DNC Chair Tom Perez and DNC Black Caucus Chair Virgie M. Rollins released the following statement after the passing of U.S. Congressman and legendary civil rights leader John Lewis: John Lewis is everything we aspire to be as people, as leaders, and as a party. He taught us how to dream, how to work, how […]
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Black Contractors: Democrats Take us for Granted
By Josh Peterson Urban News Service While Democrats scramble to secure the African-American community’s support post- Obama, black contractors complain that they are not getting their fair share of the party’s campaign spending. Among $514 million that Democrats spent on consultants during the 2010 and 2012 election cycles, only $8.7 million (just 1.7 percent) went […]