“I would rather have Trump be president for four years and build a real left-wing movement that can get us what we deserve as a people, than to let Hillary be president and we stay locked in the same space where we don’t get what we want.” – Marc Lamont Hill
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A C-SPAN caller confessed his racism to a black guest. A year later, he called back to say how he’d changed. | The Washington Post
A year ago this week, a white man named Garry from North Carolina called C-SPAN to talk to a black guest about his racial prejudices.
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After Obama’s 2008 Win, Indiana GOP Added Early Voting in White Suburb, Cut It in Indianapolis | Slate
In 2008, Barack Obama squeaked out an unexpected win in Indiana thanks in part to his huge margin of victory in Marion County, which has a large population of black Democrats.
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Michelle Obama Says Racist Attacks She Faced as First Lady ‘Cut the Deepest’ | The Root
Former first lady Michelle Obama was a breath of fresh air Tuesday at a live armchair conversation with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado President Lauren Casteel in Denver. Poised and graceful as always, Obama still touched on some tough topics and spoke out frankly about the hurt she felt from the racist attacks she received while in the White House.
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A Bold Sista: Move Over, Bernie Bros. Nina Turner Is the New Head of Sanders’ Our Revolution | The Root
Nina Turner is not hard to describe. She’s that other black woman on MSNBC and CNN talking about workers rights, fighting back and pushing for a progressive agenda, even during President Barack Obama’s administration.
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Wyclef Jean to anti-Trump celebs: ‘Be very careful’ – Politico
‘I feel that we’re at a time now where your voice should be louder than it’s ever been,’ the music star tells POLITICO.
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Here’s What Sen. Kamala Harris Had to Say About The Way We Discuss the Opioid Crisis vs. the Crack Epidemic – Atlanta Black Star
California Sen. Kamala Harris isn’t here for the racialized double standard when it comes to discussions surrounding the crack epidemic of the ’80s and early ’90s and the opioid crisis of today.
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Wisconsin’s Voter-ID Law Suppressed 200,000 Votes in 2016 (Trump Won by 22,748) – The Nation
A new study shows how voter-ID laws decreased turnout among African-American and Democratic voters.
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Meet the Democrat who wants to be America’s first black female governor – The Guardian
Stacey Abrams, Georgia’s state house minority leader, hopes to make history – and her track record shows that pushing boundaries is what she does best.
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The Rise and Spectacular Fall of the Black Political Establishment In St. Louis – Atlanta Black Star
Black political leadership in St. Louis is weak. They are hell bent on subscribing to ageism, patriarchy, classism as governing mechanisms for our city.
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