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Kamala Harris’s Long-Shot Bid to Fix School Funding | The Atlantic

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019

The senator and presidential candidate says America needs to reform how it funds schools, but the details of any alternative approach are scant.

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Adrienne Jones elected Maryland’s first African-American, female House speaker | CNN

May 10, 2019May 10, 2019

Veronica Stracqualursi, CNNAmber Ferguson/The Washington Post, Featured Image Washington (CNN) A Maryland lawmaker made history on Wednesday when she became the first woman and first African-American elected as the state’s House speaker. Del. Adrienne Jones was unanimously voted as speaker after the two Democratic candidates who were vying for the job stepped aside to nominate […]

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Baltimore’s Mayor Resigns Over a Series of Self-Published Children’s Books | Slate

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019

Elliot Hannon, Slate Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh delivers an address during her inauguration ceremony on Dec. 6, 2016. (Patrick Semansky/AP), Featured Image Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh’s bizarre tenure in office came to an end Thursday, when she resigned amid a cloud of scandal and scrutiny over, of all things, a self-published series of children’s books. […]

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Stacey Abrams’s next move could bolster Democrats in Georgia — and her own political fortunes | The Washington Post

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019

Amy Gardner, The Washington Post Stacey Abrams at an event at the Carter Center in Atlanta on April 23, 2019. (Elijah Nouvelage/For The Washington Post), Featured Image DECATUR, Ga. — In a quiet suite of offices above a bank in this eastern Atlanta suburb, Democrat Stacey Abrams’s newest venture is quickly taking shape. With her […]

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Holder calls on 2020 presidential candidates to help redistricting prep | Politico

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019

Daniel Strauss, Politico Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Justice Department in Washington, on Sept. 16, 2014. Susan Walsh—AP Former Attorney General Eric Holder says a shock loss in Wisconsin earlier this month should be “a wake-up call” for Democrats that the Midwest hasn’t abandoned President Donald […]

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[WATCH] Angela Davis & Barbara Ransby: We Stand with Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Courageous, Bold Black Woman | Democracy Now

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

Angela Davis &, Barbara Ransby, Democracy Now Ilhan Omar campaigning for state representative in Minnesota. (Chris Newberry), Featured Image Two of the founders of Black Lives Matter, as well as professor Angela Davis and scores of other black women, are holding a rally today on Capitol Hill to defend Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and […]

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Symone Sanders Joins Joe Biden’s Presidential Campaign As Senior Advisor | Essence

April 26, 2019April 26, 2019

The CNN political analyst is said to be bringing more diversity to the former VP’s roster of top advisors.

Kamala Harris Takes Her Shot | The Atlantic

April 16, 2019April 16, 2019

No other matchup would be as riveting—or as revealing—as Harris versus Trump. But first she has to get through the primaries.

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What Shirley Chisholm’s Legacy Means to These 7 Congresswomen | Elle

April 8, 2019April 8, 2019

Madison Feller, Elle African American educator and U.S. congresswoman Shirley Chisholm stands at a podium and gives the victory sign, circa 1968. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Getty Images). Featured Image Shirley Chisholm is a veritable icon. About 50 years ago, she became the first black woman to ever be elected to the U.S. Congress, and from […]

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Michael Brown’s Mother Loses City Council Race in Ferguson, Where Her Son Was Killed by Police | The New York Times

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019

John Eligon, The New York Times Lesley McSpadden Getty Images, Featured Image Nearly five years ago, Lesley McSpadden appeared distraught before the world after finding out that a grand jury had declined to indict a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in the fatal shooting of her teenage son, Michael Brown, who was black. She […]

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