From Part 1: “North Omaha voted at a poor rate. We did not vote large enough to make our collective voices heard in this election. Thus our preferences were defeated. For good or bad, our non-voting contributed to the victory of Trump and the defeats of Ashford and restoration of the Nebraska death penalty…. Beginning immediately there needs to be, A New Attitude; Demands for accountability from our leadership and outside forces to develop with the community new avenues for inclusion of wealth into north Omaha. Not grants, gifts etc., but job development, small business development and supporting services. A New Agenda; Unify the factions within the community to develop such avenues and necessary Action Plans. Time is of essence.”
Part 2: The Fifteenth Amendment (Amendment XV) to the United States Constitution prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It was ratified on February 3, 1870, as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments. It should be noted that women were not given the right to vote until the 19th amendment in 1920.
Love, Preston Jr., "2016 Election: Part 2: The Cycle Continues" (2016). Black Studies Faculty Publications. 25.
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