Georgia’s Michelle Au wants to talk about Asian-American voters
Politicians are just beginning to pay more attention to how to reach — and listen to — AAPI voters, says the Democratic legislator.
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Missouri abortion ballot measure moves ahead — despite many attempts to thwart it
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Millions of Latinas stand to be impacted by abortion bans in Florida and Arizona
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The faces of college protests in four American cities
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She created a global movement to honor trans people — and even she’s still trying to get accurate IDs
Gwen Smith founded Transgender Day of Remembrance in 1998. Three years before that, she started updating her identity documents to reflect her gender, and she’s still working on it.
The 19th opens applications for its third Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Fellowship cohort
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Jury selection is complete in Trump’s trial over business records, an alleged affair and the 2016 election. The opening week highlighted the impact of his attacks.
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