Voices Stories by Bill Lynch
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The elections hit Black power hard: the time to start fighting back is now
The new U.S. Senate will have no African-American members, though it will keep a narrow Democratic majority. But the elections for the House of Representatives wiped out a tremendous amount of Black power. more>
High stakes for people of color: vote no on charter revisions
Democrats win most of the elections in New York, but three of the last six mayors have been Republicans. In general, New York voters ratify the choice of the Democratic primary in city council elections. Maybe that's because we support the vision of the Democratic Party. One thing for sure is that people of color are well represented in New York's Democratic Party. We have built up power and influence through the party that would be diluted by the proposed non-partisan elections. more>