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Christine Emba Jan 6, 2021 Stacey Abrams did it. The former lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate has turned Georgia, once reliably red, to blue. Due in large part to the tireless organizing of Abrams and many other Black women, Georgians helped elect Democrat Joe Biden to the presidency and — after a nail-biting runoff election — will…

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Some Democratic voters are nervous — and a number of Republican voters, alongside the president, are hopeful — that the results of the presidential election aren’t really the results and that somehow court challenges to the vote count will make President Trump the winner. The likelihood of that is almost nil. Here’s why: The Trump…

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Michelle Obama Urged Everyone to Vote. Her Necklace Spelled It Out. By Vanessa Friedman Aug. 18, 2020 The necklace had been custom-ordered through ByChari, an independent, Black-owned, female-led jewelry business founded by Chari Cuthbert, born in Jamaica and now based in Los Angeles, who also created Mrs. Obama’s large hoop earrings. Beneath them she wore a simple bronze…

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