National Elections 2024

In this special edition of Here and Now, learn more about the pivotal role that Black women voters play in the 2024 presidential election and American politics.

Vice President Kamala Harris will give a speech on reproductive freedom in Texas on Friday, highlighting the impact of abortion bans in the state and blaming former President Donald Trump for the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade.

Democratic Rep. Emilia Sykes of Ohio is facing a last-minute challenge to her eligibility to vote in her district due to a complaint filed by a local Republican activist, which will now be decided by Republican Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose.

Vice President Kamala Harris argued at a CNN town hall that Republican rival Donald Trump is "unstable" and "unfit to serve," and that he poses a threat to the nation's core principles.

Project 2025, the Republican Party's plan to remake the U.S. government in the image of neo-conservative, white evangelical "Christians", aims to eliminate, overhaul and/or restructure the U.S. government into a 'Christian' nationalist governing body, which is guaranteed to negatively affect the lives of millions of Black, Brown and grassroots people.

Former President Donald Trump has pledged to protect police from prosecution, while the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act seeks to end qualified immunity and hold officers accountable for misconduct.

A recent Hers study revealed that cities most and least stressed about the upcoming presidential election were Democratic-leaning and Republican-leaning, respectively, with Austin, TX, being the most stressed and Birmingham, AL, being the least stressed.

Vice President Kamala Harris is advocating for a fair and equitable justice system, while former President Donald Trump is endorsing lethal force against perceived enemies and calling for greater police authority, raising concerns about systemic racism and violence against communities of color.

Faith United to Save Democracy, a nonpartisan, multi-racial, interfaith organization, is dispatching trained poll chaplains and peacekeepers to help ensure free and unhindered access to the polls for members of vulnerable communities.

Young Black men are poised to be major players in shaping the future of the country, but must step up and use their power to drive social, economic, and political change.