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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Black Millennials and Political Power

    Black Lives Matter protests at Democratic events made one thing very clear: Next year the Democratic Party will need to focus on young, black millennials. These voters came out in record numbers for the 2008 election, but this election could be very different.

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • Dec 22, 2015 • 1 min read

    Black Lives Matter protests at Democratic events made one thing very clear: Next year the Democratic Party will need to focus on young, black millennials. These voters came out in record numbers for the 2008 election, but this election could be very different. With the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson and other unarmed black men nationwide, the Black Lives Matter movement has emerged as a political powerhouse, but what will that mean at the polls?

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    Black Millennial Political Power, Food Scandals and Anne Litt's Music 2015
    1. 0:00Black Millennials and Political PowerYou’re reading this
    2. 10:49Shrimp Slavery
    3. 19:28Mast Brothers Chocolate and a Recipe for Scandal
    4. 27:08Anne Litt’s Music Picks of the Year
    5. 42:41TV Roundup: Miss Universe Mess Up and More
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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Black Millennial Political Power, Food Scandals and Anne Litt's Music 2015
    1. 0:00Black Millennials and Political PowerYou’re reading this
    2. 10:49Shrimp Slavery
    3. 19:28Mast Brothers Chocolate and a Recipe for Scandal
    4. 27:08Anne Litt’s Music Picks of the Year
    5. 42:41TV Roundup: Miss Universe Mess Up and More
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