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Capital B News • 4th November 2024

How the Electoral College’s Racist Roots Manifest Today

Alexsis Rodgers will never forget a solemn experience eight years ago as she witnessed Virginia’s electors cast their votes for Hillary Clinton despite a devastating loss.

Donald Trump lost the popular vote back then, but still garnered more electoral votes than Clinton. He then went on to attempt to overturn the 2020 election when he lost to President Joe Biden. The president defeated Trump 306-232 in the Electoral College and had a 4-point margin in the popular vote, according to Pew. 
“We kn...
USC Center for Health Journalism • 12th July 2024

How I told the story of the ongoing struggle to protect women of color from unsafe cosmetics

In the earliest days of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, long before there were laws designed to safeguard Americans from the harmful chemicals in cosmetics and other beauty products, there was “Lash Lure.”One of the most popular eye makeup products of the 1930s, Lash Lure was promoted as a cosmetic that would serve as a permanent eyeliner. Advertisements of the day promised users would have a look that “radiates personality.”But unbeknownst to anyone except the manufacturers, Lash Lure co...
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