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Registration Dates Every Black Voter Needs To Know Before Election Day

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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E lection Day, Nov. 6, is rapidly approaching, and deadlines to register are even closer. High Black voter turnout will be instrumental for Democrats to retake Congress, as well as gubernatorial races in Florida, Maryland, and Georgia—three states where Black candidates could make history. See Also: Michelle Obama Warns That ‘Other Folks’ Still Show Up At The Polls If We Don’t A state-by-state guide to voter registration deadlines https://t.co/xIbpnlgpG2 pic.twitter.com/0eJz4ji5JJ — The New York Times (@nytimes) October 18, 2016 Deadlines to register have passed in Alaska and Rhode Island, and some states don’t allow online registration. Here is a list of upcoming deadlines in the other states and the District of Columbia:   Alabama : In person, online or by mail is Oct. 22.   Arizona : In person, online or by mail is Oct. 9.   Arkansas : In-person or by mail deadline is Oct. 9.   California : In-person, online or by mail deadline is Oct. 22.   Colorado : Mail or online deadline is Oct. 29. In-person registration is permitted up to Election Day.   Connecticut : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 30.   Delaware : In-person, online or by mail deadline is Oct. 13.   District of Columbia : Mail or online deadline is Oct. 16. In-person registration is permitted until Election Day.   Florida : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 9.   Georgia : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 9.   Hawaii : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 9. In-person registration is permitted until Election Day.   Idaho : Mail or online deadline is Oct. 12. In-person registration is permitted until Election Day.   Illinois : In-person deadline is Oct. 9. Online deadline is Oct. 21. Registration continues during a “grace period” at local election offices.   Indiana : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 9.   Iowa : Online deadline is Oct. 27 and mail on Oct. 22. In-person registration is permitted until Election Day.   Kansas : In-person, online or by mail deadline is Oct. 16.   Kentucky : In person, online or mail deadline is Oct. 9.   Louisiana : In-person or mail deadline is Oct. 9. Online registration continues through Oct. 16.   Maine : Mail deadline is Oct. 16. In-person registration is permitted through Election Day.   Maryland : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 16.   Massachusetts : Mail deadline is Oct. 16. In-person or online deadline is Oct. 17.   Michigan : In-person or by mail deadline is Oct. 9.   Minnesota : Online or by mail deadline is Oct. 16. In-person registration is permitted through Election Day.   Mississippi : In-person deadline is Oct. 8 and by mail on Oct. 9.   Missouri : By mail, in-person or online deadline is Oct. 10.   Montana : In-person deadline was Oct. 7—however, late in-person registration is available, but only at county election offices through Election Day. Mailed forms must be received by Oct. 10.   Nebraska : By mail or online deadline is Oct. 19. In person continues through Oct. 26.   Nevada : By mail deadline is Oct. 9, in person on Oct. 16 and Oct. 18 for online registration.   New Hampshire : In person continues through Election Day. Mailed forms must be received by Oct. 27.   New Jersey : In-person or by mail deadline is Oct. 16.   New Mexico : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 9.   New York : In-person or online deadline is Oct. 12. Mailed forms must be received by Oct. 17.   North Carolina : In-person or by mail deadline is Oct. 12. ( 28 counties affected by Hurricane Florence have an extension to Oct. 15.) From Oct. 17 to Nov. 3, residents can register and vote simultaneously at early voting sites.   North Dakota : Voters are not required to register before Election Day but must present an ID at the polls.   Ohio : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 9.   Oklahoma : In-person or by mail deadline is Oct. 12.   Oregon : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 16.   Pennsylvania : In-person, online or by mail deadline is Oct. 9.   South Carolina : In-person, by mail or online is Oct. 17.   South Dakota : In-person deadline is Oct. 22. Mailed forms must be received by Oct. 22.   Tennessee : In-person, by mail or online deadline is Oct. 9.   Texas : In-person or by mail deadline is Oct. 9.   Utah : By mail deadline is Oct. 9. In-person or online deadline is Oct. 30.   Vermont : Online or in person permitted through Election Day.   Virginia : In-person, online or by mail deadline is Oct. 15.   Washington : Online or by mail deadline is Oct. 8. In-person deadline is Oct. 29.   West Virginia : In-person, online or by mail deadline is Oct. 16.   Wisconsin : Online or by mail deadline is Oct. 17. In person permitted through Election Day.   Wyoming : In person permitted through Election Day. Mailed forms must be received by Oct. 22.   SEE ALSO: Disgusting! Officer Who Killed Tamir Rice Rehired As A Cop: He Deserves A Second Chace The Sunken Place Unites! Ben Carson, Candace Owens And Stacey Dash Speaking At A Black Leadership Summit [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3829110″ overlay=”true”]

