Black Women Have Written The Playbook For Saving Our Democracy, And It Continues To Be Threatened From All Sides
Black women’s unwavering dedication to protecting voters is unmatched.
Black women at the polls. / Photo Credit: Getty Images
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The day after Election Day, I firmly believe that Black women across the country took a collective sigh of relief. After all,
we did it. We saved our democracy
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Nika Schoonover, Politics Editor|April 11, 2021
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp listens to a question during a news conference at the State Capitol on Saturday, April 3, 2021, in Atlanta, about Major League Baseball’s decision to pull the 2021 All-Star Game from Atlanta over the league’s objection to a new Georgia voting law. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
On March 25, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp passed a law that rewrites Georgia election rules. The legislation, one of many proposals across the country to pass similar laws, follows a contentious election season in which false claims of voter fraud sparked growing fear in Republican-led legislatures.