Stung by Voting Rights Decision, Many Black Southerners Plan for November
Black Democratic candidates for governor, the Senate and the House are hoping that attacks on Black representation will motivate more voters.
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Black Democratic candidates for governor, the Senate and the House are hoping that attacks on Black representation will motivate more voters.
Read MoreThe country music star kept her home state at the forefront of her music and work. “She inspired Tennesseans to be better,” one resident said.
Read MoreDemocrats in Alabama and beyond are trying to harness Black anger over the Supreme Court’s weakening of the Voting Rights Act and the Republican redistricting that followed.
Read MoreTennessee’s primary elections on Thursday came after Republican legislators carved up the state’s only majority-Black district in a bid to win all nine of the state’s House seats.
Read MoreMr. Ogles, a two-term congressman, had held off primary threats before, despite controversy. But on Thursday, Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner, delivered an upset.
Read MoreSenator Marsha Blackburn easily beat two Republican rivals and is now favored to become the state’s first female governor after the November elections.
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