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Karine Jean-Pierre: Five Things To Know About Kamala Harris’ New Powerhouse Chief Of Staff

From Queens, New York to the White House, the Haitian-American is making history.

Karine Jean-Pierre: Five Things To Know About Kamala Harris’ New Powerhouse Chief Of Staff

By BET Sen. Kamala Harris made history by being the first Black woman, Indian-American and HBCU alumni to be chosen as a vice presidential candidate. With Joe Biden by her side, she is more than prepared to take on Donald Trump and Mike Pence. However, everyone needs a team and Harris has come to depend […]

Harris ‘electrifies’ West Indian voters — and gives Biden a new edge in Florida

The Black West Indian diaspora community is a little-discussed but increasingly influential slice of the electorate of the nation’s biggest swing state.

Harris ‘electrifies’ West Indian voters — and gives Biden a new edge in Florida

By Marc Caputo, Politico LAUDERHILL, Fla. — Almost as soon as Kamala Harris became the first woman of Jamaican-Indian descent to be nominated for vice president, a mock White House menu of oxtail and jerk chicken cropped up on a West Indian diaspora Facebook group called Soca de Vote. Calls from Caribbean radio show hosts […]

Principals and Teachers Call on de Blasio to Delay the Start of In-Person School

Principals and Teachers Call on de Blasio to Delay the Start of In-Person School

Mayor Bill de Blasio and NYC Census 2020 Director Julie Menin go door-knocking to encourage New Yorkers to complete the census in South Richmond Hill, Queens. – NEW YORK, NY – JULY 29, 2020 By Reema Amin, Chalkbeat and Amy Zimmer, Chalkbeat, THE CITY As New York City hurtles toward a Sept. 10 school start […]