jon jones, MAGA, Trump, UFC, champ
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

July 30, 2024

BREAKING: NABJ Co-Chair Chucks The Deuces After Donald Trump Accepts Invitation To Attend Convention

The announcement drew immediate backlash given Trump's history of insulting Black reporters.

*UPDATE*

Less than 24 hours after former President Donald Trump’s NABJ attendance in Chicago was confirmed. The organization’s co-chair, Karen Attiah, stepped down. Attiah’s exit isn’t surprising as many Black journalists have side-eyed the NABJ for its daft decision to bring the convicted felon to the table for a moderated conversation at the conference.

Attiah, 37, and a columnist for the Washington Post, posted her decision on the X app.

Former President Donald Trump is expected to attend the National Association of Black Journalists Convention, to much dismay. The event will take place in Chicago starting July 31.

Trump’s campaign revealed the news on July 29. He will engage in a Q&A session with three Black women journalists on the convention’s opening day.

In line with the NABJ’s mission, the questions will focus on the issues important to the Black community. The event will be moderated by ABC News’ senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, The Faulkner Focus’s Harris Faulkner, and Kadia Goba at Semafor.

The announcement drew immediate backlash, with critical journalists calling the invitation irresponsible and “extremely disappointing.” Ashley Nicole Moss, an analyst at CBS Sports, argued that Trump’s attendance undermines the convention’s purpose of uplifting Black journalists.

“Extremely disappointing from [NABJ],” wrote Moss. “This is supposed [to] be a safe place for Black journalists to connect/network. It’s a space to uplift current and upcoming journalists. To remind each other that we belong. He has absolutely ZERO business being in a room like that/this.”

The former president does have a history of demeaning Black female reporters. In 2018, he told CNN’s Abby Phillip that she “asks a lot of stupid questions.” However, his response stemmed from her inquiry about then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker “rein[ing] in special counsel Robert Mueller. That same year, he referred to White House Correspondent April Ryan as a “loser,” as reported by Politico.

Trump’s pattern of insulting the press, particularly African Americans and other minorities, did not disappear from journalists’ minds either. Dave Jordan, a former journalist who works in publicity, criticized the NABJ for including him despite his attacks.

“Why on earth would @NABJ engage with a man who repeatedly vilifies and debases the free press? This is beyond comprehension. SMH,” expressed Jordan.

Although he won the NABJ’s Journalist of the Year in 2023, Jim Trotter called the conversation a “poor decision.”

Furthermore, X user and filmmaker Morgan Elise Johnson also noted how none of the moderators represent Black media platforms.

NABJ’s President, Ken Lemon, emphasized that the organization is nonpartisan to X. Moreover, he referred to the opportunity to “ask the tough questions” on behalf of the Black community.

“We look forward to our attendees hearing from former President Trump on the critical issues our members and their audiences care about most,” said Lemon. “While NABJ does not endorse political candidates as a journalism organization, we understand the serious work of our members, and welcome the opportunity for them to ask the tough questions that will provide the truthful answers Black Americans want and need to know.”

Sports writer Jemele Hill also urged journalists to be willing to “tackle” Trump, given his status as a presidential hopeful.

“As journalists, we can never be afraid to tackle someone like Trump,” stated Hill. “The reality is that he is running for president and needs to be treated as such. Being questioned by journalists is part of the job and especially important in the company of Black journalists. Mainstream media keeps trying to convince us that he actually is gaining support among Black people. Let’s see if it’s true.”

ABC7 reported that Vice President and assumed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris also received an invitation. However, she has not confirmed her appearance to the public. It is customary for the NABJ to invite presidential candidates.

While only registered attendees can see Trump’s session in person, viewers can live-stream the event on NABJ’s YouTube and Facebook pages.

Keffe D’s Son Claims His Dad’s Life Is In Jeopardy After Prosecutors Misrepresented Jail Call
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

July 30, 2024

Keffe D’s Son Claims His Dad’s Life Is In Jeopardy After Prosecutors Misrepresented Jail Call

Duane Davis Jr. claims he warned his father that there is a 'green light' on killing him, not witnesses.

As Duane “Keffe D” Davis faces a murder trial later this year, his son claims his father’s life is in danger after prosecutors misrepresented an audio jail in which Keffe D allegedly threatened witnesses who may testify against him.

