Dems Win Big on Election Night, but Black Politicians are the Real MVPs! #NewsOneNow

Election Night

By Jack Barnes

It’s been one year since Donald Trump shocked the nation by becoming the 45th President of the United States; however, last night’s 2017 election proved that change is coming!

From coast to coast, television screens have been stuck on various news programs reporting election recaps today, but no one covered it quite like NewsOne Now! During a special simulcast with the Tom Joyner Morning Show, Roland Martin, along with special guests and in-studio panelists, dissected the 2017 election by discussing major accomplishments, advancements and positioning of African American politicians across the country. Enjoy this video stream below after the jump.

Among the guests and panelists were:

Tom Perez – DNC Chair
Michael Brown – Democratic Strategist, Former Vice Chair, DNC Finance Committee and son of Ron Brown – first Black DNC Chair
Greg Carr, Ph.D., J.D. – Chair, Afro-American Studies, Howard University
Ernie Suggs – Race & Culture Reporter, Atlanta Journal Constitution
Ron Lester – Democratic Pollster …and more!

While there were HUGE wins for Democrats, it’s clear that Black politicians were the real MVPs! Watch more of this intriguing conversation below:

Emanating from the heart of Washington D.C. in a state-of-the-art studio that offers a stunning view of the Capitol building, NewsOne Now airs Monday through Friday on TV One from 7-9 a.m. ET. NewsOne Now is hosted by Roland S. Martin, the 2013 National Association of Black Journalists‘ Journalist of the Year and former host of TV One’s long-running, award-winning weekly news program, Washington Watch with Roland Martin. Each morning, Martin – who also serves as the program’s managing editor – sifts through the headlines of the day to spotlight matters that greatly impact the African American community. In addition to television, NewsOne Nowreaches audiences 24/7 with exclusive program content and extended editorial on NewsOne.com and the NewsOne mobile app. NewsOne Now is an evolution of Interactive One‘s award-winning digital brand NewsOne.com that launched in 2008 and reaches millions of African Americans each month. Susan Henry is executive producer of NewsOne Now. D’Angela Proctor is TV One’s head of original programming and production.

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