This fall, both Democrats and Republicans across the country will experience a new political wave.
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The Missing Obama Millions | The New York Times
Our analysis shows that while 9 percent of Obama 2012 voters went for Mr. Trump in 2016, 7 percent — that’s more than four million missing voters — stayed home.
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Black politics 2.0: The post-Obama generation is so done with the Democratic Party’s old ways | Washington Post
This is what the post-Obama era of black electoral politics looks like — and it is taking shape largely outside the daily headlines in Washington.
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As San Francisco mayor, London will share power with the poor | San Francisco Bay View
The party that jeers at the consequences of white privilege ended up forcing a vote on the Board of Supervisors that replaced an African American woman as mayor with a white man who supervises the city’s wealthiest districts.
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[2016] Commentary: Donald Trump likes to read ‘The Snake’ at his rallies. The author’s family wants him to stop. | Chicago Tribune
“We don’t want him using these lyrics,” said Brown’s daughter, Maggie Brown…”
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On Blacks, Guns and History | The Root
History binds blacks to the gun-rights movement.
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How Louisiana Buried the History of the Nation’s First Black Lieutenant Governor | Splinter
“By taking down Dunn, they were able to reinforce notions of black inferiority in Louisiana.”
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Bail Project opens office in St. Louis, offers solidarity for those who cannot afford to post bail | The St. Louis American
Many will eventually plead guilty without a chance to have their day in court, because the other option is remaining in jail until their trial date, which could be years in the future.
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A Year Ago, They Marched. Now a Record Number of Women Are Running for Office | TIME
For years, the hardest thing about getting women elected has been getting women to decide to run.
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MALVEAUX: Behind the Black Unemployment Rate | The Washington Informer
Would 45 and his minions be celebrating if Whites had the same employment situation as African Americans?
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