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Podcast: We can’t be a free nation when women aren’t free | Alexis McGill Johnson
What does the fight for reproductive freedom look like beyond Election Day? Planned Parenthood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson joins The Electorette to discuss the state of reproductive freedom in America—and what comes next. From the devastating consequences of abortion bans to the growing strain on healthcare providers, McGill Johnson examines the human toll…
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In Creole Country, Black Residents Ask What the Fight for Voting Rights Delivers
ST. LANDRY PARISH, Louisiana — When Patrick Guillory passes the St. Landry Parish courthouse, he looks at the sprawling oaks draped in Spanish moss and pictures the white men who threatened to hang his grandfather, Thomas Guillory, from one of them. Thomas Guillory, now 95, descends from Indigenous, French, and African ancestors. He speaks Louisiana…
Why Mississippi might be the sleeper Senate race of 2026
Mississippi, a rural state in the Deep South, could be in play for Democrats this election season.
The Black Gubernatorial Candidate Class of 2026
In America’s history, only three Black candidates have been elected governor – and they’ve all been Black men and Democrats. This year, that pool has grown to include a mix of Republicans, Democrats, and women who want the focus to be their policies, not their identity making history. Incumbent Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined the…
Dolores Huerta, the labor icon who helped give us ‘Si, se puede’, has died
The activist was known for her commitment to farm workers’ rights, Latino rights and women’s rights.
They rallied young voters for Omar Fateh. Now they’re backing progressives across Minnesota.
Arshia Hussain and Yusra Mohamud became friends after connecting at an election debrief following the 2024 presidential election. After that, they ran into each other often at political events such as town halls and community forums with elected officials. When DFL Sen. Omar Fateh announced his run for mayor of Minneapolis in December 2024, Hussain…
One Door at a Time, These Immigrants Are Mobilizing New York’s Caribbean Vote
On the morning of Oct. 22, five members of the Caribbean Equality Project gathered in the basement of a house in Jamaica, Queens. They were preparing for another day of canvassing ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections. All wore T-shirts bearing the organization’s colorful hummingbird logo in the center. The small basement kitchen, with…
Data Center Coming to Your Neighborhood? See Where Your Candidates Stand.
If you’re a Black American worried about a data center coming to your neighborhood, the questions are immediate and seemingly boundless. Will electricity bills rise? How much water will it use? And will elected officials listen before approving it? A new nationwide election dashboard from the NAACP and the Memphis, Tennessee-based Black environmental organization Young,…
Prop 50 was a power play and now California voters get to decide if it pays off
Redistricting has put many once-solidly red or blue districts into play, creating uncertainty in races across the country.
North Philly’s Jude Husein could become Philadelphia’s first Gen Z councilmember
By Joy Huertas Jude Husein, a Palestinian-born immigrant raised in North Philadelphia, is running for an at-large seat on the Philadelphia City Council in 2027. If elected, she would be Philadelphia’s first Gen Z council member. “Being a Gen Zer, I mean, you know, we really have to be diverse in how we legislate because…
This midterm season is officially weird: Nicki Minaj, The Cheesecake Factory and a Michigan showdown
In this midterm duel of two very different political surrogates, people in the battleground state of Michigan have been given a stark choice.
Diaspora Dialogue: The daughter of Palestinian refugees is headed to the New York State Senate
On November 3, we’re deciding who runs Congress for the rest of Trump’s second term. The House could come down to just a few races, and some of the closest are here in New York. That’s where the mainstream media will be looking. Hardly anyone will be watching the State Senate races on the same…
Obama hits Detroit as Democrats race to avoid Michigan heartbreak
Democrats can’t afford to fumble Michigan again. And they know it. Bringing out the big guns, former President Barack Obama is visiting Detroit this Saturday to campaign for Democrat Abdul El-Sayed after Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, and others have stumped for the Egyptian-American candidate, who is running for Michigan’s open seat in the U.S Senate…
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