Black Voters Matter, and So Do Black Lives After Elections
Activists seek to not only turn out the Black vote, but build power in Black communities.
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Supporters at a rally in Columbus, Georgia, where Vice Presidentâelect Kamala Harris campaigned for Democratic U.S. Senate challengers Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, December 21, 2020 Ã
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MACON, GEORGIA â Sheknita Davis wants her hometown to be a place where people can shape their own destinies. The obstacles are real but not insurmountable.
For Davis, bringing that world to life means pouring everything into the Peopleâs Advocacy Group, a nonprofit she directs dedicated to empowering working-class communities with political, cultural, and civic tools to improve their lives. It also means partnering with organizations like