Pre-Election Op-ed Submission: The Power of Protest and the Power of Our Ballots | Afro

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Pre-Election Op-ed Submission: The Power of Protest and the Power of Our Ballots | Afro

By Kristen Clarke In a year defined by distress and tragedy, no one has felt that chaos more painfully than the Black community, We’ve seen the coronavirus pandemic tear through our neighborhoods at a devastating rate. Job losses have surged, evictions are looming, and economic damage has mounted. And the deaths of Breonna Taylor and […]

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