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Ko Bragg
Ko Bragg is a general assignment reporter. She previously worked at The Appeal, Frontline/PBS and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting.
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Millennials 'Can’t Even' get ahead — they’re already too far behind
Anne Helen Petersen’s new book "Can’t Even" interrogates the lies millennials were told about having it all.
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‘It’s getting worse’: Frontline female firefighter on this year’s historic season
Female firefighters remain underrepresented as more crews step up to contain one of the worst fire seasons in history.
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The $12 million Breonna Taylor settlement sparks reform, echoes #SayHerName cases
Attorneys hope this outcome will set a precedent, as they campaign for officers to be arrested.
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Nation’s lone 19th Amendment felony disenfranchisement lawsuit struck down by appeals court
The 11th Circuit ruled that court fees and restitution are not “poll taxes,” but demands of justice.
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Black electoral advocates lean on past movements to build power ‘from the grassroots up’
In 1972 Shirley Chisholm ran for president and thousands attended the National Black Political Convention. Can 2020 harness that energy?
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Kamala Harris sees HBCUs as ‘family.’ How do they see her?
Howard University shaped the history making senator. In turn, HBCU graduates hope she will raise the national profile of their institutions and push the party forward.
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‘A history of great glory’: The consequential, evolving role of Black sororities in suffrage
From suffrage to 2020’s vice presidential nominee, Black sororities have been part of the political process. But some sisters believe their actions could be bolder.
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On suffrage centennial, Black women are fighting a modern day ‘poll tax’
Two Florida women are suing for the right to vote in the only felony disenfranchisement suit alleging a violation of the 19th Amendment.
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Replanting roots in a Southern food desert
Farmers, activists and city planners nationwide are pivoting in light of the pandemic’s impact on food access. In Mississippi, that also means restoring a fraught connection with land.