MEDIA
Videos
NBC 4: Historic Win Makes Moore 3rd Black Elected Gov in U.S.
WUSA9: 2022 Midterm Election Coverage
MSNBC Morning Joe Interview
CNN Interview with Don Lemon
CBC International: Super Tuesday 2020 Election Panel
Keynote Speaker at Bowdoin College
Ari Melber MSNBC: Shot In The Back BLM Protests Ignite Over Wisconsin Police Shooting
Saint Louis University: Commentary on Colin Kapernick
Articles/Interviews
Laird discusses the uptick in Black and Latino candidates in the Republican Party
Laird comments on Black men and their support for Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams
Laird talks about the campaign appeals made by MD Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Kelly Schultz
Laird elaborates on the significance of campaign appeals by lobbying groups in the Ivey/Edwards congressional race
Laird discusses the historic nomination of the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court, Ketanji Brown Jackson
Laird provides insights from her book, Steadfast Democrats for the Newsweek cover story, The Rise of Black Conservatives
Laird offers thoughtful commentary on SCOTUS Nomination for MSNBC
The New York Times Op-Ed
WYPR-Youth And Experience To Square Off In 2nd Congressional District Race (link)
Maine Calling- "Racial Consciousness: The Path To Greater Awareness & Understanding of Racism in the Year Since George Floyd's Murder"(link)
Bloomberg Opinion- "The Best Nonfiction Books of 2020" (link)
NPR Morning Edition-"As A Stepparent, Kamala Harris Puts 'Families You Choose' In The Spotlight" (link)
NPR All Things Considered- "In The Final Days Before The Election, Trump Pushes To Attract More Black Voters" (link)
NBC News-"A stronghold of the Democratic Party': How older Black voters could propel Biden to victory" (link)
Harper's Baazar-"To Create Good Voting Habits, Drop the Shaming Tactics" (link)
The New York Times Op-Ed-"We Got a Black Women on the Ticket. At Last" (link)
Intelligencer: NYMagazine- "The GOP Coalition Is Getting More Working-Class. Its Agenda Isn’t" (link)
USA Today- "Young Black voters say they aren't enthusiastic about a Joe Biden presidency"(link)
Vox-"Do Joe Biden’s “you ain’t black” comments ultimately matter?" (link)
NPR-"Trump Campaign Reworks Its Pitch To Black Voters After Pandemic Slams Economy" (link)
The Takeaway w/ Amy Walter- "A Primary Election During A Pandemic" (link)
NPR All Things Considered w/ Audie Cornish-"Understanding The Black Vote In The Democratic Primary" (link)
The New York Times- "Trump Has His Sights Set on Black Voters" (link)
CBC The National- "Super Tuesday: The trends, contenders and what’s next" (link)
CBC The Current-"Who are your people?' How a candidate's authenticity can influence African American voters" (link)