Voting
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Sep- 2019 -20 September
US House hears testimony on voter discrimination
LOUISIANA WEEKLY — Since the Democrats took control of the U.S. House last November, their efforts to restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA) — gutted by the U.S. Supreme Court…
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20 September
A CLOSER LOOK AT: Dr. Willie. W. Herenton: ‘We’re heading back to City Hall’
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Dr. Willie W. Herenton recalled the days when he attended segregated public schools and was forced to sit at the back of city buses because of…
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20 September
A CLOSER LOOK AT: Jim Strickland: ‘More Memphians have hope now than four years ago’
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland is optimistic. With the October 3 election less than a month away, the incumbent, who is completing his first term as mayor, believes…
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19 September
Business leader, who is openly gay, announces gubernatorial run
INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER — Josh Owens, 34, announced Sept. 16 his candidacy for governor. Owens, CEO of SupplyKick, will run as a Democrat. SupplyKick is considered as one of the state’s…
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18 September
Film Gives Unflinching Look at Voter Suppression in U.S.
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The U.S. political system has been partial to right-wing politicians and causes because of their use of money and organization for voter suppression, particularly against people of color,…
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15 September
ALC Panel Stresses Importance of Black Male Voter Turnout
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Republican Dan Bishop narrowly won a special election this week for a seat in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, which some political analysts point to as a small…
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14 September
BLDG Memphis issues housing and transit survey to Memphis mayoral, city council candidates
NEW TRI-STATE DEFENDER — As many Memphis residents lament a lack of mayoral debates, BLDG Memphis is taking a different approach to capturing candidates’ policy plans for the public record.
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9 September
17 Million Voters Purged Nationwide Between 2016 and 2018: Report
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A Brennan Center analysis has found that at least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, similar to the numbers discovered between 2014 and 2016.…
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6 September
Republican Woman Runs for Mayor of Baltimore
THE AFRO — This week, Catalina Byrd, a long-time political commentator and former mayoral candidate formally declared she will make another run for Mayor of Baltimore in the Republican primary. “Baltimore…
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5 September
Voters expect Trump reelection, according to poll
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Voters are predicting a reelection victory in 2020 for President Donald Trump, but less than a third would be happy about it, according to a national poll released…
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