June 18, 2013

Exit Poll Shows Minorities Sealed President Obama’s Victory

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*President Obama is enjoying his victory with those that supported him the most … the minorities of America. The black community, latino community, as well as young people under the age of 30, even though numbers were down from 2008, for everyone. According to Fox News, the exit polls show that 93 percent of the [...]




Woman in Labor Votes En Route to the Hospital

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*A Chicago-area woman went into labor early Tuesday morning — but she wasn’t about to let that stop her from taking the opportunity to vote, reports the Huffington Post. Though her water had already broken, 21-year-old Galicia Malone voted around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at New Life Celebration Church in south suburban Dolton, ABC Chicago reports. [...]




Black Pastor Tells Congregation No on Obama; Gets Death Threats (Video)

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*The election is tomorrow, Tuesday, Nov. 6, and the heat is on. The polls have been close and its hard to tell who’s voting for who. In these times of doubt and fear, fanatics and political leaders are taking their stance, and sharing their opinions with the public. Church leaders have also taken on the same [...]




2 Chainz Says Felons Can Vote Too … He Did (Video)

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*They may have served some time, but 2 Chainz is saying felons have the right to vote too. Clad in all his gold and long hair, the rapper just dropped a new track, “Don’t Sleep,” to make former criminals aware that it’s possible to make their voice be heard by casting a vote this election [...]




Nas Says Register to Vote: ‘We Have the Power’(Video)

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*Nas is urging young people to register to vote in a new video for OurTime.org. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] “The future of this country is in the hands of young people,” Nas tells his audience. “We have the power. We can go to the polls in droves … and vote to get the person [...]




Churches Spreading Voting Gospel Message

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*It’s not just the collection plate that’s getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation, says the Associated Press. Exhorting congregations to register to vote, church leaders are distributing registration cards in the middle of services, and many are pledging caravans of [...]




Madonna Loves Her ‘Black Muslim’ in the White House (Video)

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*This election thing is getting really close and the gnashing of teeth between the two parties is getting worse among party members, politicians, and even some celebrities. But Buddhist, or whatever she is, Madonna sees things from a different perspective. The singer endorsed President Barack Obama earlier this month during a live concert at Yankee [...]




Lupe Fiasco Responds (Via Twitter) to D.L. Hughley’s Public Criticism

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*You know Lupe Fiasco wasn’t going to sit on his heels while D.L. Hughley criticized the rapper on Hot 93.7. Earlier this week – as we reported – Hughley expressed his contempt for Lupe’s decision against voting. “He’s bright as hell, but dumb in the ways of the world,” Hughley told Hot 93.7/Hartford. “Young black [...]




National Action Network Hosts Voter’s Luncheon with MLK III in ATL

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*Atlanta is about getting hot today/Tuesday with a powerful luncheon with Martin Luther King, III and the Rev. Al Sharpton for a the National Action Network’s voter engagement. Other guests will include Pastor Michael A. Walrond, Jr., head of NAN’s Ministers Division and Pastor Japser Williams of Salem Baptist Church. The luncheon will begin at [...]




More Women Would Pick Obama Over Romney as their Sugar Daddy

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*A survey was posted on SeekingArrangement.com – the world’s largest sugar daddy dating website – recently asked a very important question: Which presidential candidate would you rather have as your sugar daddy? That’s right. Who would you choose, Romney or Obama? The question was posed to more than 30,000 female Sugar Baby members this past [...]




Stellar Awards Voting Ends Today; Finalists To Be Announced On October 29

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*Online voting for the Stellar Awards ends today (October 17, 2011).  Fans can place their votes at www.thestellarawards.com. The final ballot will be revealed in a one-hour live telecastof the Stellar Awards Nominations Announcement and Concert hosted by gospel supergroup Trin-i-tee 5:7 and Akintunde. The show will air live on GMC at 7pm CST / [...]




Lupe Fiasco Says Obama is the ‘Biggest Terrorist’

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*It’s not unheard of for rappers to be outspoken. At least some of the ones from the 80s and 90s.  Well, Lupe Fiasco is not letting up on the foundation of Hip Hop. He’s speaking his mind without censorship or shame. The Chicago native disapproves of President Obama. In fact, he called him a terrorist. [...]




Lupe Fiasco is no Fan of Obama’s War Policies and He Doesn’t Vote

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*Lupe Fiasco, an uncompromising lyricist recently shared his views about President Obama and the act of voting on a UK radio show. When asked by radio host Tim Westwood whether or not he voted for Obama in 2008, Fiasco responded, “Nah. I haven’t voted for anybody, for that matter, sticking to that.” He continued with, [...]




Steven Ivory: Regardless of Decision 2010, the Choice is Yours

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*By the time you read this, you may have already  cast your  ballot.  Across the nation, the mid-term election results are in or will be soon.   Voting is a right and a privilege. It’s a good thing; we need to vote.  However, the process for change doesn’t begin or end there. And so now [...]




The Socialist’s Journal: The Power of Voting

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*The earliest settler of the United States were people who had ideas about how they wanted the society they lived in to operate. The United States therefore is a country founded on political activism. And voting is the most basic and essential element of political activism. Voting has always been the gateway to a community [...]