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The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons.

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Trump’s win demands transformation, not just defense, of democracy

As Donald Trump returns to power, we face more than two choices. We can defend a broken status quo, we can dismantle it — or we can transform it into something stronger.

"Our government is stuck in the past, bogged down by bureaucracy and incompetence. The Democrats had their chance to fix it, but they chose to maintain the status quo. It's time for real change." — Trump, Oct. 28

The day after a historic election, the headlines on my phone were loud and clear: “Trump storms back to power.” Across the country and around the world people are grappling with what this means — not just for the next four years, but for the future of democracy itself.

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