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Stacey Abrams Campaign: Supreme Vote-Suppressor Brian Kemp Needs to Resign as Georgia Secretary of State
As we barrel towards one of the most momentous elections in Georgia’s history, Democrat Stacey Abrams’ campaign is calling on Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp to resign following a report his office is cheating using a rigorous verification process to suppress the votes of thousands of African Americans. As reported by The Root, Kemp…
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The Wizard of Voter Suppression: Brian Kemp’s Long History of Making Black Votes Disappear
On Nov. 6, Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams could turn the nation’s political map inside out and become the first black female governor in U.S. history. The mathematics say its entirely possible. The voter enthusiasm is on her side. There’s only one problem: She’s running against one of the greatest suppressors of the black vote in…
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Will Anybody Take a Hit for Supporting Brett Kavanaugh? Ask Brian Kemp in Georgia
Almost 30 years ago this month, on Oct. 14, 1988, The Accused debuted in theaters. The movie starred Kelly McGillis (who was a big star after Top Gun) as an ambitious prosecutor named Kathryn Murphy and Jodie Foster as Sarah Tobias, a working-class girl who is the victim of a horrible sex crime. Tobias went out…
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‘Shoot Them on Sight’: Stacey Abrams’ Campaign Harassed by White Nationalists; Republican Brian Kemp and Georgia Media Say Nothing
Massive generalizations are usually the work of a lazy mind or someone with an ax to grind: all cops are white nationalists, all politicians are corrupt, all media is biased, etc. etc. We know all of these things aren’t true, at least not all of the time. Yes, academic studies show that black politicians aren’t…
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Georgia Board of Elections Nixes Plans to Shut Down 7 of 9 Polling Places in Majority Black County
In what can only be hailed as a hard-fought victory against blatant voter suppression, on Friday, a rural Georgia elections board voted down a plan to close down seven of nine polling places in a majority-black county. Many deemed the move “consolidate” polling places in Randolph County, Georgia as a brazen attempt to depress the black…