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I'm the creator and host for Rai Chidea.

There are certain stories we really go all in on over and over again on the show because we have to.

Extremism, COVID-19, and another one is the lead topic today, voting rights.

The Brennan Center reported in October that 19 states have enacted over 30 laws, making it harder for citizens to vote.

This, of course, comes on the heels of a 2020 election cycle with record turnout. Latasha Brown was a key player in that turnout in Georgia. She's the co-founder

of the Black Voters Matter Fund and the Southern Black Girls and Women Consortium. I invited her to

talk to me about the ongoing fight to protect voting rights in the South and across the U.S.

A small note, I was a bit under the weather for some of these interviews, so you might hear that in the tape.

I hope everyone's taking care of themselves.

Welcome, Latasha.

Hello, how are you?

I am doing really well.

It is nothing going on in America, just another quiet season in politics, voting rights, civil rights.

You know, I don't know how you deal with all the time off you have from all of these issues that don't exist.

You know, it is amazing. It is absolutely amazing how much is happening right now.

Yeah. Yeah. I mean, tell us about your work at Black Voters

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