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Kristen Clarke on WBAI's "Wake Up Call"
12/15/10Source:WBAI Wake Up CallHear Kristen Clarke, Co-Director of LDF's Political Participation Group, discuss the importance of Section 5 of the VRA with Mimi Rosenberg on "Wake Up Call."
Listen here. (Interview begins at 25:00)
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Prisoners of the Census: Dale Ho Interview
12/01/10Source:Prisoners of the CensusPeter Wagner:
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The Birmingham News: Voting Rights Act still vital, representatives of Shelby County blacks tell judge
11/26/10Source:The Birmingham NewsWASHINGTON -- The U.S. Justice Department and civil rights advocates representing black voters in Shelby County have asked a federal judge to uphold the historic Voting Rights Act as a fair and still-necessary deterrent to bias at the ballot box.
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Politics365: NAACP [LDF] Launches 2011 Redistricting Project
11/25/10Source:Politics365.comThrough educational efforts, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund launched a website and campaign geared toward encouraging minority citizens to get involved in their local redistricting processes.
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Chicago Tribune: Blacks divided over possible menthol ban
11/23/10Source:Chicago TribuneThe longest Samuel Johnson has ever been able to give up menthol cigarettes is three months. Every time he tries to quit, he said, that cool, minty flavor that first drew him and other African-American smokers to menthols lures him back.