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Elections

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Field Notes from the ground in Tennessee—Before, during, and after the election

by Iliana Hagenah November 10, 2020
Posted inSCALAWAG UPDATES

Black Power in the South: How to keep supporting the movement

by Scalawag Team and Scalawag Editors November 6, 2020April 20, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

To prevent abhorrent state-run voter suppression and police brutality, look to local action beyond election years

by Anoa Changa November 6, 2020November 6, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Voting may have ended, but the work has just begun

by Anoa Changa November 5, 2020November 5, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

In plain words: Making sense of election results and news coverage

by Lovey Cooper November 4, 2020November 4, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Before you cast your ballot on Election Day, look out for these common mistakes

by Iliana Hagenah November 3, 2020November 8, 2022
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'I wanted to wear a purple ball gown with a crimson silk cape'

by Cynthia R. Greenlee November 3, 2020November 3, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Celebrity chefs cook up joy at the polls in the South

by Courtney Napier November 2, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

The new-new and old-new of 'unprecedented' times

by Zaina Alsous and Scalawag Editors October 30, 2020April 16, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How Georgia and Texas organizers are reimagining the culture of voting

by Anoa Changa October 29, 2020November 13, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

If the Democratic Party made the perfect candidate in a lab, it would be Adrian Perkins

by Jeanie Riess October 27, 2020October 27, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Voting down the ballot: Which local races matter?

by Courtney Napier October 22, 2020October 22, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Black disillusionment is real, but Black liberation is possible

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Don't discount the majority of your state: Reaching rural Southern voters

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Black voting rights experts weigh in on disinformation: We've got your back

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020September 27, 2023
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Get your sample ballot in one click

by Scalawag Team October 8, 2020April 16, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How photo ID laws and provisional ballots target the most marginalized Southerners

by Iliana Hagenah October 8, 2020October 10, 2020
Posted inRACE & PLACE

'Visionary and Pragmatic'—A Black Feminist Guide to Electoral Politics

by Danielle Purifoy October 6, 2020October 6, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Voter intimidation: 'If they can bring a gun, I can bring my camera'

by Courtney Napier October 1, 2020November 8, 2022
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

New Tennessee law surfaces the South's racist beginnings of felon voter disenfranchisement

by Iliana Hagenah September 28, 2020January 21, 2021
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

What do we mean when we talk about voter suppression?

by Lovey Cooper September 24, 2020November 6, 2020
Nikema Williams is expected to be the next congressperson for the Georgia 5th Congressional district. Photo courtesy of Nikema Williams for Congress.
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

5 things to watch in Georgia's 5th Congressional District election as candidates try to further John Lewis' legacy

by Frances Katz September 18, 2020September 22, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Voting Under Lockdown

by Anoa Changa September 17, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Everything you need to know about early and absentee voting in 2020

by Anoa Changa September 10, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

John Lewis' legacy: Four Southern states are still battling for voter rights

by Neesha Powell-Ingabire August 3, 2020November 21, 2023
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How COVID-19 has changed the game for Black community organizers

by Courtney Napier June 12, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

When Black voters matter as much as Black votes

by Courtney Napier June 12, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

What it will take for progressives to win the South in November

by Michael Cooper June 8, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

Meet five Black and Brown Southerners running for office to change the system

by Neesha Powell-Ingabire June 2, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inPOLITICS & THE PEOPLE

How the right to vote became a weapon of exclusion

by Andrew Dilts May 4, 2020September 16, 2020

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