Op-ed: D.C. Statehood is a voting rights issue… and racial justice issue | Afro

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Op-ed: D.C. Statehood is a voting rights issue… and racial justice issue | Afro

By Ben Jealous Washington, D.C. has a higher percentage of Black residents than any state in the country, and they have no voting representation in Congress. This is systemic racism in action. It is long past time to give Washington’s 712,000 residents the representation they deserve by making D.C. our 51st state. It is shameful […]

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