“We don’t have any white farmers coming forward and saying they were a victim of being given noncertified seeds.”
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(2017) White lawmaker warns black attorney she may ‘go missing’ if Confederate statues are threatened | The Washington Post
“To many necks they are red around here. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.”
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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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The Democratic Party Apologizes to Black Voters | The Atlantic
The DNC’s bid to energize African American turnout this fall began with these words from Chairman Tom Perez in Atlanta: “I am sorry.”
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Michelle Obama wades into the midterms | Politico
The new initiative will be nonpartisan, frustrating some Democrats who’d like the former first lady to hit the campaign trail for candidates.
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Rightwing rally cancelled as Maxine Waters supporters stand guard | The Guardian
Many gathered outside the congresswoman’s LA office where an Oath Keepers demonstration had been planned.
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The Districts Are Mostly White. The Candidates Are Not. | The New York Times
A decade after the election of America’s first black president, Ms. Underwood and several other African-American, Hispanic and minority candidates for Congress are facing a major test this fall: whether they can win in districts where white voters make up the majority of the electorate.
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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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Floridians will vote this fall on restoring voting rights to 1.5 million felons | Orlando Sentinel
If the amendment becomes law, it could have a huge effect on elections in a state as evenly split politically as Florida.
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