Every four years, the rhetoric surrounding recent presidential elections seems to boil down to “This is the most important election of our lifetime!” Well, 2024 is no different. The future of American democracy is at stake as the rise of fascist-leaning politicians lure voters to the polls with anti-Black and anti-immigrant rhetoric, language that explicitly dehumanizes the LGBTQ+ community and policies that will ruin the economic vitality of marginalized people.
To provide context to the current politic crisis, theGrio and the Associated Press recently teamed up for an exciting conversation about the current state of American democracy called “Race & Democracy: The Facts and The Fury.” Moderated by AP race and ethnicity national video journalist Noreen Nasir, the panel discussion features two of the AP’s top political journalists — race and politics reporter Ayanna Alexander and Aaron Morrison, AP’s race and ethnicity editor — as well as theGrio’s Marc Lamont Hill, host of the “TheGrio With Marc Lamont Hill” and me, host of “Blackest Questions” on theGrio Black Podcast Network. You can watch the panel discussion in the video above or at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday on theGrio Television Network.
This important, first-of-its-kind collaboration between theGrio and the AP will provide a better understanding of everything from white supremacist violence, the long-lasting effects of police violence, the upcoming elections and the overwhelming sense of apathy from many voters.
There is great skepticism surrounding the American voting system — a slew of recent legislation has added more barriers to voting for Black people, and our communities are constantly flooded with disinformation and misinformation in an effort to prohibit and suppress voter turnout. If we do indeed care about economic justice, economic mobility and economic equality, we must be vigilant and take the time to…
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