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    A major barrier to black political representation is the supply of black candidates to run for office.

A major barrier to black political representation is the supply of black candidates to run for office.

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Great strides have been made in black representation in U.S. politics since the 1960s, but there is still a way to go before equality in this area is reached. In new research, Paru Shah takes a look at the reasons behind black underrepresentation in elected offices. While many studies have tended to look at blacks’ chances of electoral success, […]

The Voting Rights Act has been instrumental in ensuring gains in black representation in cities over the last three decades.

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This June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a decision that could have important impacts on the rights and representation of minorities. Using new research, Paru Shah, Melissa Marschall  and Anirudh Ruhil find that the number of cities covered by Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act with at least one African-American city council member increased […]

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