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Lovey Cooper is Scalawag's Digital Editor and the voice behind This Week in the South. Follow her on Twitter: @LoveyCooper.

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Scalawag's top stories of 2022

by Lovey Cooper and Scalawag Editors December 27, 2022November 14, 2023

Amid the chaos that this year wrought, we here at Scalawag kept doing what we do best: Showcasing Southerners being their full selves, telling their own damn stories, and fiercely loving their people.

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Overdose deaths are reaching record highs in the South as COVID vaccines take priority

by Lovey Cooper September 10, 2021September 21, 2021
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What the Capitol riots show us about the white illusion of civility

by Lovey Cooper and Katherine Webb-Hehn January 15, 2021January 15, 2021
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How our identities shaped our 2020 election coverage

by Lovey Cooper December 17, 2020December 17, 2020
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In plain words: Making sense of election results and news coverage

by Lovey Cooper November 4, 2020November 4, 2020
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Black disillusionment is real, but Black liberation is possible

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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Don't discount the majority of your state: Reaching rural Southern voters

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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Black voting rights experts weigh in on disinformation: We've got your back

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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What do we mean when we talk about voter suppression?

by Lovey Cooper September 24, 2020November 6, 2020
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Reckoning with white supremacy: Five fundamentals for white folks

by Lovey Cooper June 1, 2020December 26, 2020
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COVID-19: Strategies for workers from organizers and experts

by Lovey Cooper March 31, 2020August 2, 2021
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In the wake of Tennessee's tornadoes, some ways to send and receive aid—and things to avoid

by Lovey Cooper March 6, 2020September 27, 2023
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Could a Universal Basic Income Solve Appalachia's Post-coal Poverty?

by Lovey Cooper and Liz Price February 11, 2019October 9, 2020
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In photos: Moogfest strikes a precarious balance its third year in Durham

by Lovey Cooper June 18, 2018September 16, 2020

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