Why Voting Is About the Power of ‘We’

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Why Voting Is About the Power of ‘We’

By Janis Ware | Word In Black OPINION (WIB) - It’s no coincidence that President Joseph R. Biden, the country’s 46th Commander in Chief, and Vice President Kamala Harris, the […]

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