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Stacey Abrams: Make Way For (Civically Engaged) Ducklings
Stacey Abrams: Make Way For (Civically Engaged) Ducklings
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Jul 9, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
In this week’s episode, Abby talks to one of Joe Biden’s shortlisted VP candidates, Stacey Abrams. Recounting her upbringing in Mississippi, the former Georgia House of Representatives minority leader describes the powerful example her parents set for their children as activists and citizens, even as they had struggled their whole lives for fair access to education, employment opportunities, and the voting booth. “Every election they would take us with them [to vote],” Abrams tells Abby. “And there's six of us. So we looked like Make Way For Ducklings as we followed them into the voting booth and we trailed out.” Additionally, Abrams talks to Abby about her missions to create awareness about voting, the value of the census, and the authoritarian playbook that closely resembles President Trump’s reelection strategy. Oh, and when Abrams isn’t saving the world, she has a romance novel-writing side gig.EPISODE LINKSStacey’s book: Our Time Is NowFair Fight 2020 FairCount.orgThe Cut On Tuesdays: Family Money (The Cut/Gimlet)Make Way For Ducklings: The Art of Robert McCloskey (MFA Boston)Stacey Abrams: I Know Voting Feels Inadequate Right Now (NY Times)1,285 Proven Cases of Voter Fraud in America (Heritage Foundation)Stacey Abrams on Twitter and Instagram: @staceyabrams
Released:
Jul 9, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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