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Errin Haines
Errin Haines is our editor-at-large. An award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of experience, Errin was previously national writer on race for the Associated Press. She’s also worked at the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post.
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Kamala Harris named vice presidential running mate to Joe Biden
The announcement marks history as Harris becomes the first woman of color to be named a vice presidential candidate for a major party.
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Black women insist that Biden “write us into history”
Interviews with a dozen strategists, activists and voters reveal that many now believe selecting a Black woman to be the vice presidential candidate is a requirement, not a recommendation.
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With Cori Bush, Black Lives Matter could go to Congress
Bush’s primary win in Missouri’s 1st District means the movement could be elevated into federal halls.
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The outsize importance of Biden’s vice presidential pick
“There’s a feeling that this woman has to be the woman that gets it across the finish line — otherwise, the story is that a woman couldn’t get it done again.”
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The truths ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ tells about White people
The 60th anniversary of the American classic coincides with a national reckoning on race. The moment presents an opportunity for Americans to finally read “Mockingbird” for the story it is — not the one too many would like for it to be.
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Susan Rice sees dual pandemics of coronavirus and racism as national security threat
The former national security adviser and ambassador doesn't think elected experience is a necessary qualification for the vice presidency.
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Black female voters say they want what they’re owed: power
Headed into November, several Black women voters, organizers and activists say this could be the year they are finally valued — not just for their output, but for their input.
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Warren discusses fight to end systemic racism as some discuss her as potential VP
While many Black women are calling for Joe Biden to choose someone who looks like them as his running mate, others say the White woman they are open to is Elizabeth Warren.
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‘We can’t be selective on what Black lives matter and what Black lives don’t,' says Philly race and gender activist
Sharron Cooks, 42, founder of Making Our Lives Easier, says the recent unrest roiling the country has marked a return to the origins of Pride, which celebrates the 1969 Stonewall uprising.
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Breonna Taylor’s death looms over Kentucky’s primary election
Organizers in Louisville say many voters told them that Breonna Taylor was on their minds as they cast their ballots.