Full Council Vote Set for Nov. 13
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The Midterms Swept in a New Class of Black Politicians | The Atlantic
Most of the winners are under 40. And most seem likely to run for even higher offices down the line.
View MoreFlorida recounts begin as tensions escalate across state | CNN
UPDATE: The counting is over. Now, the recounting begins.
View MoreLucy McBath Wins Georgia Congressional Race Against Karen Handel | The New York Times
Lucy McBath, the gun control and racial justice activist whose son was killed in a 2012 shooting, is now headed to Congress, after winning a razor-thin election decided Thursday morning.
View More‘Black girl magic’: 19 black women ran for judge in Texas county – and all 19 won | The Guardian
Victories mark unprecedented level of success for black female judicial candidates in Harris county, which includes Houston
View MoreKamala Harris Is on the Rise | Glamour
The Senator came to Washington to do work—and gave some women nationwide a voice inside the room where it happens.
View MoreRashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar first Muslim women elected to Congress | Al Jazeera
The Palestinian-American and Somali-American make history as the first two women headed to US Congress.
View MoreFlorida votes to restore ex-felon voting rights with Amendment 4 | Vox
The victory means more than 1 million people will regain the right to vote.
View MoreStacey Abrams’s Prescription for a Maternal-Health Crisis | The Atlantic
Georgia is one of the riskiest places in the country for black women to have a child. That fact could make the difference in the governor’s race.
View MoreKamala Harris Is Building a Network for Black Candidates | Intelligencer
“My mother used to tell me, ‘Kamala, you may be the first to do many things. Make sure you are not the last.’”
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