Race was undeniably a factor in this US election.
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I’m Young, Black, and Male. I Live in Fear of a Trump Presidency.
For many of you who are a little older and white, a Trump presidency would be a huge bummer. For me, it would be dangerous.
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‘American Democracy Is More Than One Election’
International election observers assess the state of U.S. politics.
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Is Black Early-Voting Turnout a Cause for Concern?
The first week of returns for North Carolina show that the conflict over voter suppression rages on.
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NAACP sues to stop voter roll purging in N.C.
Local elections boards in North Carolina are illegally removing thousands of voters from the rolls, and a disproportionate number of them are Black, the NAACP said in a federal lawsuit filed Monday.
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Trump’s ‘Voter Suppression Operation’ Targets Black Voters
Even as the Republican launches a purported African American outreach campaign 12 days before the election, his aides say their goal is to depress turnout in the bloc.
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Condoleezza Rice Calls On Donald Trump To Drop Out Of The Race
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice broke her silence on the presidential election on Saturday and called on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to end his campaign.
View MoreWisconsin Is Systematically Failing to Provide the Photo IDs Required to Vote in November
New recordings from the DMV show how the state is continuing to disenfranchise black voters.
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‘Living in hell’? Milwaukee’s black residents defy Trump’s stereotypes
Photographer and writer Chris Arnade spent a week in one of the most segregated neighborhoods in Milwaukee, where 23-year-old Sylville Smith was shot by the police last August. Residents had a lot to say.
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David Duke’s getting more support from black voters in his race than Donald Trump is in his
Former Ku Klux Klan grand wizard David Duke was interviewed by NPR’s Steve Inskeep this week, and he reiterated his affection for the man at the top of his party’s ticket.
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