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Greensboro Student Hopes Presidential Candidates Pay Attention to Education

By • 23 hours ago
brayan guevara
Lynn Hey

Some people choose their life's path. For others, it’s seemingly chosen for them. For 19-year-old Afro-Latino Brayan Guevara, his career goals can clearly be traced to his family.

Guevara comes from a long line of educators; his mother is a college instructor and his grandparents were teachers in Honduras.

Gun Sales Continue Apparent Swell In June As Pandemic Rages And Politics Boil

By Jason deBruyn • Jul 2, 2020

Gun sales continued to mushroom in June, apparently due to a confluence of Joe Biden’s surge in polls, the spread of COVID-19, and ongoing protests against police brutality and racial injustice.

Americans bought 2.4 million firearms in June, according to industry estimates from Small Arms Analytics & Forecasting. That is a 145% increase from June 2019. Handgun sales make up the bulk of those estimates and increased at an even higher year-over-year rate of 178%.

The Political Junkie On Which Of Today’s Issues Will Persist Into November

By & • Jun 26, 2020
Two women at a Black Lives Matter Protest
Elvert Barnes

 

American voters have a notoriously short political memory. The United States is struggling to come to terms with the inequities highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic and the recent police killings of numerous Black people — and some pundits are wondering which of the issues front of mind today will influence the upcoming elections in November.

The Political Junkie: Is 2020 Even Happening?

By & • May 29, 2020
Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post via AP, Pool

Perhaps you are grateful for the lack of election news. While coverage of presidential primary contenders started back in 2018, former Vice President Joe Biden has all but disappeared from the news. 

The Political Junkie: What Does #MeToo Mean For Democrats In 2020?

By & • May 1, 2020
Flickr / Mark Nozell

Former Vice President Joe Biden denies a sexual assault allegation by former Senate aide Tara Reade. The presumptive Democratic nominee spoke publicly about the allegation this morning for the first time. 

The Political Junkie Looks At Politics In A Pandemic

By & • Apr 9, 2020
Sen. Bernie Sanders and staff walk down steps on Capitol Hill
Patrick Semansky / AP Photo

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is out of the Democratic presidential race. Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the presumptive nominee who will face President Donald Trump in November. 

Black Voters Power Joe Biden's Super Tuesday Success

By • Mar 5, 2020
Black voters holding Biden for President signs wait to attend a campaign rally for Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, in Los Angeles.
Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo

Joe Biden's presidential campaign spent the past month on the verge of collapse after disappointing finishes in the overwhelmingly white states that launched the Democratic primary. As he watched the turmoil unfold from Gadsden, Alabama, Robert Avery thought the race would change dramatically when it moved into the South.

With His Campaign Struggling, Joe Biden Turns His Focus To South Carolina

By • Feb 12, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden has suffered back-to-back poor showings in the first two states to vote in the Democratic primary, and there are now serious questions about whether his "electability" argument is still plausible.

Joe Biden Rallies Supporters, Undecided Voters At Campaign Stop In Durham

By Adhiti Bandlamudi • Oct 27, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden held a campaign rally in Durham's Hillside High School on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019.
Peyton Sickles / For WUNC

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden held a campaign rally in Durham's historically-black Hillside High School on Sunday. The former vice president is trying to build support in North Carolina ahead of the key Super Tuesday primary in March.