There’s a corrosive idea in politics that young candidates should “wait their turn.” Change happens incrementally, the theory holds—and we ought to defer to older issues, older tactics, older leaders, before even thinking about raising our own hands.
Local and national progressive political groups are backing Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam’s congressional run for the 6th District, narrowing the lanes in a crowded field. On Friday, Working Families Party, Durham for All, and the Carolina Federation endorsed Allam’s…
On a sunny Monday afternoon, Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, formally announced that she is running for the newly drawn U.S. Congressional seat that covers a district held for decades by retiring Rep. David Price. “I think it’s high time for…
In an election month filled with delayed results, frivolous lawsuits, a recount, and baseless claims of voter fraud, the race for the Durham County Board of Commissioners proved decidedly uncontentious. That’s because the outcome was all but sealed in the…