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Delaware Gives Black Voters New Protections Against Election Discrimination Original

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By Brandon Tensley Verified
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WILMINGTON, Delaware — Wearing his Sunday best, Corey Gordon Jr. drove 30 minutes to Shiloh Baptist Church in Wilmington, Delaware, to witness a historic event that would impact his fundamental right to vote. The 22-year-old graduate of the University of Delaware saw firsthand how anti-diversity backlash could unsettle a campus.
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What El-Sayed’s Michigan Win Reveals About Black Voters and Democrats Original

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By Brandon Tensley Verified
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Abdul El-Sayed is projected to win Michigan’s Democratic primary for a U.S. Senate seat, concluding a bruising contest that became a national proxy battle over where the party is headed and how Black voters might shape that future. While many observers framed the race around whether El-Sayed could break through with Black Michiganders — who account for about 20% of the state’s Democratic primary electorate — Kermit Williams said what he saw on the ground was more complex.
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Ida B. Wells’ Family Is Debunking a Viral Claim About Nolan Wells Original

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By Brandon Tensley Verified
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The messages came suddenly, and in great numbers. Friends. Colleagues. Acquaintances. Even strangers on Facebook and X. People kept asking Michelle Duster the same question: Was Nolan Wells — the Black 18-year-old from Mississippi whose death this month has triggered national outrage and demands for justice — really a descendant of Ida B. Wells? “I got a lot of texts,” Duster, the great-granddaughter of the pioneering anti-lynching journalist, told Capital B. “‘Is this true? Is this true?
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