Young Caribbean voters lead charge against Trump

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Young Caribbean voters lead charge against Trump

Genesis Whitlock is still in high school and was unable to vote on Tuesday because she’s 17 years old, a year below America’s voting age. But the fact that she was unable to participate in this election has only intensified her resolve to make a...

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