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Racist Text Threats Target Black Americans Post-Election

By Char Adams, Maya Eaglin and Zinhle Essamuah Dozens of Black people across the country said they have received text messages telling them they had been “selected” to pick cotton “at the nearest plantation.” The messages came just hours after the polarized presidential election came to a close this week. On Wednesday morning, Monèt Miller, a publicist from Atlanta, was reeling over Donald Trump winning the White House when she received a text message from an unknown phone number. “Our Executive Slaves will come get you in a Brown Van,” the message read, “be prepared to be searched down once you’ve enter the plantation.”

Biden, Harris Reunite at Veterans Day Ceremony in D.C.

By Brett Samuels President Biden and Vice President Harris will make their first public appearance together since last week’s Election when the two leaders attend a Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Biden and Harris will participate in a wreath-laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Doug Emhoff will also attend, the White House said. Harris will also attend Biden’s remarks at the amphitheater at Arlington cemetery. Harris last week lost the presidential election to President-elect Trump, with Trump winning all seven battleground states. He is also on track to win the popular vote. Finger-pointing has ensued over who was most to blame for

Amazon Faces Third Union Vote at Alabama Warehouse

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By Alina Selyukh Amazon workers at a warehouse in Alabama should get a third opportunity to vote on unionizing, a federal labor judge has ruled. The vote is not expected any time soon, however, as the legal process drags on. The warehouse in Bessemer made history as the site of the very first union election by Amazon workers, in 2021. But the outcome was not historic: workers voted against unionizing. U.S. labor officials later ruled that Amazon improperly influenced the vote, and workers voted a second time in 2022. The outcome remained too close to call for years, with hundreds of ballots challenged by either

Boeing Strike Ends as Machinists Approve 38% Pay Increase

By Joel Rose Boeing machinists voted to approve a contract offer on Monday, closing the book on a bruising strike that lasted more than 53 days. The agreement, which had the backing of the union’s leadership, was approved by 59% of members who voted. “This is a victory,” said Jon Holden, the president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers District 751, as he announced the results late Monday night at the union’s hall in Seattle. “We can hold our heads high. We all stood strong, and we achieved something that we hadn’t achieved the last 22 years.” The deal will

Ruth Simmons Wins National Humanities Medal at PVAMU

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Courtesy of Prairie View A&M University Ruth J. Simmons, the eighth president of Prairie View A&M University and the first woman to hold the position in the institution’s history, was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Joe during a ceremony at the White House. The medal honors individuals who have profoundly enriched the understanding of the human condition through contributions to history and cultural access. Simmons’ Impact Dr. Simmons’ receipt of the National Humanities Medal is a testament to her groundbreaking leadership and dedication to education. Under her guidance, Prairie View A&M saw significant advancements, including a remarkable 40% growth

Harris, Trump Court Latino Voters in Arizona and Nevada

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By Tamara Keith The presidential campaign headed west on Thursday with Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump taking their closing arguments to voters in the critical swing states of Arizona and Nevada. With five days to go until voting closes on Election Day, the candidates are looking to win over Latino voters in the two states — and talk about border security, one of the biggest issues for the campaign. In Arizona, Harris criticized remarks made by Trump at a rally on Wednesday that he would protect women “whether the women like it or not.” She framed the

Harris, Trump Clash in Final Week Before Election Day

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Vice President Harris and former President Trump spoke to voters at nearly concurrent events Tuesday evening, a week before Election Day. Harris made her closing argument in Washington, D.C., while Trump rallied a crowd in key battleground Pennsylvania. Harris spoke for just over 30 minutes Tuesday evening at the Ellipse, the same spot where Trump spoke to his supporters and encouraged them to march to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump took the stage shortly after the Harris began speaking at his rally in Allentown, Pa., which has a significant Latino population. Trump arrived to roars from the crowd just as the

Fake Video Fuels 2024 Election Fears Amid Foreign Meddling

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By Shannon Bond Last week, a video began circulating on X, formerly Twitter, purporting to show a person in Pennsylvania ripping up ballots marked for former President Donald Trump and leaving alone those marked for Vice President Harris. The person curses the former president multiple times and at one point says, “Vote Harris.” The video is a fake. The envelopes and ballots shown don’t match what that county actually uses to vote. U.S. officials said it was created and spread by Russia to sow doubt in the election. But the incident showed what has been clear for some time now: Online in 2024, the deck

Civil Rights Sit-In Arrests Erased After 64 Years

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Simon Bouie told his mother and grandmother he wasn’t going to get in trouble back in 1960. Then the Black Benedict College student sat at a whites-only lunch counter in South Carolina and got himself arrested. Finally on Friday, that arrest and the records of six of his friends were erased as a judge signed an order during a ceremony in a Columbia courthouse just a few blocks from where he sat at that segregated table some 64 years before. Bouie remembered that promise as he went into the Eckerd Drug Store. He knew the governor at the time had warned African

Texas Teamsters Local 988 Endorses Harris for President

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By Alex Gangitano Texas’ largest Teamsters union, Local 988, endorsed Vice President Harris before her rally in Houston on Friday. In a letter first obtained by The Hill, the union, which is based in Houston, said it surveyed more than 8,000 members before endorsing her. It cited the Biden administration’s protection of union pensions and Harris’s pledge to sign the PRO Act, which is pro-labor legislation, if elected. “There’s no doubt that politics can get bitter, complicated, and confusing,” Local 988 president Robert Mele said in a statement. “But Kamala Harris and Tim Walz have a proven track record of supporting workers

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