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Georgia Removed Scores Of Voter From Its Rolls As Stacey Abrams Tries To Make History, Lawsuit Says

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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G eorgia’s Republican secretary of state, who’s competing against Stacey Abrams for governor, allegedly oversaw the removal of thousands of likely Abrams supporters from the state’s voting rolls. See Also: GOP Ramps Up Voter Suppression Efforts Ahead Of Upcoming Elections A group of voting rights organizations announced a lawsuit on Tuesday against Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp for using a racially-biased method that has purged about 700,000 voters ahead of the Nov. 6 midterm elections, WXIA-TV reported. The organizations reportedly include Jesse Jackson ’s Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, the Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Kemp has failed to notify the affected voters who will likely be turned away at the polls on Election Day, the suit alleged. “What has taken place here in Georgia is an insult to all of the efforts and accomplishments that we have done throughout this country,”  Charles Steele , president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, said at a press conference Tuesday about the Black struggle to win voting rights. This comes as Abrams attempts to make history as the nation’s first elected Black female governor. Civil rights lawsuit filed against Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp | WJBF https://t.co/j7jGoqjV3D — The Voting News (@VotingNews) October 3, 2018 This case is part of a larger Republican voter suppression effort, according to activists. In June, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 split decision, approved Ohio’s practice of removing registered voters from its rolls if they haven’t participated in recent elections. About a dozen other states controlled by Republicans wanted to adopt Ohio’s system following the court’s ruling. “Georgia has been more aggressive than Ohio in removing names,” Nse Ufot , executive director of New Georgia Project, told NewsOne , adding that the practice disproportionately affects people of color. Her organization “stands in solidarity” with the groups that filed the suit. Kemp is accused of using the Interstate Voter Registration Crosscheck Program to maintain Georgia’s list of eligible voters. The inaccurate system is seriously flawed , Ufot said. Meanwhile, Kemp has vehemently denied the voter suppression allegation, claiming in a statement that the lawsuit “has no merit” because Georgia hasn’t used the Crosscheck Program. SEE ALSO: Jason Van Dyke Cries Fake Tears As His Testimony Contradicts LaQuan McDonald Video Evidence White Women Can’t Seem To Make Up Their Minds On Brett Kavanaugh [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3828490″ overlay=”true”]

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Black 4-Year-Olds Tied Up By Preschool Teachers In Georgia

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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T wo Black 4-year-old girls were allegedly tied up by their preschool teachers in Decatur, Georgia, last week, and one of the children’s mothers said her daughter has not been her usual self since. SEE ALSO: Texas Cop Shoots Unarmed Black Man For Entering His Own Truck The two female teachers were “accused of zip-tying the children’s hands behind their backs as a form of punishment” on Sept. 24,  WSB-TV reported. The teachers resigned on Friday. The students claimed the teachers “threatened to throw spiders on them if they didn’t stop acting up,” the report continued. Tyisha Fernandes , one of the girls’ mothers, claimed her daughter “said, ‘mommy, I was scared to tell you because I thought I was going to get in trouble.’” The principal of Oak View Elementary in DeKalb County sent a letter to parents two days after the alleged incident. “This letter is written to make you aware of an incident that occurred at our school last week,”  Sabrina Pressley wrote in part. “The incident took place in one of our pre-k classrooms. A parent brought it to our attention on Tuesday.” The letter confirmed the teachers were under investigation and have been removed as staff members, conflicting with earlier reports of their resignations. “The safety and security of our children continues to be one of our main priorities,” the letter concluded. “We sincerely thank you for helping us in this endeavor.” Hopefully, the names of these teachers will be made public and they will never teach again. No child should be treated like this in America or anywhere else in the world. SEE ALSO: Social Media Says It Has Identified The Dallas Cop Who Shot And Killed A Black Man In His Own Home Meet Jogger Joe, The Man Who Took Racist Cue From BBQ Becky In Tossing Homeless Man’s Clothes This Colin Kaepernick Retweet Says Everything You Need To Know About The NFL Players’ Anthem Grievance [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3825613″ overlay=”true”]

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Hallelujah Ain’t The HIGHEST: Georgia Women Arrested For Selling Weed Edibles At Church Bake Sale

Posted on September 22, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Getty Images Georgia Women Face Felony Charges For Selling Edibles At Church Bake Sale Everyone knows not to use the lord’s name in vain, but two Georgia women definitely used it get their marijuana edibles off. Georgia women arrested for selling weed edibles at church https://t.co/1i5QfIYhfh pic.twitter.com/0dRnYZAEl8 — The Root (@TheRoot) September 18, 2018 The New York Daily News reports: Ebony Cooper, 28, and Leah Pressley, 26, were arrested last week for selling the marijuana products on the Savannah church property.According to a Facebook post by the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team, undercover agents purchased several edibles from Cooper, who had them displayed openly on a booth table. Seized items included marijuana-laced cereal treats, brownies and pudding.   Both women were arrested and face felony drug charges. Talk about lifting the Lord’s name on high. SMH.

