Ta-Nehisis Coates writes that, notwithstanding voter suppression efforts in Ohio, 15 percent of the electorate in that state this year were African-Americans, as compared to 11 percent in 2008. That is amazing, given the historical dimensions of what was going on in 2008. That is people power, and with genuine respect to the really potent arguments we have about whether this election means anything, I submit that the response of the African American community in Ohio to the efforts to marginalize and suppress them is all I need to conclude that this election mattered and will have consequences that resonate. The right to vote is more important than anything else on our political agenda. I stand in awe of the power of the people today.
Coming February 6, 2024 . . .
MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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