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\t On Friday, internet and international calls were cut off across the West African nation in anticipation of the election results, according to locals and international observers in the capital, Conakry.

\t This was the third time that Conde matched-up against Diallo. Before the election, observers raised concerns that an electoral dispute could reignite ethnic tensions between Guinea's largest ethnic groups.

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By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher Now that the Fourth of July is over and we have all been reminded of what Frederick Douglas said and did, the cookouts are behind us, but so is the memory of the White Nationalists marching in the streets of Philadelphia with flags and faces covered. Let us now […]

The post Fighting for Freedom, One Person at a Time appeared first on Voice and Viewpoint.

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He says he’s \"not necessarily voting for Joe Biden.\"

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Much has been made of the impact that Black voter turnout had on Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.

But the contributions go far beyond just showi

","ShowFullContent":false,"FactText":null,"FactUrl":null,"RelatedIds":null,"OGImageUrl":null,"OGImageWidth":null,"OGImageHeight":null,"FavIconUrl":null,"FavIconWidth":null,"FavIconHeight":null,"IsLocal":false,"Type":null,"SummaryText":"Much has been made of the impact that Black voter turnout had on Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election.\r\nBut the contributions go far beyond just showi","MaxDetailCharacters":300,"ImageUrl":"https://cdn.blackfacts.net/uploads/blackfacts/facts/2020/11/9c206137-6de2-43ee-b9d9-cda7df8f2973.jpg","ImageHeight":180,"ImageWidth":180,"ImageOrientation":"portrait","HasImage":true,"CssClass":"","Layout":"","Rowspan":1,"Colspan":1,"Likes":0,"Shares":0,"ContentSourceId":"F6BF049D-5C99-4823-AB99-FF58295DA79B","SourceName":"http://feedproxy.google.com","ContentSourceRootUrl":"https://feedproxy.google.com","ContentSourceIcon":null,"SponsorId":null,"IsSponsored":false,"SponsorName":null,"SmallSponsorLogoUrl":null,"SponsorUrl":null,"HasSmallSponsorLogo":false,"EffectiveDate":null,"HasEffectiveDate":false,"MonthAbbrevName":null,"FormattedDate":null,"Year":null,"Month":null,"Day":null,"LastUpdatedDate":"2023-11-25T05:14:39.027","LastUpdatedBy":null,"IsEditable":false,"InsertAd":false,"JSONFactData":"{\"date\":\"2020-11-14T01:44:34Z\"}","JsonExtData":{"date":{"ValueKind":3}},"Html":null,"Css":null,"Script":null,"ScriptHash":null,"Id":191915,"FactUId":"0A155667-633B-4FBE-833B-C888A8371BCC","Slug":"voter-turnout-just-one-of-many-contributions-by-black-americans-that-led-to-biden-win--african-american-news-today--ein-presswire","FactType":"News","VirtualSiteSlug":"blackfacts","Title":"Voter turnout just one of many contributions by Black Americans that led to Biden win - African American News Today - EIN Presswire","LocalFactUrl":"/fact/voter-turnout-just-one-of-many-contributions-by-black-americans-that-led-to-biden-win--african-american-news-today--ein-presswire","ResultCount":200,"SearchType":"OmniSearch.RelatedId"},{"FadeSummary":true,"SponsorRedirectUrl":null,"SourceRedirectUrl":"https://ai.blackfacts.com/redirect/ContentSource/96b0af3c-a64f-40e8-9117-d0f8f4a641ea/2c649526-f0dd-4b6d-b751-ced49752f679/https%3A%2F%2Fthyblackman.com","DisplayText":"

(ThyBlackMan.com)  Voters between 18 and 29 made history in the 2020 election.  According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement, or CIRCLE, at least 52 percent of them, and perhaps as many as 55 percent voted. That turnout is at least ten percentage points higher than in 2016, and the […]

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Stacey Abrams has created a system that verifies if voters are registered.

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Phoenix Congress 2020 PAC gains headway in recruiting swing voters with “Will Trump Meet Our Terms?” campaign.

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, US, September 18, 2020 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Phoenix Congress 2020 PAC has launched its “Will Trump meet …

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The key to a Democratic win in November is voter turnout, which former first lady Michelle Obama knows all too well.

In an interview conducted by TV showrunner Shonda Rhimes for Harper’s Bazaar, Michelle Obama said, “Some folks don’t see the impact of their vote on their day-to-day lives—if the trains still run, the kids are still going to school, and they still have a job, what difference does one vote really make, right?

Obama  also pushed people to see beyond just the president when voting, “So every single person out there needs to ask themselves, do they trust the folks in charge to make the right call?

She also gave talking points for people how to dismiss their vote, “When I’m talking to young people, I like to ask them a simple question: Would you let your grandma decide what you wear on a night out to the club?

Not many people want someone else making their decisions for them, especially when that person might not see the world the same way as they do.”

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BLACK AND ethnic minority voters in the US are actively being discouraged from voting, according...

The post Voter suppression tactics used against Black and ethnic minority communities in US appeared first on Voice Online.

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by Najee El-Amin - In 2016, Mississippi’s voter turnout rate took a nosedive as 70,000 eligible citizens did not show up to cast a ballot. Activists have been trying to figure out why this happened and how to get African Americans, a powerful voting bloc, energized and back to the polls. Their efforts are coming […]

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