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‘Never just a wife or widow’: Reflecting on Coretta Scott King and the women of the civil rights movement

As the world honors the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., journalist Lottie Joiner, former editor of the NAACP’s The Crisis, reflects on the role of women’s leadership in the civil rights…

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The Loneliness of the Black Female Republican

Despite a record number of Republican women on ballots this year, every single Black woman is a long shot in the GOP field for Congress—why?

by Malcolm Burnley

This story was published in partnership with POLITICO Magazine.

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‘Never just a wife or widow’: Reflecting on Coretta Scott King and the women of the civil rights movement

The Loneliness of the Black Female Republican

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