According to The U.S. Sun, Duane Davis Jr., 31, said there is a kill order from the Los Angeles sector of the Bloods gang against his father. The younger Davis said he was informed about the hit by a friend in the gang.

Clark County District Attorneys told a judge there was a possibility that a witness was in danger after hearing Keffe D state in a conversation with his son that there was a “green light” on that witness.

“It was a hit on our side,” Davis Jr. said. “My dad was like, ‘huh?’ A guy who is a Blood from Compton who I know told me it was a green light on my family.”

“If you go back to the call. I told my dad it was a green light on us. I told my dad to ‘Watch your back whether in jail or wherever’. We are talking about a green light on us. Listen to the tape. I am not a gang member. I promise you that. They don’t give a f**k about our safety. Why am I not in jail if I put a green light on somebody?”

Davis Jr. also said that the Bloods never had any issues with his father. But since he was arrested, they feel he had something to do with Tupac’s murder. He insists that his father was more known for “selling dope.”

Keffe D has been at a Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas since police officers arrested him last September. The former gang member has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder for being involved in the killing of Tupac. The popular rapper was shot in a drive-by shooting in Las Vegas on September 7, 1996, after attending a Mike Tyson fight. He died six days later.

parole
by Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton

July 30, 2024

California Man Convicted Of Murder After Killing Girlfriend And Leaving Her 4 Children To Die

Mandiko Kwadzo faces 53 years to life in prison after killing Carliena Clayton and standing by as her four children almost drowned in a car

A California jury convicted a man who killed his girlfriend and stood by as the children he had with her almost drowned as he did not attempt to save the children at the scene.

According to a press release from the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office, 31-year-old Mandiko Kwadzo was found guilty by a jury of first-degree murder on July 24. They also convicted him of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was convicted after being accused of killing his girlfriend, Carliena Clayton. Kwadzo faces a maximum sentence of 53 years to life in prison when he is sentenced. That is scheduled to take place on Sept. 6, 2024.

The killing happened nearly four years ago, on July 27, 2020. Police officers from West Sacramento were called to a residence after reports of gunfire inside the residence. Eyewitnesses stated that the couple was arguing in the driveway as Clayton put her four children in a car; Kwadzo got into the vehicle’s passenger seat. Police officers arrived at the residence and realized that a shooting had taken place inside.

Meanwhile, a man was at Cliff’s Marina when he heard a gunshot and then a car crashing into the Sacramento River. After calling a friend, the two went to the crash scene and saw the vehicle the couple traveled in in the river. They noticed Kwadzo standing near the car but not doing anything to help the victim or the children who were discovered in the car. They saw Clayton in the driver’s seat, unresponsive, and the four children in the backseat.

The oldest child, 6, had unfastened his seat belt, but the youngest, who was 2, was still in the car seat. The two men were able to rescue the children.

Police officers arrived at the scene and found Clayton, who didn’t have a pulse and was bleeding from her head. Initially, the officers suspected the car was in an accident, but the oldest child explained to them that Kwadzo shot Clayton. The officers then took him into custody.

The weapon was never found, and police officers later found out that she was shot twice in the head.

Vice President, Kamala Harris
by Sharelle Burt

July 30, 2024

Kamala Harris To Hold Atlanta Rally To Garner Support From Battleground State 

Georgia....you can do this!

Vice President Kamala Harris is holding a rally in the battleground state of Georgia on July 30 as her first official campaign stop since launching her bid for the White House. 

As Georgia has been historically labeled as a red state but voted blue in the 2020 presidential election, campaign leaders feel Harris has a chance to do it again in November 2024.

“The vice president is energizing and mobilizing our base,” Harris campaign battleground states director Dan Kanninen said. “Having a candidate who can mobilize our key Biden-Harris coalition, talking about the issues that resonate with Georgians … make that state in play.”

Since taking office, this visit will be the vice president’s 15th trip to the Peachtree State. The rally, held in Atlanta, is expected to have some heavy hitters making appearances, including Democratic state Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Grammy Award-winning rapper Megan Thee Stallion is also expected to give a special performance.

Harris will then hold a meeting with local leaders and reproductive rights advocates. 

