The Palestinian-American and Somali-American make history as the first two women headed to US Congress.
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Florida votes to restore ex-felon voting rights with Amendment 4 | Vox
The victory means more than 1 million people will regain the right to vote.
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Stacey Abrams’s Prescription for a Maternal-Health Crisis | The Atlantic
Georgia is one of the riskiest places in the country for black women to have a child. That fact could make the difference in the governor’s race.
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The Trump Era Is Destroying Black Civics, but Delivering Black Votes | The Atlantic
A new survey from The Atlantic and the Public Religion Research Institute finds that the past two years have eroded African American participation in politics and activism, even in a watershed election year for minorities.
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Kamala Harris Is Building a Network for Black Candidates | Intelligencer
“My mother used to tell me, ‘Kamala, you may be the first to do many things. Make sure you are not the last.’”
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Under new Oregon law, all eligible voters are registered unless they opt out | Los Angeles Times
Americans are required to register if they want to vote; as of this week, Oregonians will have to register not to.
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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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