#NNPA BLACKPRESSELECTION 2022: A Report on Ten Black Candidates Running Statewide in 2022 - Milwaukee Community Journal

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#NNPA BLACKPRESSELECTION 2022: A Report on Ten Black Candidates Running Statewide in 2022 - Milwaukee Community Journal

By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Contributor There are many Black candidates running statewide across the U.S. this year in primaries and in general election contests. The year of 2022 will prove to be a major test of the electability of Black statewide candidates as issues around voting rights and justice reform, confront the steady […]

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