Tishaura Jones is running to “uproot racism” just a few miles from the streets where Michael Brown was murdered.
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Ingrid LaFleur, Artist and Curator, Enters Detroit’s Mayoral Race – The New York Times
Actors have been mayors (Clint Eastwood). So have singers (Sonny Bono), high school football coaches (Rob Ford) and media moguls (Michael Bloomberg). Why not somebody from the art world?
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5 political numbers to watch – Politico
Steven Shepard on the political data that matters.
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What Would Michelle Obama Do? – Politico Magazine
GOP leaders trying to rationalize Trump should take a speechwriting lesson from my former boss.
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Munira Ahmed: the woman who became the face of the Trump resistance – the Guardian
Exclusive: Ahmed tells the Guardian about being illustrated by Shepard Fairey as the banner of a movement: ‘It’s about saying, I am American just as you are’
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Several Trump appointees shared unflattering views of minorities, women on social media – Politico
The postings raise questions about how the administration is vetting hires.
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Redistricting tops the Black political agenda – The Philadelphia Tribune
When pollster YouGov asked voters what they knew about redistricting after a controversial ruling in the Supreme Court known as Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission, No. 13, a massive cut of 40 percent of voters were “not sure.”
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Why People Vote for Counterproductive Policies – The Atlantic
Human beings are really good at picking out cause-and-effect relationships. But they’re bad at predicting future consequences.
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U.S. Black lawmakers struggle to counter the redistricting landscape
And when Black state legislators huddled in New Orleans earlier this month, that’s all they talked about.
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The Making of a Black President
In his January/Febrary 2017 cover story, Ta-Nehisi Coates explores President Barack Obama’s journey to the White House.
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