re crazy. Okay? You’re crazy. The post Trump Calls Black and Jewish El-Sayed Voters […]
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