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How Black women are organizing to energize voters | The Philadelphia Tribune

September 11, 2018September 13, 2018African American Activist, African American Commuities ...

Meeting on the campus of Jackson State University on a recent Friday afternoon, dozens of Black women came together to strategize about the upcoming midterm elections, opening the gathering with a freedom song.

When Having a Progressive Record Isn’t Enough | The Atlantic

August 31, 2018African American Activist, African American Commuities ...

Ayanna Pressley’s challenge to the Democrat Mike Capuano in Massachusetts shows how the left is looking for candidates with “lived experience.”

Democratic Socialism Threatens Minorities | The Atlantic

August 23, 2018African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Nothing better protects victims of bigotry than a system where they can pursue their needs and wants outside the realm of popular control.

An assault on minority voting continues in North Carolina | The Washington Post

August 21, 2018African American Commuities, African American Politics ...

This year, GOP lawmakers took a new tack, trying to place a proposal on the November ballot that would in the future scratch the final Saturday of early voting, a day that in recent years has attracted large numbers of blacks to the polls.

How to Win Elections in a System ‘Not Set Up for Us’ | The Atlantic

August 2, 2018African American Activist, African American Politics ...

The Collective PAC’s Black Campaign School is backed by—and a challenge to—the Democratic establishment. It’s trying to increase representation in a country where 90 percent of all elected officials are white.