COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced the suspension of his campaign Wednesday evening in Columbus. He kept his remarks short, but thanked his wife, his two daughters, his staff and the hundreds volunteers who supported his presidential run. “I have always said God has a purpose for me, as he does for everyone,” […]
Kasich and Cruz suspend their campaigns, making Donald Trump the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee After Donald Trump became the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee and Ted Cruz dropped out of the presidential race, Ohio Gov. John Kasich announced plans to suspend his campaign for the White House on Wednesday, reports Politico: [Kasich] had long ago been […]
Local political leaders against the idea cited an interview Wayne did with Playboy, in which he made unsettling remarks about African-Americans and Native Americans. Oscar-winning actor John Wayne’s racist past is haunting his legacy. The state of California has trashed the idea of declaring May 26 John Wayne Day due to racist remarks the […]
(RNN) – To the chants of “Carly,” Texas Sen. Ted Cruz announced Carly Fiorina as his running mate during a campaign stop at the Pan Am Plaza in Indianapolis. Cruz said the characteristics he looks for in a running mate include jobs creation, knowledge, smaller government, knowledge of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as […]
(RNN) – Rob Ford, the embattled former Toronto mayor who struggled with substance abuse and public criticism, has died at age 46. Family members confirmed his death Tuesday morning. It was announced in mid-March 2016 that Ford’s cancer was not responding to chemotherapy treatment. He was diagnosed with pleomorphic liposarcoma in 2014. He was forced […]
AKRON – Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders held a rally in Akron on Monday at the Akron Civic Theatre. “We can accomplish our dreams when we have the courage to fight for those dreams,” Sanders told the crowd. Sanders discussed the economy, noting that the Walton family, owners of Wal-Mart, owns more wealth than the […]
Roland Martin and the co-creator of Black And Brown People Vote Ifeoma Clark, Trinity Baptist Church Pastor Victor Davis and the President/CEO of the Columbus Urban…
Donald Trump held a 2 p.m. campaign rally at the I-X Center in Cleveland Saturday. The appearance marked Trump’s second stop in Ohio after he visited Columbus last week. During the nearly one-hour rally, Trump said that there were 29,000 people at the IX Center rally. He began by talking about Ohio Gov. John Kasich, […]
Ben Carson plans to endorse Donald Trump on Friday morning, according to a report by the Washington Post, citing two anonymous sources. The outlet reports that the endorsement was finalized Thursday morning when Carson met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, the luxury club owned by the Republican front-runner in Palm Beach, Fla. According to sources, Carson […]
Bernie Sanders will host a rally in Toledo on Friday. The event will be held at the SeaGate Convention Center at 4:30 p.m. Donald Trump will travel to Cleveland on Saturday. He will be hosting a rally at the I-X Center at 2 p.m. Also on Saturday, Hillary Clinton will be in Cleveland to speak. She […]
Both Democratic presidential candidates said the crisis is a symbol of urban neglect in America. At the top of a heated Democratic presidential primary debate on Sunday in Michigan, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders called on the state’s Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to resign amid the Flint water crisis. The problem is “symbolic of what is going on” in urban […]
Cornel West isn’t shy about who’s getting his vote. In West’s eyes, Bernie Sanders is his candidate of choice, as opposed to Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton. To hear West tell it, the former first lady hasn’t been as actively involved in the black community as Sanders, whom he feels was active in the black […]