Her trip to Atlanta comes after a highly successful first week of campaigning. Less than a week after President Joe Biden dropped his reelection bid and endorsed his vice president for the job, Harris raised more than $200 million and garnered more than ​​170,000 new volunteers who want to support her. 

The state of Georgia was a turning point in Biden securing the Oval Office in 2020, voting blue for the first time since 1992. Voting efforts in majority Black communities, including Atlanta, with years of organizing tactics from Abrams, helped Biden win by 12,000 votes. Harris’ campaign is looking to repeat the same success.

However, while fundraising has been impressive, Kanninen said they aren’t getting comfortable. “I continue to be very clear with our partners and with our own staff. This campaign will not get comfortable. We jumped in with just 100 days ago against an opponent who has shown he’s willing to do anything to win,” he said.

“This is going to be an incredibly close race, just like it was in 2020. But just like four years ago, we are going to win this thing.”

The campaign expects a competitive election between Trump and Harris as it looks at the state’s infrastructure as an advantage. Communications Director Michael Tyler wants things to be “close.” “That’s why we have the team and the operation in place to make sure that we can turn out every single Harris voter in the state of Georgia,” Tyler said. 

While the Metro Atlanta area prepares for Harris’s arrival, other Harris supporters, like Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, are working with volunteers in rural areas of Georgia to encourage them in the quest to gather blue support in the polls. According to USA Today, Beshear, a potential running mate for Harris, spoke to volunteers in Forsyth County — a majority red-leaning county — to speak of his victories. In 2019, the Democratic leader won his first gubernatorial race in his deep-red home state by less than half a percentage point and then again in 2023 by five percentage points, all thanks to hard work. “People ask me, and I’m sure they ask you too: How do you do it? How do we win?” he told volunteers at the new campaign office while standing on the back of a red pickup truck. 

“We win by staying true to our values of compassion, of empathy, of doing right by our neighbors… We win by caring and fighting for every single vote in every single county. This is not my first speech on the back of a pickup truck.” 

More than 170 coordinated staff and 24 offices will be opening across Georgia. Three of them opened doors toward the end of July 2024.

DNC, Black-owned, Kamala Harris, Chicago
by Kandiss Edwards

July 30, 2024

MONEY MOVES: These 5 Collectives Put Coins In The ‘Hands Of Democracy’

Every demographic is answering the call!

On July 21, President Biden stepped down as the Democratic candidate for the 2024 presidential race, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris on his way out the door. Though there were calls for the president to relinquish his claim to run for a second term as the incumbent candidate, Biden gave no signs that he would acquiesce. The announcement may have jarred the nation, but Black people were not.

By the evening of Biden’s withdrawal, Win WIth Black Women organized a Zoom call to discuss the shift in proposed leadership and begin grassroots organizing to support VP Harris on the road to becoming the first Black and Indian American President of the United States. The organization was known to some by the end of the call. They would be known to many and inspire grassroots coalitions across the nation.

Win With Black Women

Win With Black Women Founded by Jotaka Eaddy, Win With Black Women was the first organization to activate its members. To date, close to 44,000 women who gathered on Zoom calls, raised $2.5 million. Prominent Black women such as Donna Brazile, Sen. Charlane Oliver, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters joined the call.

Win With Black Men

Black Men were hot on the heels of the women. Just a day later, on July 22. Black men similarly met on Zoom. Over 100,000 participants garnered $1.3 million in funding. The host of the Roland Martin Unfiltered Show, Roland Martin, spearheaded the call.

White Women: Answer The Call!

Shannon Watts, founder of Moms Demand Action, followed the lead of Win With Black Women a few days after its initial call on July 25. Watts rallied over 100,000 registrants and raised over $2 million in 90 minutes. Popstar Pink and Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow attended to speak on Zoom with their peers. The call is reported as the largest online Zoom meeting recorded in history, with over 200,000 attendees. The meeting has garnered $11 million in donations and counting.

White Dudes For Harris

White Dudes For Harris, Organized by Cameron Conaway White Dudes For Harris, the call for American white men went off without a hitch. Speakers on the call included Pete Buttigieg, Mike Hamil, and Mark Ruffalo. The call was attended by 80,000 men and raised $400,000 and counting.

