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Under new Oregon law, all eligible voters are registered unless they opt out | Los Angeles Times

November 5, 2018African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Americans are required to register if they want to vote; as of this week, Oregonians will have to register not to.

The Double Battle | The Nation

November 2, 2018African American History, African American Politics ...

Frederick Douglass’s moral crusade.

N.C. Man Charged with Ethnic Intimidation after Brandishing Weapon at Black Poll Worker | Atlanta Black Star

October 31, 2018African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Police have arrested a man accused of harassing and threatening to assault a Black campaign worker at an early-voting location in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday.

America’s Weaponized Attorneys General | The Atlantic

October 29, 2018African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Both parties have taken the gloves off in the midterm elections as they fight for advantage in more than 30 attorneys-general races across the country.

What if Everyone Voted? | The New York Times

October 29, 2018African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Or at least voted at equal rates.

Black ‘reverse migration’ driving Atlanta and Georgia towards Democrats | The Guardian

October 25, 2018African American Vote, Black Politics ...

Demographic changes could bring success for Democrats and Stacey Abrams – and counter alleged voter suppression against minorities.

Founders of ‘Black Voters Matter’ and ‘Woke Vote’ Discuss Black Electoral Empowerment in the South | The Harvard Crimson

October 24, 2018African American Politics, African American Vote ...

“Black Votes Matter” co-founder LaTosha R. Brown and “Woke Vote” founder DeJuana L. Thompson joined students to discuss black electoral empowerment at the Phillips Brooks House Thursday.

Kamala Harris proposes big new middle-class tax break | Politico

October 23, 2018African American Vote, Black Politics ...

Sen. Kamala Harris, a potential 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, today proposed a big new tax break for average Americans.

My Grandmother Calls Me Every Election Day. Here’s Why That Matters. | Forbes

October 17, 2018African American Vote, Black Vote ...

Ferrisa Connell Forbes President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 while Martin Luther King and others look on. Featured Image [dropcap]Each[/dropcap] November, my now 93-year-old grandmother dresses up to cast her vote in-person at her local precinct. Perhaps more importantly, she also calls each of her kids and grandchildren to remind […]

Georgia Voters: Here’s How to Legally Vote Even if You’re on Brian Kemp’s Can’t-Vote List | Yahoo News

October 16, 2018African American Vote, Black Vote ...

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 […]