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Posts with the voting rights tag

United States

What it’s like to register to vote in Oregon and Texas

Written by Angilee Shah on March 30th, 2016March 24th, 2017.

Rekha Koirala is a first-time voter. She was born in Bhutan and grew up in a refugee camp in Nepal. She came the the US in 2008 and became a citizen as soon as she was eligible in 2013. “I grew up not belonging to anywhere,” she says on the phone from Portland. “I was […]

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Utility desk indeed. Thank you for a really sweet and fun read. What a lovely way to know more SoCal people too. twitter.com/adatseng/statu…

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10:50 pm · January 18, 2023 ·
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This is really great. Thanks @LewisPants @MLK50Memphis for giving clear answers to the kinds of questions I'm asked a lot! twitter.com/MLK50Memphis/s…

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7:20 pm · January 18, 2023 ·
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Yes! This work takes time to tackle bit by bit, citation by citation. It's amazing how few women journalists have Wikipedia bios compared to men. @womendonews has been an amazing community that is raising awareness and helping folks get started! Join us! bit.ly/36DnB2W twitter.com/raju/status/16…

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10:09 pm · January 11, 2023 ·
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Angilee Shah
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Yes! This work takes time to tackle bit by bit, citation by citation. It's amazing how few women journalists have Wikipedia bios compared to men. @womendonews has been an amazing community that is raising awareness and helping folks get started! Join us! bit.ly/36DnB2W twitter.com/raju/status/16…

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9:21 pm · January 9, 2023 ·
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Angilee Shah
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@womendonews Also, now we're at 49 new biographies! Yahoo! This one, about a very notable journalist, is one that our community has been working through since Sept. 2021! Sometimes it takes a village and more than a year: bit.ly/3IzqBko #womendonews

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9:21 pm · January 9, 2023 ·
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Sometimes I get to actually report things. There's a spot on City Council, but I think many people don't know what it takes to serve. 3/4 City Council members talked to @cvilletomorrow about what they're looking for: bit.ly/3QiYVCi

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11:35 pm · January 6, 2023 ·
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Angilee Shah
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Love this level-setting by @johnhrnndz. It's great for those of us who use this end-of-the-year to stay real with ourselves in journalism. bit.ly/3WUbrKj

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11:17 pm · December 29, 2022 ·
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Angilee Shah
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Love this level-setting by @johnhrnndz. It's great for those of us who use this end-of-the-year to stay real with ourselves in journalism. bit.ly/3WUbrKj

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11:12 pm · December 29, 2022 ·
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A new First Person Charlottesville, from a place we don't hear from often enough. So thrilled to do this work with @vinegarhillmag and @nmhumbleopinion — and for the first time, to partner with @prisonjourn too. twitter.com/cvilletomorrow…

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9:03 pm · December 23, 2022 ·
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A new First Person Charlottesville, from a place we don't hear from often enough. So thrilled to do this work with @vinegarhillmag and @nmhumbleopinion — and for the first time, to partner with @prisonjourn too. twitter.com/cvilletomorrow…

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8:39 pm · December 23, 2022 ·
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