Kat Armstrong Yahoo News [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Georgia Governor’s race is making even more headlines this week — and not just because Democratic hopeful Stacey Abrams could become the US’s first-ever Black woman governor. News spread Thursday that the Republican candidate, current Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, has been accused of using his position to suppress […]
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Watch: Common Rallies Behind Michelle Obama to Get Out the Vote [Corrected] | The Root
As part of a major push to bring more black Americans out to the polls this November, rapper and actor Common has joined #ForeverFirstLady Michelle Obama as part of her When We All Vote campaign.
View MoreNew 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.
View MoreAfter 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.
View MoreSupreme Court Ruling On Ohio Voter Purge Will Have Long-Range Impact on Black Votes – Atlanta Black Star
The United States Supreme Court’s decision to review a challenge to Ohio’s voters roll purge policy brings the question of voter discrimination to the forefront again.
View More‘When You’re Accustomed to Privilege, Equality Feels Like Oppression’ – Huffington Post
The first rule of White Club is you do not talk about White Club…
View MoreClarence Thomas Joins Liberals, Shocks World – Slate
A strange Supreme Court alliance just struck a blow against racial gerrymandering in the United States.
View MoreHow Voter ID Laws Discriminate – The Atlantic
A new comprehensive study finds evidence that strict voting laws do suppress the ballot along racial lines.
View MoreU.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.
View MoreThis is not what democracy looks like: Michigan House pushes to disenfranchise more of its own voters
For all those who still believe we should give the Age of Trump a chance, please start paying attention.
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