Michelle Alexander , The New York Times Courtesy of the Cornell Chapter of Amnesty International. Featured Image [dropcap]In[/dropcap] the midterms, Michigan became the first state in the Midwest to legalize marijuana, Florida restored the vote to over 1.4 million people with felony convictions, and Louisiana passed a constitutional amendment requiring unanimous jury verdicts in felony […]
View MoreTag: The Five Fifths
Bill to Lower D.C. Voting Age to 16 Faces Critical Hurdle | The Washington Informer
Full Council Vote Set for Nov. 13
View More
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 More
Florida recounts begin as tensions escalate across state | CNN
UPDATE: The counting is over. Now, the recounting begins.
View More
Lucy 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 More
Stacey Abrams Is Still Waiting for a Miracle | The Atlantic
The battle over Georgia’s gubernatorial race might not be over anytime soon.
View More
Kamala 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 More
Rashida 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 More
Florida 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 More
You must be logged in to post a comment.