Out For Kamala Harris

The LGBTQ community rallied around what they believe is the best person to aid in the community’s advancement. Organized by the Human Rights Campaign, the Out For Kamala Harris call pushed inclusivity and unity. Over 20,000 supporters raised upwards of $300,000.

RELATED CONTENT: Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Gives Black Women Their Flowers With The Ojo Asé: Black Women Answering the Call Campaign

Critical Race Theory
by Nahlah Abdur-Rahman

July 30, 2024

5th Annual Critical Race Theory Summer School Honors The Anniversary of Freedom Summer

CRT Summer School has themed this year's programming in honor of the Freedom Summer anniversary.

Critical Race Theory (CRT) Summer School is back for its 5th annual event in Nashville while paying tribute to the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer.

The CRT Summer School advocates for the necessity of critical race theory in education. This year’s “Freedom Summer 2024: No U-Turn on Racial Justice” program honors Mississippi’s 1964 Black voter registration project.

It began July 28 with its “Tip of the Spear: Tennessee on the Frontlines of the War on Woke” plenary. The discussion addressed the southern state’s place in CRT discourse. It included speakers such as State Rep. Justin Jones, Tim Wise, Kimberlé Crenshaw, and Freedom Rider Bernard Lafayette.

The program’s ongoing mission is especially pertinent as anti-DEI legislation, book bans, and a crackdown on CRT spread nationwide. The weeklong event will feature additional plenaries and intensives, all meant to spark discussion and strategy to keep Black history taught in schools.

The intensives start with Crenshaw leading the conversation on Intersectionality and the #SayHerName Movement. Michael Eric Dyson will then focus on the Genealogies of Anti-Blackness. The following discussions pertain to American democracy and defending DEI initiatives.

“Color blindness has been weaponized to preclude any real, meaningful education about systemic racism, which connects to attacks on voting rights, LGBTQ+ rights, and women’s reproductive freedom,” stated Crenshaw, executive director of the African American Policy Forum, in a press release.

“That’s why anti-racism efforts must be intersectional, just like democracy must be multiracial. Racism is the Achilles heel of our democracy, a deeply-rooted weakness in this country used to forge a war against ‘wokeness,’ or what many of us call education and advocacy. This is the most important election of our lifetimes, and our very democracy is on the line.”

“So this year’s Critical Race Theory Summer School will empower participants with the essential knowledge and tools needed to confront systemic racism and advocate for transformative change in their communities.”

Moreover, plenaries will continue to focus on organizing, resistance, and survival against anti-CRT discourse. From its “Fight the Power: Using History to Find the Courage to Resist We Are the Majority!” to “How to Fight the Autocratic Takeover of Our Public Institutions” meetings, advocates will encourage attendees to fight for this pivotal matter.

All of the program’s discussions, ongoing until Aug. 2, will be available to stream or attend in person.

Florida, Judge, Racism
by Sharelle Burt

July 30, 2024

Judge Permanently Blocks Workplace Training Portion Of Florida’s Racist Stop WOKE Act 

Ron DeSantis is foiled again.

A federal judge has permanently blocked the workplace training portion of Florida’s controversial Stop WOKE Act because it violates the Constitution’s First Amendment rights about free speech, the News Service of Florida reports. 

On July 26, Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker submitted a two-page order granting a permanent injunction against the workplace training part of the law. The specific portion lists eight race-related ideologies and would have banned diversity- and race-related training in private workplaces.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the injunction issued by the Obama-appointed judge in 2022, just months after Governor Ron DeSantis signed it into law. Florida’s GOP lawmakers touted the bill as a way to fight against “wokeness,” diversity efforts, and critical race theory, the idea that racism is systemic in U.S. institutions.

The training aspect of the Stop WOKE Act was first challenged by Honeyfund, a Florida-based franchisee of Ben & Jerry’s, Primo Tampa, workplace-diversity consultant firm Collective Concepts, and a Clearwater-based technology company that hosts wedding registries. The plaintiffs claim they were forced to censor themselves “on important societal matters” and hindered “from engaging employees in robust discussion of ideas essential for improving their workplaces.” 

Attorneys representing the DeSantis administration argued the act does not restrict speech but admitted to prohibiting businesses from forcing their employees to listen to “certain speech against their will” or risk losing their jobs. 

