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Five Republican Senators are retiring. But Democrats look vulnerable in several states. Who has the advantage going into the 2022 race for the U.S. Senate?

Lack of party support and money, plus racism and sexism, mean Black women often lose statewide elections Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY © Photo: Steve Helber, AP, Illustration: USA TODAY Network Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy holds her son, Alex Foy, as she and Del. Hala Ayala, D-Prince William, back, celebrate the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in the House chambers at the Capitol, Jan. 27, 2020, in Richmond, Va. In 2017, more than 30 prominent African American women wrote an open letter to then-Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, calling out the party for tak...

Director Ryan Coogler reveals that the Marvel film will remain in the state. Black Panther II will still film in Georgia despite the state's new, restrictive voting law. Shadow and Act, the film's director Ryan Coogler says that the Marvel film will move forward with its plans to shoot in the Peach State this summer. The law has drawn widespread criticism for the way it enacts strict new ID requirements for absentee ballots, curtails the use of drop boxes and makes it a crime to give water and food to those waiting in line to vote. President Joe Biden has called it "Jim Crow in the 21st ce...

Children of MLK, John Lewis, CT Vivian speak out against Georgia voting laws Three of the children of famed civil rights leaders express their outrage at laws aimed to disenfranchise Georgia voters of color Loading the player... Three of the children of renowned civil rights activists are fighting back against the new voting laws in Georgia. They released a letter Monday night to lawmakers and corporate leaders condemning the law, per “Rather than sowing seeds to provide democracy the greatest chance to grow today and prevail tomorrow, legislators are attempting to transport us back to ...

President Biden and Vice President Harris will kick off a campaign next week to sell the administration's coronavirus relief package to the public, including a stop in Atlanta.