Juana Summers

NPR Ed

Juana Summers appears in the following:

Trump Says He'll Return To The White House Soon. Is It Safe?

Monday, October 05, 2020

Lots of questions remain about President Trump's condition. NPR discusses his health and medical treatment and what would be the best safety protocols for the White House to follow.

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White House Struggles To Explain, Contain Its Own Spiraling COVID-19 Crisis

Monday, October 05, 2020

Five days after President Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and with the commander in chief hospitalized, the White House is struggling to show it has the situation under control.

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Stripper Polls: The Racy Voting PSA That's Actually All About The Issues

Monday, October 05, 2020

An Atlanta director says no one is engaging with Black men about the upcoming election. Her approach took politics inside the strip club with the video "Get Your Booty To The Poll."

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Timeline: How Trump Has Downplayed The Coronavirus Pandemic

Friday, October 02, 2020

Here is a sampling of what the president has said and when, including that time he said a "miracle" might make the pandemic "disappear."

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Poll: Most Young Americans Prefer Biden, But Trump Backers Are More Enthusiastic

Monday, September 21, 2020

The survey also finds that far more Americans under 30 say they'll "definitely" be voting than said the same in 2016.

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Generation Z In The GOP: Young Republicans Reflect On The Future Of Their Party

Wednesday, September 02, 2020

Some young Republican activists are concerned about the future of the GOP. It's now totally defined by President Trump, who is overwhelmingly rejected by their peers.

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Some Young Republican Activists Worry About The Future Of Their Party

Tuesday, September 01, 2020

President Trump has very limited appeal among young voters. And since the Republican Party has been transformed in his image, younger members of the GOP have concerns about the party's future.

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Activists Honor 1963 March On Washington, Urge Citizens To Vote

Saturday, August 29, 2020

Activists participating in the Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march in Washington D.C. are focused on organizing against racial injustice and on getting out the vote this November.

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Howard University Shaped Kamala Harris' Path To Political Heights

Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Sen. Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic vice presidential nomination on Wednesday. Her education at a historically Black university seen as the center of Black intellectual life helped pave the way.

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'Could Have Been Our Own': Harris Nomination Hailed As Win For Representation

Friday, August 14, 2020

Kamala Harris, the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, represents a series of firsts — being Joe Biden's running mate is the latest. Political leaders and activists are cheering the pick.

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Kamala Harris, Biden's VP Pick, Makes Black And Asian Representation History

Thursday, August 13, 2020

Kamala Harris appeared alongside Joe Biden for the first time as his running mate. Biden's selection of Harris to join the Democratic ticket is important to voters of color.

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Kamala Harris Is 1st Woman Of Color On A Major Party Presidential Ticket

Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Kamala Harris will make history as the first woman of color on a major party presidential ticket after a selection process in which Joe Biden faced pressure to choose a Black woman.

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Monday Morning Politics: Young Voters and the Veep-stakes

Monday, August 10, 2020

The latest on national news plus a preview of the Democratic Convention, Biden's VP pick, and whether young people will even tune in to conventions.

Poll: More Than Half Of Young People Lack Resources To Vote By Mail

Thursday, July 30, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic has upended normal balloting, a need for more information about how to navigate voting by mail could be particularly acute among young people of color.

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2020 Suburban Voters: Who Are They?

Monday, July 27, 2020

President Trump has focused on suburbs in his reelection bid — voters there make up half the electorate. And in recent years, racial, economic and immigration trends have diversified suburbs.

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Black Patriotism: When Love Of Country Means Holding It Accountable

Friday, July 03, 2020

For many African Americans, patriotism is complicated because the promises of America aren't fulfilled equally. The Fourth of July brings a challenge: reconciling national pride with systemic racism.

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Black Americans Reflect On Patriotism, July 4th Holiday Amid National Racial Unrest

Thursday, July 02, 2020

The U.S. is experiencing a reckoning over the fact that the promises of America are not fulfilled equally. Black Americans share how they experience patriotism ahead of the July Fourth celebration.

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Democrats Hope To Turn Young Protesters Into Voters

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Young protesters have taken to the streets, frustrated by a system that they say is not working for them. The protests could help Democrats galvanize young people, but may also further alienate them.

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'Breathe, Pray, Meditate': Born From Resistance, Black Churches Now Leading In Crises

Sunday, June 07, 2020

Black America today is facing not just one crisis, but a convergence. African Americans have been hit harder by the virus and job losses. And there's systemic racism and discrimination.

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Bernie Sanders' Campaign Could Provide Lessons For Biden Latino Outreach

Friday, May 29, 2020

Democrats who are worried the Biden campaign isn't doing enough to engage Latino voters are pointing to the success his primary rival had among the largest minority voting group in the 2020 election.

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