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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onNovember 8, 2012
The Root's Election Watch: Romney campaign gives up the final state to Obama. Plus: The president made sure to give a shout-out to the voters who waited for hours.
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November 7, 2012
Here's who gave it to President Obama, and what he might do with it.
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November 5, 2012
The NAACP and the Advancement Project say they've seen racist displays, rants about African Americans and abortion and more.
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by Stacy-Ann Ellis onNovember 2, 2012
The Root Recommends: Stanley Nelson's films on voting rights, an important issue this election year.
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by Judith Browne Dianis onOctober 27, 2012
Your Take: Despite election-law battles, this civil rights advocate urges blacks to cast ballots.
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October 26, 2012
With less than two weeks before Election Day, let's recall the GOP candidate's take on poverty.
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by Hillary Crosley onOctober 20, 2012
Just a few weeks before Election Day, civil rights advocates work to correct misinformation.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onSeptember 11, 2012
Cornel West and Tavis Smiley want the issue addressed in the debates and on the next president's agenda.
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by Mary C. Curtis onSeptember 11, 2012
Mayor Anthony Foxx reflects on the convention and talks about the city's future.
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July 6, 2010
The Justice Department’s dismissal of voter-intimidation charges against members of Philadelphia’s New Black Panther Party, a decision at the center of testimony before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Tuesday, is one in which every American -- particularly ones of color -- should be interested.
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