Our analysis shows that while 9 percent of Obama 2012 voters went for Mr. Trump in 2016, 7 percent — that’s more than four million missing voters — stayed home.
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Black politics 2.0: The post-Obama generation is so done with the Democratic Party’s old ways | Washington Post
This is what the post-Obama era of black electoral politics looks like — and it is taking shape largely outside the daily headlines in Washington.
View MoreAlicia Garza Launches New Organization to Harness Black Political Power | Colorlines
“Black folks drive the progressive political power in this country, but rarely benefit from the fruits of our labor. We are launching the Black Futures Lab as a way to mobilize around our needs, hopes and dreams.”
View MoreAs San Francisco mayor, London will share power with the poor | San Francisco Bay View
The party that jeers at the consequences of white privilege ended up forcing a vote on the Board of Supervisors that replaced an African American woman as mayor with a white man who supervises the city’s wealthiest districts.
View MoreMichelle Obama to release memoir in November | The Washington Post
NEW YORK — Michelle Obama’s memoir, one of the most highly anticipated books in recent years, is coming out Nov. 13.
View MoreBlack Construction Companies Working on $350 Million Obama Presidential Center | The Grio
Now that Barack Obama is out of the White House, he’s making a statement on support for Black businesses with a huge deal for the Obama Presidential Center.
View MoreOn Blacks, Guns and History | The Root
History binds blacks to the gun-rights movement.
View MoreProof That Black Politicians Helped Freedpeople During Reconstruction | Slate
A new economic analysis shows that black officeholders raised literacy rates, among other boons, for the newly freed.
View MoreHow Louisiana Buried the History of the Nation’s First Black Lieutenant Governor | Splinter
“By taking down Dunn, they were able to reinforce notions of black inferiority in Louisiana.”
View MoreBail Project opens office in St. Louis, offers solidarity for those who cannot afford to post bail | The St. Louis American
Many will eventually plead guilty without a chance to have their day in court, because the other option is remaining in jail until their trial date, which could be years in the future.
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