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Michelle Obama Did Not Come to Play With You or Your Little Friends in Voter Video Message: ‘7 Months Later and He Still Won’t Wear a Mask’
The former first lady took a break from exfoliating, drinking water from the Nigerian Alps and frolicking in a garden covered in angel feathers to make a final pitch to the American people–to whom she owes nothing—to “vote for Joe Biden like your lives depend on it.” In a recently released and highly critical 24-minute…
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Texas Governor Severely Limits Ballot Drop Boxes to Just One Per County But Don't Worry, It's Totally Not Voter Suppression
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed an order on Thursday limiting ballot drop boxes to just one per county. CNN reports that this greatly affects Harris County, the most populous county in Texas as it has to reduce its 12 drop-off locations to just one starting Friday. Travis County, which includes the traditionally Democratic leaning…
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Large Number of NYC Voters Report Receiving Faulty Absentee Ballots
While there is never a great time for a pandemic to hit, one occurring during an election year—making in-person voting a health risk—has certainly got to be one of the worst. In New York City, voting has gotten off to a concerning start as multiple people have reported receiving faulty absentee ballots. NBC News reports…
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Of Course, the Emperor Who Has No Clothes Is 'Not a Fan' of the Duchess of Sussex
In the upside-down we currently live in, a racist, sexist grifter who has already proven woefully incompetent for the presidency (with increasingly tragic results) nevertheless believes he should be exempt from the democratic process and simply appointed king of America. So it only stands to reason that this imposter to the nonexistent throne would foster…
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'Vote Loud,' Make Change: Gucci Changemakers Partners With Michelle Obama's When We All Vote
If nothing else, our past two election cycles have made abundantly clear that in order to truly make substantive change in America, perhaps the most crucial demographics we need to engage in our political process is young and marginalized voters—specifically, BIPOC voters ages 18-24. After all, as 24-year-old Zendaya reminded us while making history as…
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg Could've Died in Peace If White People Were Better People
Propped on the pavement, planted in yards, and sitting on stoops in every block in my neighborhood this morning are kaleidoscopic signs encouraging people to register to vote and reminding us, of course, that Black Lives Matter. I do not know which organization created them. Definitely one of the dozens (hundreds?) targeting Black, and Latino,…
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Louisville Mayor Receives Vote of No Confidence Due to Handling of Breonna Taylor Case
The Louisville Metro City Council passed a vote of no confidence Thursday night over Mayor Greg Fischer’s handling of the Breonna Taylor case. CNN reports that the resolution passed by a vote of 22 to 4 and included a list of actions the mayor needed to take to “restore trust between the residents of Louisville…
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Speak on It! Fannie Lou Hamer's Legacy Takes the Chicago Stage With a 9-Venue Outdoor Run—and a Voting Drive
To vote or not to vote this November seems a fairly absurd question to many of us facing what is likely the most crucial election of our lifetimes. But if you’re still on the fence about participating in our (admittedly problematic) electoral process at this point, may I, in all irony, quote the Oompa Loompa-in-Chief…
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Vote, but Make It Fashion: Rosario Dawson and Abrima Erwiah Launch Fashion Our Future 2020 With Virgil Abloh
When it comes to voter registration and education, we simply can’t say enough about its importance—in fact, here at The Glow Up, it’s one of the few topics that eclipses our passion for fashion. So understandably, we were thrilled to hear that our two loves are coming together in this crucial election season: on Thursday,…
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To Help 'Power the Polls,' Old Navy Is Willing to Pay Employees to Be Poll Workers on Election Day
In case you weren’t aware, Tuesday marked exactly nine weeks until the 2020 presidential election. While we can only brace ourselves for what hijinks may ensue between now and then (since we have a messy bitch who lives for drama trying to hold on to the White House), what we know for sure is that,…