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Grassroots organizers in Knoxville aim to build on Black voters huge November turnout
The Knoxville News-Sentinel 12/14/2020 Angela Dennis, Knoxville News Sentinel
Community organizer Umoja Abdul-Ahad encourages voters to stay excited
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In November, Knoxville s Black voters turned out in numbers not seen since Barack Obama s first campaign as they worked to push forward on the progress made in the summer s racial uprisings.
In the aftermath of the Trump administration, the city s grassroots organizers plan to keep those voters motivated and to bring even more people to the polls in 2021 and beyond. We saw thousands of people show up for not only the election but a Juneteenth rally as we had never seen before, and these were key events where voting was the message. It was no longer just the campaigns, but the protests in the streets and community organizations building their base such as Justice Knox and City Council Movement,