What will it take for Black women to break through in Senate and governors' races?

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What will it take for Black women to break through in Senate and governors' races?

OPINION: Stacey Abrams, Cheri Beasley and Val Demings were qualified, well-funded and national rising stars in their party. But for Black women, it is a familiar story—a double burden of both race and gender at play.

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