The 19th: “Sixty years ago this week, Hamer gave a speech ahead of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) that helped shift the conversation around race and representative democracy in America. It was August 22, 1964, and Hamer was addressing the credentials committee of the DNC in Atlantic City, New Jersey, when she delivered brief but powerful…

North State Journal: “The members of the Republican presidential ticket criticized Vice President Kamala Harris over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and America’s place on the world stage during a visit to Asheboro on Wednesday. The event, which took place outside the North Carolina Aviation Museum, marked former President Donald Trump’s first outdoor campaign event…

AL Political Reporter: “An analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals that Alabama experienced the sixth largest decrease in union membership among all 50 states between 2013 and 2023. As of 2023, only 156,000 workers in Alabama are members of a union — a 23.2 percent drop from 203,000 in 2013. The greatest decrease…

WUSF: “Former University of Florida president Ben Sasse’s office spent $17.3 million in his first year, more than triple that of what Sasse’s predecessor spent in his last year. According to an investigation by The Independent Florida Alligator, Sasse — a former Nebraska senator — hired six former staffers and two former Republican officials at salaries…

WFAE: “The North Carolina Board of Elections voted unanimously Tuesday to recognize the Justice For All Party, which will allow progressive academic Cornel West to be on the state’s ballot for president. The board last month had voted against certifying the party, citing concerns about whether its petition signatures were valid. The state Democratic Party…

WFAE: “Conservative politicians have generally not viewed climate change as their issue. Many have even outright denied its existence at times, including North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson. But this doesn’t reflect the appetite some conservatives, especially younger ones, have to engage on climate matters. WFAE’s climate reporter Zachary Turner has been speaking with younger…

Political Wire: “Doug Sosnik: “Given that structural advantage, Georgia, and its 16 Electoral College votes, is increasingly becoming a pivotal state that Mr. Trump can’t lose. If Ms. Harris is able to carry Georgia – and Mr. Trump seems to be trying to help her by inexplicably attacking the popular incumbent Republican governor and his…

Axios: “A proposal from Mayor John Whitmire to effectively ban protesters from targeting politicians’ homes will now be scrutinized by the City Council’s Public Safety Committee. Catch up quick: Whitmire’s proposal would prohibit “focused picketing” within 200 feet of a “targeted dwelling,” punishable by a fine of up to $500. Driving the news: City Council members were slated to vote on…

NY Times: “President Biden’s campaign declared in its earliest days that he had a strong chance of winning North Carolina, even though no Democrat had captured the state since Barack Obama’s victory in 2008. That claim began to look implausible as Mr. Biden plummeted in the polls and Democrats grew anxious about reliably blue states like…

Political Wire: “Hundreds of New College of Florida library books, including many on LGBTQ+ topics and religious studies, are headed to a landfill,” Sarasota Herald Tribune reports. “A dumpster in the parking lot of Jane Bancroft Cook Library on the campus of New College overflowed with books and collections from the now-defunct Gender and Diversity Center on…