Walker also issued a separate preliminary injunction against a portion that would restrict the way race-related concepts can be taught in universities. In May 2023, students were forced to receive new textbooks after the Black Lives Matter movement and imagery of George Floyd were removed.  Even the mention of people kneeling during the national anthem, a gesture made famous by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, was struck from an elementary school textbook.

Newbern, Alabama, Mayor
by Daniel Johnson

July 30, 2024

After Being Locked Out Of Office, Alabama Mayor Finally Sworn In Following Legal Battle

Patrick Braxton was elected as the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama.

Patrick Braxton, who was elected as the first Black mayor of Newbern, Alabama, in 2020, is finally set to officially become the mayor on Aug. 3, when he will be sworn in at 11 A.M. at Newbern City Hall.

According to the Alabama Daily News, Braxton was unaware the process would be this long and winding when he took the job. 

“I didn’t know it was going to be a journey this hard to get this seat,” Braxton told the outlet.

Newbern, a tiny Alabama town with a population of around 133 people, was beset by controversy and attention when its all-white city council and mayor fought Braxton to keep hold of their positions despite the election’s outcome.

Despite the town’s Mayor Haywood “Woody” Stokes III failing to file the required paperwork to run for re-election, Stokes and the city council called a meeting to reappoint Stokes as mayor, thereby keeping Braxton out of his rightful office. 

Braxton soon realized he would be in for a fight, and he recalled to the outlet, “I went to city hall and found out my keys didn’t work; they had changed the locks on the doors. That’s when I began to realize I was going to have some problems.”

District Judge Kristi DuBose signed a settlement agreement, first proposed in June, that will legally reinstate Braxton as the rightful mayor of Newbern. As it relates to Stokes and the city council, they will have to admit that they violated the Voting Rights Act and engaged in intentional discrimination.

Additionally, Braxton will appoint new members of the City Council, some of whom, like Janice Quarles, had already been approached by Braxton in 2020. Quarles told the Alabama Daily News that she was happy the saga was reaching its conclusion.

“I am just really elated, I am full of joy to see such a change and such a resolution because we have fought along with Mayor Braxton through this whole journey, and it has been a long journey for us all.”

Quarles continued, “It’s been long, it’s been hard, we’ve had disappointments, and at times it seemed as if we were forgotten, but we had a lot of legal help that stepped in and helped us to bring this whole thing to a resolution.”

Braxton told the outlet that Stokes, also a firefighter, turned into someone he didn’t know when he lost the mayorship.

“There really wasn’t any communication; both of us were on the same fire department, (but) when he realized I was the mayor, speaking just stopped; it was like he turned into a different person.”

Braxton continued, “I started running into some problems with the Fire Department because I got locked out of the Fire Department, too.”

Braxton told the outlet that some of the town’s white residents moved away as it became clear that the legal proceedings were in his favor and not Stokes.

“After May 6 when we came back from federal court in Mobile, we had five families jump up and sell their home to move out,” Braxton said. “They’re close friends with the previous mayor, and I hate to say it, (but) it’s like once the leadership changed, they decided they wanted to move.”

Regardless, Braxton remains hopeful that his vision for the community will be allowed to take shape after he is sworn in, now that his mayorship is finally freed from legal limbo. 

“It took time, but the progress and the ideas that I have for this town are still going to carry on; we’re going to still carry on the vision for the town and try to make the town a better place,” Braxton said.

RELATED CONTENT: Black Alabama Mayor Will Finally Take Office After Settling Lawsuit Against Obstinate Town Council

Donald Trump, rally, atlanta
by Sharelle Burt

July 30, 2024

If You Don’t Want World War III, Donald Trump Says You Need To Vote For Him 

Is this guy for real?

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told potential voters that he can “promise” World War III won’t happen if they vote for him in November. 

During a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s Florida estate, on July 26, the former president mentioned the possibility of a World War III if he isn’t elected to a second term.

“If we win, it will be very simple, it’s all going to work out and very quickly,” Trump said.  “If we don’t win, it will end up with major wars in the Middle East, maybe a third world war. We are closer to a third world war right now than at any time since the Second World War. We’ve never been so close because we have incompetent people running our country.” 

The meeting came just one day after Netanyahu met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House. 

