Mahlon Mitchell tells Vox that “Wisconsin is ready for a black governor.”
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How to Win Elections in a System ‘Not Set Up for Us’ | The Atlantic
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.
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Gun Control Activist Lucy McBath Wins Democratic Nomination for Congress | Mother Jones
McBath’s son, Jordan Davis, was murdered in 2012.
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The Welfare Boogeyman | The New York Times
The Trump administration wants to rebrand social programs that millions of Americans rely on as “welfare.” Will we fall for it?
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Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s Mother, Is Considering Running For Political Office In Ferguson | Essence
Ever since her son, 18-year-old Michael Brown, was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014, Lezley McSpadden has been a tireless advocate for justice. Now, she could be running for office.
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Kamala Harris builds an online army | Politico
Ahead of 2020, the California senator is applying lessons drawn from Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.
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New York Governor Restores Voting Rights to Parolees | Colorlines
An estimated 35,000 residents, overwhelmingly Black and Latinx, stand to benefit from Andrew Cuomo’s executive order.
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READ: How America Criminalizes Impoverished People of Color | Colorlines
The New Republic breaks down how policy and practice punish the least resourced among us.
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Epsy Campbell Barr is Costa Rica’s first female black vice president | The Washington Post
On Sunday, Carlos Alvarado Quesada won the presidential election in Costa Rica, but it was his vice president who made history.
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How Racial Gerrymandering Deprives Black People of Political Power – KOLUMN Magazine
Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court expanded the meaning of one of the most important civil rights laws in U.S. history — the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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