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Who is Mike Pence?

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Michelle Bernard  joins “AM Joy” to take a look at GOP vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and previews the October 4th VP debate. VIDEO HERE: Air Date:  October 2, 2016 

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Is Donald Trump Responsible For The Economic Condition Of Angry White Voters?

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Unlike all other presidential candidates, Donald Trump has refused to release his tax returns, and based on what The New York Times learned from a leaked copy of his 1995 tax records, we may now know why. The leaked documents show that Trump lost $916 million in 1995 due to his failed businesses, including three […]

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Mike Pence Denial Of Institutional Bias Reveals GOP Hurdles

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 “This is the most important election of our lifetime and Pence just showed us why.” Michelle D. Bernard, September 25, 2016   The issue of deadly police violence against unarmed African-Americans and the tensions between law enforcement and Blacks are topics that should be addressed during Monday night’s presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald […]

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Voter Suppression in Wisconsin

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Michelle Bernard joins “AM Joy” to discuss the State of Wisconsin’s DMVs failing to issue voter ID documents, despite a court ruling ordering the state to do so in time for the 2016 election.   VIDEO HERE: Air Date:   October 2, 2016 

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Is Hillary Clinton’s Pneumonia Diagnosis Really A Big Deal?

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While leaving a 9/11 memorial service on Sunday in New York, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton struggled to stand and stumbled before getting into her transportation. Clinton had been diagnosed with pneumonia on Friday, but the public only learned about it Sunday after the episode. Shortly afterwards, the Clinton campaign canceled a two-day trip to California. Republican […]

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Will Black Republicans Stand Up Against Voter Suppression In North Carolina?

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 “Black people came here in chains and have built the country and are systemically denied the right to vote. … People are spitting on black people, men and women all over the country, and that’s why it’s incumbent on us to have a very serious discussion” about this topic.  Michelle D. Bernard, September 7, 2016 The […]

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Kaepernick Backlash Proves “The Nation Pretends Black Men Don’t Have Minds Of Their Own”

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President Barack Obama has weighed in on the Colin Kaepernick National Anthem protest controversy and backed the NFL quarterback’s right to protest as being covered under the First Amendment of the United States Constitution. Despite the endorsement, Kaepernick’s detractors continue to harbor animosity against him. During Monday’s edition of NewsOne Now, Roland Martin and his panel of […]

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Earning The Black Vote: Are Presidential Candidates Playing The Race Card For African-American Support?

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  As Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton andBernie Sanders prepare to battle it out at tonight’s debate in New York, the two are still trying to attract Black voters by speaking at this week’s National Action Network conference. During a discussion panel about the 2016 presidential race at this year’s NAN conference, Armstrong Williams said candidates are […]

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A SIDEWIRE CHAT: Police Involved Shootings, Protests in Charlotte, Trump & Stop and Frisk

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Kristen Clarke,  president of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and legal analyst Monique Pressley join Sidewire Newsmaker and Bernard Center president Michelle D. Bernard for a discussion about police involved shootings, the protests in Charlotte, Donald Trump and the future of stop and frisk as a policing strategy. DISCUSSION HERE: Discussion Date: […]

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ELECTION 2016: Trump’s “Softer” Tone at Detroit Church

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The Bernard Center’s Michelle Bernard, Rasmussen Reports’ Amy Holmes, and the Daily Beast’s Eleanor Clift, join MSNBC’s Richard Lui to discuss Donald Trump’s false statements on the African American committee and his speech to the predominately black church in Detroit.   VIDEO HERE: Air Date: September 3, 2016 Duration: 7:27

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