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I ran from my church after Trayvon Martin's murder—but not from my religion

by Courtney Napier December 17, 2020December 18, 2020

The media's extractive telling of Appalachia

by R. Garringer December 15, 2020January 5, 2021

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Dissent in the Pentagon of the South

by Taylor Barnes December 11, 2020December 11, 2020

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Democrats eventually won Black youth voters, but will they keep them?

by Iliana Hagenah December 10, 2020December 15, 2020

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The Last, the Least, and the Lost

by Courtney Napier and Anoa Changa December 3, 2020January 11, 2021

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When Democracy meets Partisanship

by Courtney Napier and Anoa Changa November 19, 2020November 19, 2020

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Field Notes from the ground in Tennessee—Before, during, and after the election

by Iliana Hagenah November 10, 2020

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To prevent abhorrent state-run voter suppression and police brutality, look to local action beyond election years

by Anoa Changa November 6, 2020November 6, 2020

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Voting may have ended, but the work has just begun

by Anoa Changa November 5, 2020November 5, 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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Before you cast your ballot on Election Day, look out for these common mistakes

by Iliana Hagenah November 3, 2020November 2, 2021

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Celebrity chefs cook up joy at the polls in the South

by Courtney Napier November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

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The new-new and old-new of 'unprecedented' times

by Zaina Alsous and Scalawag Editors October 30, 2020April 16, 2021

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How Georgia and Texas organizers are reimagining the culture of voting

by Anoa Changa October 29, 2020October 29, 2020

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If the Democratic Party made the perfect candidate in a lab, it would be Adrian Perkins

by Jeanie Riess October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

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Voting down the ballot: Which local races matter?

by Courtney Napier October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

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Meet Mokah Johnson, heading up a new wave of activism in Georgia politics

by Deirdre Sugiuchi October 20, 2020October 20, 2020

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Black disillusionment is real, but Black liberation is possible

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

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Don't discount the majority of your state: Reaching rural Southern voters

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

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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, 2020October 16, 2020

Organizers in the Rio Grande Valley worked this summer to ensure people had access to food in neighborhoods with high rates of food insecurity. All photos by Ángela García.

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Love to the RGV from a new generation of activists

by Deana Ayers October 12, 2020October 12, 2020

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How photo ID laws and provisional ballots target the most marginalized Southerners

by Iliana Hagenah October 8, 2020October 10, 2020

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Rep. Attica Scott on her protest arrest: 'This is about the police's power, domination, and control over Black bodies'

by Rainesford Stauffer October 2, 2020October 2, 2020

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Voter intimidation: 'If they can bring a gun, I can bring my camera'

by Courtney Napier October 1, 2020October 2, 2020

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New Tennessee law surfaces the South's racist beginnings of felon voter disenfranchisement

by Iliana Hagenah September 28, 2020January 21, 2021

Nurses at HCA's Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. Photo from the National Nurses Organizing Committee/National Nurses United.

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Asheville nurses reflect on the largest labor victory at a Southern nonunion hospital since 1975

by Zaina Alsous September 25, 2020October 1, 2020

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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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'I'm Black. I'm a mom. I'm mad.'

by Lanier Isom September 21, 2020September 22, 2020

Nikema Williams is expected to be the next congressperson for the Georgia 5th Congressional district. Photo courtesy of Nikema Williams for Congress.

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5 things to watch in Georgia's 5th Congressional District election as candidates try to further John Lewis' legacy

by Frances Katz September 18, 2020September 22, 2020

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Voting Under Lockdown

by Anoa Changa September 17, 2020October 1, 2020