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Missing voices: Arizona, 41 states underrepresent blacks in statehouses

WASHINGTON – Arizona is one of 14 states where African-Americans make up 1 percent of the legislature or less – but it’s in the middle of the pack for disparity between blacks and their state lawmakers. A comparison of state demographics and 2015 legislative data from the National Conference of State Legislatures showed that blacks […]

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