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After Trump’s win, Black women are rethinking their role as America’s reliable political organizers

By KENYA HUNTER
Updated 6:57 AM CST, November 24, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington.

As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race, held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets, he didn’t just win a second term. He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin.

“It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.”

After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing.

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Ukraine willing to accept 30-day ceasefire with Russia as U.S. lifts aid freeze

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — The U.S. and Ukraine said Kyiv would accept a 30-day ceasefire with Russia after talks in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, with Washington pledging to immediately lift a freeze on intelligence sharing and military aid to Ukraine.

"Ukraine expressed readiness to accept the U.S. proposal to enact an immediate, interim 30-day ceasefire, which can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties, and which is subject to acceptance and concurrent implementation by the Russian Federation," the U.S. and Ukraine said in a joint statement...
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DOJ pardon attorney says she was removed after dispute over Mel Gibson's gun rights

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A top official at the DOJ was fired one day after refusing to recommend that Mel Gibson's access to firearms be restored, according to a statement provided to ABC News.
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SCOOP: Key House Freedom Caucus member 'seriously considering' run for governor in 2026

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE: Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., is "seriously considering" a run for South Carolina governor, he told Fox News Digital on Tuesday.

"I've been here eight years, and I'm doing a good job," Norman said just outside the U.S. Capitol, where he had been helping lead the debate on a government funding bill backed by President Donald Trump.

Norman said he is a staunch believer in term limits in Congress but added, "I may come back. We'll see."

"But the governor's race has some appeal to it," he said.

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China 'ripping off' American businesses – but the DOJ can fight them, GOP lawmaker says

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, says it’s time to give the Department of Justice the tools it needs to tackle China’s trade crimes. The congresswoman’s Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act has bipartisan support as both Democrats and Republicans look to stop threats posed by China.

China-based companies have been accused of stealing American businesses’ intellectual property (IP) and flooding the market with cheaper versions of their products, which are often low quality. Chinese companies have also allegedly...
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Who is Judge Amir Ali? The Biden-appointed federal judge at the center of Trump's USAID battle

  • News source: FOX News
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One of the newest federal judges in the U.S. has found himself squarely in the crosshairs of the Trump administration’s battle over foreign aid spending after the Supreme Court tasked him with determining how, and when, the government must pay nearly $2 billion owed to foreign aid groups and contractors.

Judge Amir H. Ali, a Biden appointee, has served on the court for less than four months and is among the 25 newest federal judges confirmed by the Senate to serve on a federal district court.

Despite his short tenure, Ali, a U.S. district judge in...
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First on Fox: Trump voter dons MAGA hat in warning to House Republicans against Medicaid cuts

  • News source: FOX News
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EXCLUSIVE - A self-identified nursing home employee and lifelong Republican who voted for President Donald Trump is urging House GOP lawmakers to avoid making cuts to Medicaid, as he stars in a new seven-figure ad blitz by a pro-Democrat outside group as part of its "Hands off Medicaid" campaign.

The release of the ads by a group called "Protect Our Care" - which they say will run on TV, radio and digital platforms and target 10 House Republicans who may face competitive re-elections next year when the GOP aims to defend its fragile majority - comes...
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Newsom's 'unfair' remark on girls' sports belies record as governor: 'Absolute bulls---'

  • News source: FOX News
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California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom sparked controversy last week by breaking from his party’s stance on transgender women in sports, but his pro-transgender legislative record suggests his comments were "calculated" to appear more moderate for a potential 2028 presidential bid, according to a prominent parental rights activist.

"This is all very calculated on his part to sort of pave the way for his presidential run," Julie Hamill, a California attorney and Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District trustee, told Fox News Digital in an...
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Vance pitches GOP rebels on DOGE, border in 11th-hour plea for unity against shutdown

  • News source: FOX News
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Vice President JD Vance told House Republicans that putting a government funding bill up for a vote today was critical to President Donald Trump keeping the lights on for his border security goals and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

Two lawmakers present at the closed-door meeting on Tuesday morning said DOGE and the border were part of Vance's pitch to Republicans who were still undecided about the bill.

One lawmaker said Vance also signaled that future federal spending cuts could be on the table at a later date, a similar pitch...
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'Back to basics': Top Trump agency turns tables on Biden-era memos pushing 'equity initiatives'

  • News source: FOX News
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The Department of Transportation (DOT) scrapped two memos from the Biden administration that the agency said misaligned priorities to serve a "social justice and environmental agenda."

The two memorandums issued during the Biden administration under Secretary Pete Buttigieg listed objectives such as "reconnecting communities and reflecting the inclusion of disadvantaged and under-represented groups in the planning, project selection, and design process" and "accommodating new and emerging technologies like electric vehicle charging stations,"...
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Romania court upholds ban on far-right populist running for president

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Calin Georgescu loses a bid to overturn a ruling barring him from participating in next May's vote.
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Armed Islamists in deadly assault on hotel in Somalia

  • News source: BBC News - World
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An explosives-laden vehicle blew up before gunmen entered the hotel, witnesses say.
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Watch: Video shows aftermath of Moscow drone strikes

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The Russian defence ministry said 337 drones were intercepted over Russia and 91 of them were shot down over the Moscow region.
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Trump may double tariffs on Canada's steel, aluminum over electricity duties

  • News source: Rob Wile | NBC News
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will double the tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, an escalation of the brewing economic feud between the U.S. and its largest trading partner.

Trump posted to his Truth Social platform that the tariffs would go from 25% to 50% starting Wednesday, a move that comes in response to the province of Ontario placing a 25% tariff on electricity coming into the United States.

Trump added that he would be declaring a "national emergency" for the three states Ontario has targeted so that the...
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3 charged with murder after 5-year-old killed in hyperbaric chamber explosion

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The operator of the hyperbaric chamber also faces a charge of involuntary manslaughter, officials said.
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Mark Kelly accuses Trump of 'trying to weaken' Ukraine, fires back at Elon Musk for branding him a 'traitor'

  • News source: FOX News
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Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., fired back at Elon Musk after the billionaire business tycoon labeled the lawmaker a "traitor" in response to a tweet in which Kelly advocated U.S. support for Ukraine.

"Just left Ukraine. What I saw proved to me we can’t give up on the Ukrainian people. Everyone wants this war to end, but any agreement has to protect Ukraine’s security and can’t be a giveaway to Putin. Let me tell you about my trip and why it’s important we stand with Ukraine," Kelly noted in his post.

"You are a traitor," Musk replied.

The senator...
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