The state of us: the Black vote, the 2024 election

With the economy, health care and immigration at the top of voter concerns this presidential election, what key issues impact the Black vote? 

While Illinois is not a swing state, having voted Democratic since 1988, Americans, as a whole, may be divided between the two candidates.   

Today, Dialogue examines each presidential candidate’s campaign and the factors influencing voter opinion. 

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GUESTS: 

Reecie Colbert 

  • SiriusXM host of “The Reecie Colbert Show”
  • Politics and culture commentator
  • Author of “The Long and Short of It Guide to the 2022 Midterms” book series

Lauren Victoria Burke

  • Media owner and consultant
  • Independent journalist
  • Strategic communicator

Carol Mosley Braun 

  • U.S Senator representing Illinois, 1993-1999
  • Chairman of the U.S. African Development Foundation’s board of directors

David Pierce 

  • Illinois Public Media political reporter

Penny Bradford

Patricia "Penny" Bradford is a senior majoring in journalism and minoring in public relations at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. She is a producer for Dialogue and a native of the Champaign-Urbana area.