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Georgia s voter bloc has been transformed, and it could provide an election blueprint across the US South
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Activists like Deborah Scott (left) and Ariel A nette Singleton are harnessing the changing demographics of the US South to forge a new voter power bloc.
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As the plumes of tear gas and flash bombs exploded inside the historic US Capitol building in Washington DC, Deborah Scott watched, stunned but not surprised.
An angry mob of Trump supporters, some waving Confederate flags, had broken into the Senate to stop the certification of Joe Biden as president.
Following the lead of trailblazers throughout American history, today s Black history-makers are shaping not only today but tomorrow.
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Photo credit: Getty; Photo Illustration: Gene Kim for CNBC Make It
Vice President Kamala Harris.
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Success of NIAC Endorsees
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