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##  [ White Christian Nationalism Tearing America Apart ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23546:the-white-christian-nationalism-tearing-america-apart-at-the-seams&catid=9)

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## [Biden Is Rising To The Moment On Voting Rights. Can Congress?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23544:biden-is-rising-to-the-moment-on-voting-rights-can-congress&catid=9)

Sitting on the campus of Morehouse College, Dr. King’s alma mater, surrounded by friends and colleagues in the voting rights movement, I felt proud that we had arrived at this moment. Every one of us was committed to keeping our eyes on th…

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