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@dberrygannett

National correspondent for USA TODAY covering civil rights, voting rights. Used to cover Deep South. Girl Scouts leader, grad, sec

Washington, D.C.
Joined January 2011
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  1. Sep 8

    "They lied and said we were going to a real nursing home," Debbie Strickland said Thursday. "We ended up in a warehouse instead." via

    'When asked for a copy of the evacuation plan approved by , a department spokesperson asked the USA Today network to file a formal records request.' We have via
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    Sep 8

    Spent the day in Barataria, Louisiana, a small island community cut off when slammed through and broke their only bridge. Now, neighbors help neighbors survive.

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    Sep 8

    []: Will unemployment be extended again in some states? What is a back-to-work bonus? You asked and we answered. Here's what's happening with unemployment benefits and why you might not see economic relief any time soon.

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    Sep 7

    Gen Z has no collective memory of 9/11. I spent several weeks speaking with dozens of Gen Zers across the country about how they’ve come to understand what happened 20 years ago – and how that continues to play out today.

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    Sep 8

    In Richmond with recently, I snapped these of the Robert E. Lee monument, which became a focal point for racial justice protests in 2020. Today, after more than 130 years, the statue of the Confederate general in the former Confederate capital comes down

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  6. Sep 7

    Bernadette Williams-York researched Seattle's racial history & the size of its Black population before moving to the West. She lives in one of its more diverse suburbs: "You can walk out your door and see people who look like you in the grocery store." via

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  7. Sep 7

    'Hey, Black people exist here': Black population makes significant gains in US West via , via

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  8. Sep 7

    'Nothing you can do but wait': In New Orleans, frustrations rise over Hurricane Ida outages via , via

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    Sep 7

    Federal benefits expired for more than 7M Americans on Monday. At we want to know what questions you have. Are you looking for other options? Post them here 👇 and I'll try and tackle them today and tomorrow.

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    Sep 7

    Biden will deliver remarks on Thursday about "his robust plan to stop the spread of the Delta variant and boost vaccinations," according to a WH official. He'll lay out a "six-pronged strategy" that will work "across the public and private sectors."

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    Sep 7

    "I knew it was going to be bad. And I was ready for it to be bad. I knew what I was going up against. But I never thought I was going to be sitting in jail. Not for telling the truth." via

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  12. Sep 7

    The fight over voting rights is far from over in the states and in Congress. "We were very clear from the beginning that we would not be able to hold this back forever in Texas," Texas Democrat Chris Turner told .

    ICYMI. Many progressive grassroots advocates bemoan Congress and the 's slow pace on voting rights. State level Democrats, meanwhile, have been very active with varying strategies depending largely on their backyards' political landscape.
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    Sep 3

    Not a moment too soon. FEMA changes policy preventing Black families who inherited land from getting disaster assistance unless they could prove ownership. More than 1/3 of Black-owned land in South is passed down informally & aid applicants were rejected.

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    Sep 3

    in 1901, the state of Alabama declared interracial marriage and integrated schools illegal. Interracial marriage would not become legal in Alabama until the year 2000, making it the last state to legally overturn a ban on interracial marriage.

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  15. Sep 3

    Excited Kaleb Anderson won the ⁦⁩ Julie Schoo journalism scholarship! Go ⁦⁩ at ⁦⁩ & repping ⁦⁩ workshop, Banneker AHS,⁩ ⁩. ⁦⁩, ⁦⁦⁩, ⁦⁩

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    Sep 2

    White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki pushed back after a male reporter questioned President Joe Biden's support for abortion despite his Catholic faith.

    Psaki pushes back on reporter questioning Biden abortion support
    ‘You’ve never faced those choices’: Press Sec. Jen Psaki responds to male reporter questioning Pres. Biden's support on abortion
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    Sep 2

    The select panel investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has asked for House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s phone records to be preserved as it expands its inquiry, a committee source confirmed Thursday. w/

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    Sep 2

    Read this compelling profile of abolitionist David Ruggles by , the latest in 's Never Been Told series. We're fascinated by this firebrand free Black man, whose story we pieced together from antislavery newspapers like The Emancipator.

    Kidnappers, slaves and a silver cane: the (almost forgotten) story of the legendary activist who rescued Frederick Douglass.
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    Sep 2

    Congrats to and , who delivered another remarkable Never Been Told story for . I hope you all can get some time to spend with it. I especially love the dialogue.

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    Sep 2

    Would Biden support a boycott of Texas over anti-abortion law? "That's not a call we're making from here,' says.

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