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Stacey Abrams for …. Governor? Senator? Veep? President?! The Georgian who is usually sure about everything finds herself conflicted about her future. | The Cut

March 21, 2019March 23, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Rebecca Traister, The Cut In an election-night tweet, Democrat Stacey Abrams urged her supporters to “STAY IN LINE until your vote is cast.” Three polls stayed open late after some voting machines in predominantly black districts were delivered with no power cords, rendering them useless. (Stacey Abrams/Twitter). Featured Image [dropcap]I[/dropcap] am sitting in a car […]

Georgia’s Stacey Abrams to Deliver State of the Union Response for Democrats | The New York Times

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Stacey Abrams, a rising political star from Georgia who narrowly lost a race for governor there last year, will deliver the Democrats’ official response to President Trump’s State of the Union address next week.

Kamala Harris’s Campaign Strategy: Don’t Pick a Lane | The Atlantic

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

The 2020 candidate is pitching herself as the one who can actually put together a winning coalition of voters, a goal Democrats have obsessed over since their shocker loss in 2016.

The Foolish Quest to Be the Next Barack Obama | Politico

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

Reassembling his coalition probably isn’t the path to the presidency this time.

“Big Sister” Barbara Lee’s Advice for the New Women of Color in Congress | AFRO

January 28, 2019January 28, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

“There’s always solidarity. But I think this year is unique because you have so many women of color, and women from diverse backgrounds, and women who have broken so many glass ceilings.”

Four Black Political Pioneers Pen Book of Their Lives | AFRO

January 25, 2019January 25, 2019African American Politics, African American Vote ...

“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics” (St. Martin’s Press) tracks the stories of Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry and Minyon Moore, (With Veronica Chambers) in a book that is part memoir, an ode to friendship and an insider’s tome to the political landscape over the last few decades.