Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said he would be willing to give Kanye West a good look if he decides to run for president in 2020, essentially saying it would afford the rapper an opportunity to see if he can parlay his lyrical skills into a political message. Via ABC News: “Well, I am certainly willing to […]
Gladys Knight is gearing up fr her 12th solo album to be released in 2016 but he delivered an uptempo sound called “Just A Little.”…
Trump’s campaign team says they did not hear the whole question, but blames the media for coverage, and says its really “about him waging a war on Christianity.” WASHINGTON — Donald Trump came under fire Thursday night for his handling of a question at a town hall about when the U.S. can “get rid” […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton sounded in full campaign mode during her visit to Cleveland Thursday morning. “I don’t care if you’re a democrat, republican, independent, green, you name it. Everybody should be encouraged to vote, otherwise our democracy doesn’t work the way it should,” Clinton said. Her visit to this non-early voting state was […]
*Author and activist Dr. Cornel West updated his Facebook status Monday with a lengthy essay about his support of left-leaning Independent Bernie Sanders for president, and his rejection of Donald Trump as a GOP candidate. West said Sanders, who describes himself as a “democratic socialist,” is in the line of “prophetic politicians…who tell the truth […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – On Thursday, August 27, Hillary Clinton will travel to Cleveland, Ohio for a grassroots organizing meeting as part of her efforts to work for every vote and take nothing for granted during this campaign. During the event, Clinton and volunteers will be asking supporters to fill out a “Commit to Vote” […]
In recent presidential polls, a fairly unknown Independent candidate is gaining on Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. His name? Deez Nuts. But in fact, Deez Nuts does not exist. 15-year-old Brady Olsen does though, and according to the Daily Beast, he chose to run as Deez Nuts just to see if he could. The candidate from Wallingford, […]
NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]
NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]
Thursday evening’s GOP Debate devoted less than a minute to police brutality and the “Black Lives Matter”movement. According to the International Business Times, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was given the question at the first Republican debate of the primary season. The debate was hosted in Cleveland, a city that has seen its’ fair share of police injustice including […]
CLEVELAND- Fox News announced on Tuesday the candidates who will participate in the first Republican presidential debate. The GOP debate will be held at 9 p.m. on Thursday at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. It will air live on the Fox News Channel with moderators Chris Wallace, Megyn Kelly and Bret Baier. The top candidates, […]
NewsOne’s PolitickerOne blog tackles some of the most important topics in politics: Election 2016, moves by the Obama administration, voting rights, lawmaking, and the way that elected officials represent our communities. Three times a week, we will go beyond the mainstream media’s “pack” coverage of politics to highlight the underreported aspects of how politics and policy […]