The now oldest presidential candidate in United States history has a reputation for predicting what may happen if he isn’t elected again. In June 2023, he told a crowd of supporters in Michigan, “And I’m the only person that can say this. I will stop World War III, and we’re very close to having World War III,” he said. 

Then, he shared the same ideology during a roundtable discussion in Iowa, admitting that he says it in every speech he gives.

Most recently, in July 2024, Trump took things up a notch during a rally in Florida and blamed Biden for the war between Ukraine and Russia and for Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. “We’re very close to World War Three, and Biden doesn’t have a clue. Russia and Ukraine would have never happened. October 7th, the attack on Israel would have never happened. Inflation would have never happened,” he said. 

According to Newsweek, during an appearance at The Believers’ Summit in Palm Beach, Florida on July 26, Trump reminisced on some comments allegedly made by former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, claiming she warned voters that he would start wars and not finish them.

“You know, remember when Hillary Clinton…she used to say, ‘Look at him, he will get us into war, look at his attitude,’” he said. “I said no, ‘My attitude is going to keep you out of war.’ That’s what happened. We had no new wars other than I defeated ISIS, but that was a war that had already started. I defeated 100 percent of the ISIS caliphate.”

In 2019, the four-time indicted businessman claimed victory in the “100%” defeat of ISIS. Two weeks later, his then-national security advisor, John Bolton, admitted on national television that “the ISIS threat will remain.”

Louisiana, Majority-Black House District, 2024 Election, Baton Rogue Capital
by Daniel Johnson

July 30, 2024

Louisiana Democrats Push Cleo Fields In 6th District Contest

Fields last served in Congress in the 1990s, back when Louisiana had two Black congressional districts and now that the state has two majority Black districts once more, his prospects are pointing up.

Louisiana Democrats are coalescing behind former Congressman and current Sen. Cleo Fields as he endeavors to return to Congress buoyed by the 6th Congressional District’s status as a majority Black district.

According to the Louisiana Illuminator, the Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee voted on July 27 to formally support the 61-year-old Sen. Fields alongside Rep. Troy Carter, Mel Manuel, Sadi Summerlin, and Nick Laborde. 

As Louisiana Democratic Party Chairman Randal Gaines told the Illuminator, “I think that with the talent and the combination of excitement…I think we’re gonna be able to prepare all our candidates for victory in November.”

Fields last served in Congress in the 1990s, back when Louisiana had two Black congressional districts, and now that the state again has two majority Black districts, his prospects are pointing up. 

Indeed, it’s not just Louisiana’s Democrats that are backing Fields. According to the Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, the Congressional Black Caucus is also throwing its support behind the candidate. 

On July 23, the CBC held a fundraiser for Fields’ campaign, hosted by Marcus Sebastian Mason, who is also on the board of the Congressional Black Caucus PAC, Vanessa Griddine, the executive director of the Black Caucus Institute, Chaka Burgess, the vice chair of the Caucus Foundation board, Virgil Miller, who is an advisor for the Caucus Foundation, and former Black Caucus Chair and rumored vice presidential candidate Cedric Richmond. 

Fields is seen as the likely winner as his campaign is better organized, has more name recognition, and has more money in his coffers than his Black Republican contender, Elbert “Paw Paw” Guillory, or his Democratic challengers Quentin Anthony Anderson, Wilken Jones Jr, and Peter Williams.

According to the Illuminator, Fields and Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry made for strange bedfellows when Louisiana was forced to eliminate a Republican district to draw a new Democratic-leaning district, but due to the disagreements between Landry and Garrett Greaves, the current congressman representing the 6th District, that is the district that was selected. That district encompasses Baton Rouge, Shreveport, parts of Alexandria, and Lafayette. 

According to Fields’ campaign announcement in January, he has positioned himself as a fighter for the people of Louisiana throughout his political career. 

“Throughout my career in state and congressional service, my focus has always been on leading the efforts to help the people of Louisiana from my Baton Rouge Senate district to people all the way to Shreveport in my congressional district.”

Fields continued, “I will offer myself for service in the Sixth Congressional District in this fall’s election. I will formally announce my candidacy in the next several weeks, but I want to be clear I will be a candidate. My focus will remain the same as it has always been to work and fight for the people of Louisiana.”

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