Dr. Price is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University.
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Ayanna Pressley and the Might of the Black Political Left
Major electoral wins, and the reach of Black Lives Matter, show the rise of black progressives.
By Melanye Price
Dr. Price is a political scientist who specializes in contemporary black politics, public opinion and political rhetoric.
Sept. 5, 2018
The most significant political shift in decades is happening, but it’s not Trumpism or white nationalism or corruption or even on the right.
It’s in black politics.
Historic electoral wins, like Ayanna Pressley’s major upset in a Massachusetts House race on Tuesday, along with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, show the might of the black political left.
Ms. Pressley unseated a 10-term congressman in a campaign supported largely by minorities, immigrants and college students. And she did so without the backing of key Democrats like Representative John Lewis of Georgia and former Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, both of whom endorsed her white opponent. Now Ms. Pressley is poised to become the state’s first nonwhite member of the House of Representatives.
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Ayanna Pressley and the Might of the Black Political Left
Major electoral wins, and the reach of Black Lives Matter, show the rise of black progressives.
By Melanye Price
Dr. Price is a political scientist who specializes in contemporary black politics, public opinion and political rhetoric.
Sept. 5, 2018
The most significant political shift in decades is happening, but it’s not Trumpism or white nationalism or corruption or even on the right.
It’s in black politics.
Historic electoral wins, like Ayanna Pressley’s major upset in a Massachusetts House race on Tuesday, along with the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, show the might of the black political left.
Ms. Pressley unseated a 10-term congressman in a campaign supported largely by minorities, immigrants and college students. And she did so without the backing of key Democrats like Representative John Lewis of Georgia and former Gov. Deval Patrick of Massachusetts, both of whom endorsed her white opponent. Now Ms. Pressley is poised to become the state’s first nonwhite member of the House of Representatives.
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