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New Occupants for the White House: Black Voters Play a Key Role in the Outcome by Gary Lawson According to the national media, Black voter turnout reached record numbers during the recent elections and played a major role in the outcome of election contests. In last month’s issue of the Urban Experience magazine, I pleaded with the readership to V-OT-E! Apparently, you did because the Iowa Secretary of State’s office declared that Iowans voted in record numbers this year! Voter turnout was not the only history made during the 2020 run for the White House. Vice President-Elect, Kamala Harris, also made history by becoming the first person of color, and the first female, elected to that The URBAN EXPERIENCE | 2020 29

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