Biden campaign makes big Black history push to re-energize Black voters
ATLANTA — This Black History Month, President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign is making a big push to publicize the Black history made under the Biden-Harris administration.
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Republicans and Democrats launch Black voter outreach events around the debate
ATLANTA — Ahead of the presidential debate, both Republicans and Democrats are using the attention around the high-profile matchup to further their Black voter outreach efforts, with a particular focus on Black men.
Trump launches group to build Black support at Detroit church event
DETROIT — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign launched its Black voter coalition group Saturday, the clearest effort yet by Trump to target a voting bloc that has overwhelmingly supported Democrats in past elections but has been unusually open to Trump in public polling.
Biden delivers Morehouse commencement speech as some on campus express pro-Palestinian messages
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden delivered the commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday morning, his most direct engagement with college students since the start of the Israel-Hamas war and a key opportunity for him to engage with a group of voters that data suggests is softening on him: young, Black men.
In a split vote, Morehouse College faculty vote to award Biden an honorary doctorate
ATLANTA — Morehouse College's faculty voted in favor of conferring an honorary doctorate on President Joe Biden during its upcoming graduation ceremony, where he is slated to deliver the commencement address.
Biden faces his next campus test over Gaza: From the Politics Desk
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Cell phone data, mobile apps and paid media: DNC touts voter-targeting plans
The Democratic National Committee is making new tech investments to bolster its efforts to reach young voters and voters of color in an increasingly fragmented environment, according to a new memo laying out the party’s strategies in the months leading up to the general election.
Morehouse College pushes the White House for 'direct engagement' ahead of Biden's speech
ATLANTA — Morehouse College faculty members remain apprehensive about the decision to have President Joe Biden deliver the school’s commencement speech on May 19 and have asked the White House to take some steps to address their concerns.
'It's on everybody's mind': Morehouse faculty and students raise concerns about Biden's graduation speech
ATLANTA, Ga. — Morehouse College’s leadership is set to hold a call on Thursday — where faculty will get the chance to speak — to address concerns over having President Joe Biden as the school’s commencement speaker next month.
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