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Andrew Gillum wins Florida governor primary in upset victory for the left | Vox
The Tallahassee mayor will be the Democratic nominee in one of 2018’s most important governor’s races.
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Democratic Socialism Threatens Minorities | The Atlantic
Nothing better protects victims of bigotry than a system where they can pursue their needs and wants outside the realm of popular control.
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An assault on minority voting continues in North Carolina | The Washington Post
This year, GOP lawmakers took a new tack, trying to place a proposal on the November ballot that would in the future scratch the final Saturday of early voting, a day that in recent years has attracted large numbers of blacks to the polls.
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There Is More to Stacey Abrams Than Meets Partisan Eyes | The New York Times
“People who underestimate her risk complete embarrassment,”
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How a black, firefighting union president plans to take on Scott Walker | Vox
Mahlon Mitchell tells Vox that “Wisconsin is ready for a black governor.”
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How to Fight Police Violence, Pollution, and Poverty, at the Same Time | City Lab
Summer Lee is the first black woman elected to represent the Pittsburgh region in the state legislature. And she wants to set the record straight on the confluence of factors eating her constituents alive.
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How to Win Elections in a System ‘Not Set Up for Us’ | The Atlantic
The Collective PAC’s Black Campaign School is backed by—and a challenge to—the Democratic establishment. It’s trying to increase representation in a country where 90 percent of all elected officials are white.
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Black farmers say they were deliberately sold defective soybean seeds because of their race | The Washington Post
“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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