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Steady Stream of Voters Break Participation Records | Afro

By Lana Shellman Special to the AFRO Here at the Show Place Arena on Pennsylvania Avenue in Prince George’s County, on the afternoon of Nov. 3, there was no line outside and no voters inside. A few voters were leaving the building talking about their perspectives on the U.S. presidential election. “It was a surprising […]

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