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VP Kamala Harris' expected nomination sheds light on 'The Divine Nine'

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with National Pan-Hellenic Council Chairman Willis Lonzer III about the significance of Black fraternities and sororities ahead of the November election.
Trump posts about a new debate plan, and Harris pushes back

Former President Trump posted on his Truth Social about shifting the next televised presidential debate a week earlier, with Fox News hosting instead of ABC News.
- Willem Marx
Scholars on the 'divide and conquer' strategy behind Trump's false claim that Harris ‘turned Black’

Scholars say Trump’s false claim that Harris “turned Black” isn't a new racial conspiracy theory.
- Sandhya Dirks
In 1968, the DNC was also held in Chicago. That's where the similarities end

With the Democratic National Convention returning to Chicago this month, media historian Michael Socolow warns against drawing parallels between 1968 and now. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon.
- Scott Simon
How Harris entering the presidential race will impact those who were on the fence

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Rich Thau, who studies swing states, about some key voters this election: those who supported former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in primaries, and "double disapprovers."
- Scott Simon
Harris courts Latino voters in Arizona

Democrats believe they have an opportunity to make inroads with an important voting bloc in swing state Arizona: Latinos.
- Wayne Schutsky
Sorority sister of Kamala Harris remembers her as the 'consummate college student'

Before any public office, Kamala Harris went to Washington, D.C., to study at Howard University. Jill Louis, class of '87, joined Alpha Kappa Alpha at the same time as Harris.
- Marc Rivers
USDA issues payments to address discrimination against Black farmers

Black farmers got $2 billion in USDA payments to address discrimination in farm loans. For decades, Black farmers and others have argued that they’ve been left behind by the USDA’s lending programs.
- Ximena Bustillo
Washington nonprofit goes public with claims against state lawmaker and founder

The board of the nonprofit Civil Survival is now speaking publicly about its alleged reasons for firing Washington state Rep. Tarra Simmons. Simmons is the founding director of the legal aid and advocacy organization but as KUOW reported this week, Simmons was placed on administrative leave in August 2023 and received a notice of termination two weeks ago on July 15, 2024.
- Amy Radil
Republican mayor in Arizona backs Kamala Harris for president

Mesa Mayor John Giles says the Biden-Harris administration advanced new infrastructure projects that helped his city, and that former President Donald Trump has led the Republican Party down a path of extremism.

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