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For Black women, being called the Democrats’ ‘backbone’ is no compliment

Black women voters in the recent Alabama U.S. Senate race are being thanked for “saving” the state from Republican candidate Roy Moore, a homophobe, slavery apologist, and accused pedophile. And we’re now being lauded as “the backbone” of the Democratic Party. As a voting bloc, Black women in Alabama didn’t just suddenly emerge for Democratic […]

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