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Southern Politics

Voting down the ballot: Which local races matter?

by Courtney Napier October 22, 2020October 22, 2020

Southern Politics

Black disillusionment is real, but Black liberation is possible

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

Southern Politics

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

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

Southern Politics

Black voting rights experts weigh in on disinformation: We've got your back

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

Scalawag Updates

Get your sample ballot in one click

by Scalawag Team October 8, 2020April 16, 2021

Southern Politics

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

by Iliana Hagenah October 8, 2020October 10, 2020

'Visionary and Pragmatic'—A Black Feminist Guide to Electoral Politics

by Danielle Purifoy October 6, 2020October 6, 2021

Southern Politics

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

by Courtney Napier October 1, 2020October 2, 2020

Southern Politics

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

by Iliana Hagenah September 28, 2020January 21, 2021

Southern Politics

What do we mean when we talk about voter suppression?

by Lovey Cooper September 24, 2020November 6, 2020

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

Southern Politics

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

Southern Politics

Voting Under Lockdown

by Anoa Changa September 17, 2020October 1, 2020

Southern Politics

Everything you need to know about early and absentee voting in 2020

by Anoa Changa September 10, 2020October 1, 2020

Southern Politics

John Lewis' legacy: Four Southern states are still battling for voter rights

by Neesha Powell-Ingabire August 3, 2020September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

How COVID-19 has changed the game for Black community organizers

by Courtney Napier June 12, 2020September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

When Black voters matter as much as Black votes

by Courtney Napier June 12, 2020September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

What it will take for progressives to win the South in November

by Michael Cooper June 8, 2020September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Meet five Black and Brown Southerners running for office to change the system

by Neesha Powell-Ingabire June 2, 2020September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

How the right to vote became a weapon of exclusion

by Andrew Dilts May 4, 2020September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

This election season, Florida's people's assemblies focus on building a true democracy

by Eli Day March 17, 2020September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

NC workers making sub-minimum wage could get a boost on Super Tuesday

by Anna Simonton March 3, 2020September 16, 2020

A baffled Southerner at the Iowa caucuses

by Tracee M. Saunders February 18, 2020October 1, 2020

Southern Politics

How grassroots power defeated a racist gerrymander in Asheville

by David Forbes November 4, 2019September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

The future of rural North Carolina isn't written on a ballot

by Matt Hartman November 19, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

A blueprint for progressive wins in the South, and other lessons from the midterm elections

by Anna Simonton November 12, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

These are the women fighting (and dancing) to transform Georgia politics

by Ashleigh Atwell November 5, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

The Southern Voter's Guide to Ballot Questions

by Stell Simonton October 29, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Alabama's Republican women might still make history

by Katherine Webb-Hehn June 5, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Louisiana to expand voting rights for people with felony convictions

by Natalie Yahr May 21, 2018September 16, 2020

Southern Politics

How far will Alabama go to keep its citizens from voting?

by Anna Simonton April 6, 2018September 16, 2020