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‘You don’t give a speech like that unless you’re running for president’: Cory Booker roars into Iowa — POLITICO

The New Jersey senator unofficially launched his 2020 campaign Saturday.

Looking ahead to 2020.

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Dems struggle to mobilize Latino voters for midterms

Democrats have a major edge when it comes to support among female voters, but they have struggled to lock down another key voting bloc: Latinos.

Issues, not frustrations, are the best way to coalesce voting power.

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“When I remember that December is coming, I get anxious.  We pay rent at the end of the year and we don’t have it.  We’re saving all we can but we’re only halfway there.  My husband sells kabobs but it’s not going well.  I’m selling bananas to help out.  My children are wearing torn school uniforms.  I can only afford books for some of them.  I prioritize by who will get in the least amount of trouble with their teachers.  The smallest one doesn’t have any books right now, because I need the oldest one to get high marks.  I don’t know what I’ll do if we get evicted.  But I bounce back.  I’m a happy person.  And all of the shopkeepers around here are my friends.  We keep each other distracted.  We play jokes on each other.  We make each other laugh.  And we share what we have.  Some of them are drivers, and if they drive out to the province, they’ll bring back food for me.  So life can be good.  Things are manageable.  And I’m fine as long as I stay busy.  I only withdraw when I remember the challenges I have.”   (Accra, Ghana)

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Hopefulness, in spite of it all.

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Woman fired after video of her blocking man from entering his downtown loft goes viral

Cellphone footage captured a confrontation between two tenants where a woman stops a man from entering his downtown loft and demands proof he lives there.

For many Black people, the moments for Kumbaya and “Can’t we all just get along?” are nearly expired. Too much of this, far too often.

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Simone Biles Unveils New Vault No Woman Has Ever Done Before, Remains Invincible

Yesterday, USA Gymnastics hosted its selection camp to help choose the five-person team for the upcoming world championships in Doha. I say “help choose” because the results from this competition—or any competition for that matter—aren’t truly determinative of who will be named or not. Final team composition will be decided behind closed doors by the selection committee and announced today.

Overflowing with excellence.

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High court leaves North Dakota voter ID rules intact for now

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A new U.S. Supreme Court decision means North Dakota can continue to require residents to provide a street address in order to vote on Election Day.

As mentioned on the Friday edition of The Source.

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The 1.1 billion girls in today’s world are challenging the status quo, redefining girlhood and doing so against the odds. However, young women aged 15-29 are still more than twice as likely as young men to not be in employment, education or training

Thursday’s International Day of the Girl Child promotes the empowerment and the fulfilment of the rights of girls. bit.ly/1OpUEHQ

📷: UN Photo / Evan Schneider, John Isaac, Marco Dormino, Eskinder Debebe & Christopher Herwig

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Shine on, young sisters!

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Trump hosts Kanye for surreal Oval Office meeting

President Trump on Thursday hosted Kanye West for a wild meeting in the Oval Office days after the rapper made a public display of support for the president.

Oh, to be a fly on the wall...

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White Woman Called Cops on Black Man Babysitting Two Kids • EBONY

A Black man babysitting two children had the police called on him by a White woman and followed them home, WABE reports. A woman stopped Corey Lewis outside a Walmart in Cobb County, Georgia and asked to speak to the kids, who were White, CBS 46 reported on Tuesday. Lewis refused the woman’s request, which …

This Being While Black stuff is getting very, very old.

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Senate defeats measure to overturn Trump expansion of non-ObamaCare plans

Democrats forced the vote to highlight health care ahead of the midterm elections.

Strategy seems to be a concept that the Democrats haven’t successfully conquered yet.

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Artist Zanele Muholi Helps Women Launch into Photography with a New Philadelphia Residency

The Women's Mobile Museum, a residency created by photographer Zanelle Muholi, mentors Philadelphia-based women in photography arts.

As featured on The Source. Right here at home.

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“My father wants me to work in government, but I think there are plenty of problems we can solve ourselves.  So I’d rather be an entrepreneur.  Two issues we have in this country are erratic power and excess trash.  So recently I’ve been dreaming of a waste-to-energy plant.  It could be a solution to both problems.  I’ve been researching on the Internet for months.  The technology exists.  But this morning I had a meeting with the electric company, and they told me the power supply is currently stable.  There isn’t a market for extra energy.  So I’m feeling a little disappointed. But I’m going to explore other ideas.  I’m also researching methods to manufacture furniture with leftover sugarcane fiber.  I just want to do something about all this waste.  It makes me so angry.  Our gutters are filled.  Our bins are overflowing.  I’ve been carrying this trash for a mile because there’s nowhere to put it.  And nobody feels responsibility for the problem.  In the village where I grew up, everything was clean.  Because everyone viewed the land as their own.  I wish we’d view our entire country like that.  Personally, I don’t want anyone calling Ghana dirty.” (Accra, Ghana)

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May he be the rising tide that lifts all boats.

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“I was eighteen years old.  I went out one night with a male cousin and his friends.  I felt safe with him.  But he gave me a drink and I started to not feel like myself.  He took me home to his house.  It was dark inside and I could hear people moving around.  I heard murmuring in the shadows.  I tried to lock myself in the washroom.  But they beat down the door.  It lasted all night.  They took turns.  I was still a virgin when it happened.  I had goals for myself.  I’d started reading at a very young age.  I wanted to go to school.  But that night everything changed.  I didn’t leave my bedroom for months.  I wasn’t going to tell anyone.  But unfortunately for me, I got pregnant.  I was forced to tell my family.  My father didn’t believe me.  He said: ‘If you’re old enough to get pregnant, you’re old enough to live on your own.’  He kicked me out of the house.  He told me: ‘You’ve used your body once.  You can use it again.’  I had to beg on the street.  I’d go for days without eating.  I hid in the bushes outside my house and begged my siblings for food.  But they avoided me like I was a disease.  I had to abort the baby.  I wasn’t mad at the child, but I had no choice.  I was completely alone.  That was twenty years ago, and I survived.  I’m financially comfortable now.  And maybe I’ve found some peace.  But I’ve never healed.  I don’t want anyone in my life.  I got married once but I hated the sex too much.  Even then I felt alone.  I’ll always live like I have nobody.  I’ve made a few friends, but in the back of my mind, I’m on my own.  Because I don’t want to feel vulnerable.  I don’t want to feel weak.  I don’t want to cry.  I don’t ever want to need anyone again.” (Accra, Ghana)

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Heartbreaking reasons why #MeToo must continue.

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Women, What Is Your Reaction to Kavanaugh’s Confirmation?

We are eager to understand how women are viewing this moment.

This one’s for the women: a relatively-quick (3 question) survey.

If you’re brave enough, speak your heart.

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Haley resigns as US ambassador to UN

Nikki Haley on Tuesday resigned as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a surprising departure that deprives President Trump's foreign policy team of one of its most well-known and outspoken figures.

Taking a break...and preparing for a run in 2020, perhaps?

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Nate Chinen, jazz critic for the New York Times and NPR Radio via WBGO-FM, shares some thoughts on the notable artists in contemporary jazz featured in his latest book, PLAYING CHANGES. He will speak at Kelly Writers House on Thurs Oct 11. (WURD Radio)

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Judge, activist & public advocate Nelson A. Diaz discusses some of the historic firsts and cultural significance of his career in justice and law explored in his new autobiography, NOT FROM HERE, NOT FROM THERE. Author chat at the Free Library on Oct 9. (WURD Radio)