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From Cynicism to Celebration

How Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and Team U.S.A. sparked a flicker of black patriotism

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Preach Jacobs
Aug 09, 2024
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A few weeks ago, I experienced the greatest hits of political anxiety. I was emotionally going through many things in this election that would eventually be the subject of a Ken Burns documentary for PBS, and I was experiencing many feelings. One of the feelings I wasn't feeling was patriotism.

It's also tricky having an unprecedented presidential electi…

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