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- Sep 24, 2026
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The Growing Visibility of Black Women in Our Politics (opens the original)
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Black women have long been among the most dependable participants in American elections. What is changing is the visibility of their political power, not only as voters but as candidates and officeholders.My home state of Georgia may offer the clearest example. This November, eight Black women will appear on the ballot as Democratic nominees for statewide office: governor, secretary of state, attorney general, insurance commissioner, labor commissioner, agriculture commissioner, state school sup
Why We Still Need Diversity in Public Contracting (opens the original)
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I recently moderated a rare gathering of four former Atlanta mayors — Bill Campbell, Shirley Franklin, Kasim Reed and Andrew Young — at the American Contract Compliance Association’s National Training Institute. The mayors’ assignment was to look back over 50 years of efforts to expand opportunity in public contracting for minority-owned companies. But the more important question was not what happened in the past. It was what local and state officials are prepared to do now.That question has tak
Addressing the Broad Economic Harm of Racial Injustice (opens the original)
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Public officials with a commitment to social justice and civil rights cannot allow the political climate in Washington to diminish their resolve. Whatever policies emerge from the Trump administration, local elected leaders still possess significant authority to improve the lives of their residents. They can — and should — use the powers of local government to advance fairness, equal opportunity and justice within their communities.That responsibility is especially important because many of the
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