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Black officials from city hall to Congress.
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Election anxiety weighs on Black mental health
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As Biden's lead over Trump grows, enthusiasm from Black voters still falls short
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Georgia Tech students demand Flock off campus
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (235+ words) Atlanta, GA – On October 7, Georgia Tech Students for a Democratic Society led a march to demand Flock technology be removed from campus. About 40 students, holding signs against mass surveillance, gathered on Tech Green and marched to each gunshot detector and…...