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Guest Voz: Showing their strength: Women of Color an undeniable force among American voters

Nov 4, 2014, 2:16 PM 0

By Maya L. Harris Center for American Progress The following column originally appeared on emPower magazine. With Election Day upon us, politicians, political analysts and pundits alike are laser focused on a perennial election question: What will women and…

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Eligible Latino voters don’t yet make voting a priority

Sep 23, 2014, 2:33 PM 0

LatinaLista — Latino voters have the opportunity to, as they say, “rock the vote.” Unfortunately, in most elections, we can’t even accomplish a slight nudge. Though Latinos comprise 11.3 percent of all eligible voters, the civic duty of showing…