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Is the Working Families Party an alternative to Democrats? This leader says voters don’t have to choose.

For many Black voters, the political landscape can often feel like a frustrating binary: Democrats or Republicans. But what if there’s another way? Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party (WFP), believes there is—and that voters don’t necessarily have to choose between supporting Democrats and embracing a progressive third-party movement. In an exclusive interview with TheGrio’s Natasha S. Alford, Mitchell broke down the role of the WFP, its relationship with the Democratic Party, and why more voters are […]

todayMarch 12, 2025 1

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Black women forced to choose between abortion and rent in post-Dobbs America

Jenice Fountain has seen women forced to make seemingly impossible choices. “I’ve noticed people using the last of their last to get out of state,” Fountain tells theGrio. “And if they’re not, they’re just like, well, I have to birth now.” As a reproductive justice advocate based in Alabama, Fountain has a front row to America in the era of post-Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which two years ago, the Supreme Court struck down the right to an […]

todayJune 24, 2024

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Mr. President: If you force me to choose, you will lose

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I vote in every election. When it comes to casting a ballot, whether it’s for president, Congress, state legislators, governor, mayor or city council, I am always going to vote based on what’s best for my child. There is nothing a candidate can say about any issue that will change this calculus. If I don’t believe my child will […]

todayApril 5, 2024