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Two Georgia Women Arrested After Selling Weed Edibles At Church

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: Juan Carlos Quesada Bermudez / EyeEm / Getty Taking “getting to know the Most High” to a whole different level. Two Georgia women face felony drug charges after they were arrested by narcotics officers for selling marijuana edibles on the grounds of their church. Per WJLA , 28-year-old  Ebony Cooper and 26-year-old  Leah Pressley were booked after the two attended an event hosted by a church in Savannah, Georgia. Local entrepreneurs were on the grounds of the church selling items and a vendor outside the church hosted the event. According to a police report, the Chatham-Savannah Counter Narcotics Team began watching Cooper who had a booth on the premises selling cereal treats, brownies, pudding and other weed-infused items. Some of the officers even bought a few of the products. Once the event was over, the CNT followed the two women and finally apprehended them, seizing $1,000 in cash, a large amount of edibles and a loaded firearm. Cooper and Pressley were charged with felony drug possession and CNT also discovered that Cooper was advertising her “baked goods” on social media. See the official post on the CNT’s Facebook page just to see how ridiculous a bust this was.  

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These 5 Petty Republican Attacks On Black Candidates Show The GOP’s Desperation

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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R epublicans are showing their desperation to hold on to political power by resorting to petty attacks on Black candidates, as the GOP braces for a possible Democratic avalanche in the midterm elections. See Also: From Kamala Harris To Stacey Abrams: How Black Woman Are Saving Democracy The latest example happened in Wisconsin where Mandela Barns is running for lieutenant governor. On Monday, he called it “crazy” that his GOP rival would claim without evidence that he knelt during the national anthem at a state fair over the summer, Fox 6 News reported. Incumbent Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch , who was reportedly at the fair during the ceremony, told reporters that other people told her Barnes was kneeling. Here’s how Barns responded to her allegation: Me, a candidate. Standing next to every news camera. Kneeling. And she only “heard about it.” Rebecca, for real? History of this nation should caution her from making wild allegations like this. That's a dangerous game. https://t.co/jaVBl4EasC — Mandela Barnes (@TheOtherMandela) September 17, 2018 Here are other examples: Andrew Gillum Accused Of Being Weak On Stopping Child Molesters The GOP’s nominee for Florida governor Ron DeSantis claimed during a speech on Sept. 15 that his rival Andrew Gillum would be weak on preventing child molesters from targeting kids in the state, an accusation that the Miami Herald called “absurd.” DeSantis, who previously made a racially charged attack on Gillum, tried to link his claim to Gillum’s opposition to President Trump ’s immigration policy, the newspaper said.   NewsOne talked with @AndrewGillum about his campaign, as he races toward the finish line in the #FloridaPrimary for governor…. https://t.co/e2D9Xg3KE8 @peoplefor pic.twitter.com/aKGq5PwpWf — NewsOne (@newsone) August 28, 2018 Stacey Abrams Debt Shamed The Republican Governors Association released an attack ad on Aug. 10 that tried to debt shame Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams , amplifying a line of attack from her GOP rival Brian Kemp , WABE radio reported. Abrams owes the IRS $54,000, stemming from assisting her parents, that she has made arrangements to pay. “I have never failed to file my taxes, I have never failed to pay my taxes,” she said. “I am on a payment plan to fully fund my taxes.” Meanwhile, Republicans have ignored the “ legally dubious ” loopholes Trump used to avoid paying taxes. Jimmy Carter to campaign for Stacey Abrams in Georgia https://t.co/THWU1VUEaj pic.twitter.com/dksEnGF9QE — The Hill (@thehill) September 15, 2018 Antonio Delgado’s Rap CD New York congressional candidate Antonio Delgado , formerly known as AD The Voice, was forced in July to defend his earlier rap career. John Faso , Delgado’s Republican opponent, attacked Delgado’s lyrics on an 18-song CD released in 2006. The Black candidate criticized the two-party political system, described dead presidents as white supremacists and made frequent use of the N-word on the CD. President Obama's political endorsement comes as Antonio Delgado, a former rapper, fends off racist attacks in his Upstate NY race…. https://t.co/NoEx4aadcQ pic.twitter.com/D9ykV0aMFq — NewsOne (@newsone) August 1, 2018 Lauren Underwood’s Endorsements GOP incumbent Rep. Randy Hultgren tried to make a big deal about President Barack Obama ’s endorsement of Lauren Underwood for Congress. It would have been an eye-opener if Obama, who’s still popular in Illinois, failed to endorse Underwood. Hultgren also thought it was somehow embarrassing that other high-profile Democrats endorsed his rival. Watch our new video to find out why Lauren Underwood is the best choice for #IL14 . Election Day is Nov. 6! pic.twitter.com/pNxDCVxD7V — Lauren Underwood (@LUnderwood630) September 12, 2018 SEE ALSO: Images Of Florence Survivors ‘Looting’ Fuels Familiar Anti-Black Narrative Protesters For Botham Jean Spent More Time In Jail Than Amber Guyger [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3827083″ overlay=”true”]

