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The Double Battle | The Nation
Frederick Douglass’s moral crusade.
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N.C. Man Charged with Ethnic Intimidation after Brandishing Weapon at Black Poll Worker | Atlanta Black Star
Police have arrested a man accused of harassing and threatening to assault a Black campaign worker at an early-voting location in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday.
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America’s Weaponized Attorneys General | The Atlantic
Both parties have taken the gloves off in the midterm elections as they fight for advantage in more than 30 attorneys-general races across the country.
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What if Everyone Voted? | The New York Times
Or at least voted at equal rates.
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Black ‘reverse migration’ driving Atlanta and Georgia towards Democrats | The Guardian
Demographic changes could bring success for Democrats and Stacey Abrams – and counter alleged voter suppression against minorities.
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Founders of ‘Black Voters Matter’ and ‘Woke Vote’ Discuss Black Electoral Empowerment in the South | The Harvard Crimson
“Black Votes Matter” co-founder LaTosha R. Brown and “Woke Vote” founder DeJuana L. Thompson joined students to discuss black electoral empowerment at the Phillips Brooks House Thursday.
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Kamala Harris proposes big new middle-class tax break | Politico
Sen. Kamala Harris, a potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, today proposed a big new tax break for average Americans.
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My Grandmother Calls Me Every Election Day. Here’s Why That Matters. | Forbes
Ferrisa Connell Forbes President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while Martin Luther King and others look on. Featured Image [dropcap]Each[/dropcap] November, my now 93-year-old grandmother dresses up to cast her vote in-person at her local precinct. Perhaps more importantly, she also calls each of her kids and grandchildren to remind […]
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Georgia Voters: Here’s How to Legally Vote Even if You’re on Brian Kemp’s Can’t-Vote List | Yahoo News
Kat Armstrong Yahoo News [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Georgia Governor’s race is making even more headlines this week — and not just because Democratic hopeful Stacey Abrams could become the US’s first-ever Black woman governor. News spread Thursday that the Republican candidate, current Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, has been accused of using his position to suppress […]
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