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Vice President Kamala Harris announces a series of investments and initiatives at a meeting with Ghanaian women entrepreneurs in Accra, Ghana, on March 29, 2023. (Nipah Dennis / AFP via Getty Images)

By Tsedale M. Melaku and Darryl B. Rice | Vice President Kamala Harris—the presumed Democratic presidential candidate and a storied politician—is on track to break all kinds of records for women of color. And yet as soon as she ascended to the top of the ticket, without fail, the conservative right began hurling racist, misogynist insults and tropes at her.

Harris’ experience of being questioned and labeled a “DEI hire” is one shared by many marginalized groups in society, where their identity eclipses their qualifications and leads to systematic racist and sexist practices that negatively impact their life and career trajectories. Contrary to the conservative narrative, DEI has unquestionably improved the lives of Americans.

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A Zoom call to rally “white dudes” in support of Kamala Harris’ run for the White House raised more than $4 million from about 190,000 participants.

By Rob Okun | “It’s time for white men to have a Black woman’s back.”

Before more than 190,000 men joined a “White Dudes for Harris” call on July 29, the common wisdom in the media suggested that most white men support extreme right causes and candidates. Not so fast. “We’re taking white men back from the MAGA movement,” said Ross Morales Rocketto, a co-founder of White Dudes for Harris, at the start of a three-hour telethon that raised more than $4 million for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign. “By our silence, we white men have allowed white nationalists to speak for us.”

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A poll worker helps a voter on March 19, 2024, at the Noor Islamic Cultural Center in Columbus, Ohio. (Andrew Spear / Getty Images)

By Ayanna Lovelady | Power the Polls is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that’s recruiting the next generation of poll workers. National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, observed this year on Aug. 1, is somewhat of the organization’s Super Bowl. The annual nationwide day of action provides a unique opportunity for all generations to step up and play a crucial role in shaping the democratic process.

Marta Hanson, Power the Polls’ national program manager, was instrumental in building the nonprofit’s partnership coalitions in 2022 and continues the work ahead of the upcoming elections. Amidst her many responsibilities, Hanson spoke with Ms. two days before National Poll Worker Recruitment Day.

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