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Here Are Your Early Voting Dates In Atlanta

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: adamkaz / Getty As Election day gets closer and closer, voters in Georgia are given the option to vote early starting a few weeks prior to Election Day Voters may absentee in person to allow voting to be more convenient to your lifestyle. Here are all the early voting dates in the Atlanta area, plus a few key election dates you should be aware of. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15th to FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26th 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. _____ MONDAY, OCTOBER 29th to FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2nd 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. ___ SATURDAY VOTING: OCTOBER 20th and OCTOBER 27th 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ___ SUNDAY VOTING: OCTOBER 21st and OCTOBER 28th 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. ___ Source: fultoncountyga.gov / Fulton County  

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Mayor Bottoms Looks To Fight Voter Suppression Ahead Of November Elections [Exclusive Video]

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: Studio One / Radio One Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms stopped through Studio One to talk politics, voter suppression, and the upcoming election for Georgia’s next Governor. Mayor Bottoms urges voters to get registered if they haven’t already, and also cast and early vote to circumvent any long lines during election day. Check out all her great advice below.

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Fixed Income Residents Get Kicked Out Of A Buckhead Apartment Complex

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Source: Dermot Conlan / Getty According to  Channel 2 Action News ,  some fixed income tenants in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta, GA are being forced out of their apartment complex, with no help of finding another place to live. The residents of  The Darlington in Buckhead are confused and frustrated because they genuinely might not have a roof over their heads come October. RELATED:  H ow Much Of Atlanta Is Actually Black? The residents of  The Darlington in Buckhead are confused and frustrated because they genuinely might not have a roof over their heads come October. Tenants found the eviction letter on their doorsteps earlier this week, demanding they be out the building by Oct 17th. Under Georgia law, property owners can kick out tenants if they give up to 30 days notice, but the practice is seen by many to be cruel unless it’s warranted. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE   

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Will Safaree’s Apology Get Nicki Minaj Back? [EXCLUSIVE]

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Mz Shyneka is covering for Gary With Da Tea and updating us on all the drama with Safaree and Nicki Minaj . The rapper exposed Safaree by talking about how she payed for his hair implants and carried him through the whole relationship. Safaree only tried to defend DJ Self and it backfired, but the other night he decided to apologize. He admitted that he still loves Nicki, misses her and wants her back. Headkrack believes that Nicki liked to emasculate men so that no other woman wants them and she can date him again. Mz Shyneka thinks that they both want each other back and if they ever were in the room together it would get hot and heavy. RELATED:  Safaree & His Struggle Hairline Catches Savage Slander After Beefing With Nicki Minaj RELATED:  Why Safaree Might Want Nicki Minaj Back After Being Put On Blast [EXCLUSIVE] Make sure you listen to “ The Rickey Smiley Morning Show ” 6am ET. RELATED:  How Nicki Minaj’s Album Is For All Seasons [EXCLUSIVE] The Latest : Will Safaree’s Apology Get Nicki Minaj Back? [EXCLUSIVE] Why Trick Daddy Roasted An Internet Troll [EXCLUSIVE] Why Safaree Might Want Nicki Minaj Back After Being Put On Blast [EXCLUSIVE] Someone In Fayetteville, Georgia Stole $98K Worth Of Ramen Noodles Should I Airbnb My House Or Apartment For Super Bowl LIII? Trump White House Apologizes For What They Do Best — Lying Bruno Mars Replaces Cardi B With R&B Stars Of Past & Present Young Thug Reveals “Slime Language” Release Date ‘Love Is’ Recap: Nuri Drops A Major Bombshell About Her Past Safaree Clarifies His $12K Hairline Jig, Tyga Bigs Up His Hair Transplant Surgeon [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1934260″ overlay=”true”]

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