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Tricksters Trying To Suppress Vote With Deceptive Phone Calls

Some African American, Spanish-speaking and elderly voters in Florida and Virginia are apparently being targeted by anonymous voter-suppression groups trying to trick them or intimidate them into not voting in the November presidential election, according to election officials and voter protection organizations.

 

Fearing vote suppression, minority churches use 'souls to polls' to register and rally voters

It's not just the collection plate that's getting passed around this fall at hundreds of mainly African-American and Latino churches in presidential battleground states and across the nation....

 

Does Anyone Care About Voter Suppression?

In our view, however, there is a more compelling explanation for the apparent apathy on this issue. It's not that no one cares about voter suppression. But to rise above the other issues of the day -- and to transcend the inhibiting language that has framed the debate left and right -- voters will need to know what only to think about voter suppression but also what they can do.

 

Michelle Obama, Julian Castro highlight DNC opening night

Michelle Obama

The patchwork quilt that is the Democratic Party base -- women, Latinos, African-Americans -- will be on full display at Tuesday night's opening session of the national party convention. The highlight will be a prime-time address by First Lady Michelle Obama who is expected to play the same role Ann Romney did one week ago at the GOP gathering in Tampa: eschewing hard-edged politics for a soft-focus testimonial to her husband.

 

Black And Latino Youths Are Vast Majorities In Juvenile Prisons, WBEZ Reports

Black And Latino Youths Are Vast Majorities In Juvenile Prisons, WBEZ Reports

Last year admissions to the detention center of Hispanic youth were 5 times that of white youth. For African-American youth, 30 times higher. 30 times.

 

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