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the dems took back the house—thanks to a record number of women

They were also diverse black, Latina and Native- American candidates came out especially strong, resulting in monumental shifts like the election of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, now the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. ... And, elected Ayanna Pressley is now Massachusetts first..

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how u.s. law enforcement failed to see the threat of white nationalism

East Texas is Klan country, and Jasper holds notable spot in the racist history of the region as the town where, in 1998, when Fears was 10, three white men lynched black man named James Byrd Jr., chaining him to the back of truck and dragging him to death.. ..

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tish james, alessandra biaggi, jessica ramos sail to victory

At the state level, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James sailed to victory becoming the first woman and first black person in the role. In September, James became the first black woman to win major party nomination, the reported, emerging as the in crowded field of Democrats.. ..

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divisive trump era ushers record number of women into house - story

On Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley became the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defeated House Democrat New York, and Jennifer Wexton upset GOP Virginia. On Tuesday, Ayanna Pressley became the first black woman elected to Congress from..

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Hattiesburg An American City Black and White. Co-editor with Jon Hale, To Write in Light of Freedom The Newspapers of Mississippi Freedom Schools .. 'Crafts of Freedom The Poor People's Corporation and Working-Class African American Women's Activism for Black Power, The Journal of..

pittsburgh in the jewish press: solidarity or bothsidesism

A week after the attack, a Brooklyn synagogue was forced to cancel a political event after a young black man, who had worked for Democratic politician Christine Quinn, put up threatening antisemitic graffiti inside. ... The Pittsburgh attack happened days after another white supremacist, unable to..

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election night ushers in more medicaid coverage for the poor via

Wednesday November 07, 2018 Trump accuses black reporter of asking 'racist'... . . ... Trump accuses black reporter of asking 'racist' question . Melissa Quinn . ..

state v. grandison

D.C. stated that she saw a 'black thing' on the defendant's body, as he got on top of her and used the 'black thing' to touch her 'business.' The victim indicated that she felt pain as the 'black thing' went inside of her body. ..

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