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  Speaker 1: BIN News This Hour. I'm Doug Davis. Coming up, the
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  Speaker 1: midterm election saw historic Black political gains, but will the
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  Speaker 1: blue-slash-blackity-black wave run through Mississippi's super-tight Senate race? Plus, L.A.
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  Speaker 1: Mayor Karen Bass makes a major announcement today. These stories
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  Speaker 1: and more news affecting Black America are on the way
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  Speaker 1: this hour, but first, here's BIN News Now.
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  Speaker 2: Chicago voters are showing strong support for gunshot detection technology.
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  Speaker 1: Ninety-nine percent of cops on the street will tell you
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  Speaker 1: It helped to make their job not so much easier,
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  Speaker 1: but more efficient.
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  Speaker 2: A non-binding referendum found 72 percent favor bringing back systems
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  Speaker 2: like ShotSpotter, which Black Mayor Brandon Johnson discontinued more than
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  Speaker 2: two years ago. California Governor Gavin Newsom is moving to
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  Speaker 2: convert all 548 death sentences in the state to life
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  Speaker 2: without parole. Newsom says the death penalty contradicts California's values
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  Speaker 2: while acknowledging the impact on victims' families. The ACLU praised
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  Speaker 2: the decision, citing concerns about racial bias and capital punishment.
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  Speaker 2: And former President Barack Obama is celebrating Democrats' sweeping midterm victories.
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  Speaker 2: In a social media post, Obama credited voters for sending
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  Speaker 2: a clear message that they want leaders focused on unity
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  Speaker 2: and real solutions. Democrats secured control of Congress with major
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  Speaker 2: wins in states including Texas, Michigan, Ohio, and South Carolina.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Amber Payton with BIN News Now. Back to you, Doug.
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  Speaker 1: All right. Thanks a lot. Well, the results from Tuesday's
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  Speaker 1: midterm election brought a blue and blackity black wave of victories.
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  Speaker 1: And tonight, the question is whether the wave has enough
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  Speaker 1: strength to carry through Mississippi. Black Democratic challenger Scott Colum
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  Speaker 1: is leading Republican incumbent Cindy Hyde-Smith by a pretty narrow
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  Speaker 1: margin in the state Senate race. A victory would make
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  Speaker 1: him Mississippi's first black senator since 1881. Colum told MSNOW
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  Speaker 1: that's the least of his concerns.
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  Speaker 2: My focus is.
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  Speaker 3: Making sure I make it easier for the next African-American kid,
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  Speaker 3: boy or girl, that wants to be a senator that
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  Speaker 3: has the vision, the values, the work ethic. I want
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  Speaker 3: to do everything in my power to make it easier
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  Speaker 3: for them. I want to be straight above board on everything.
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  Speaker 3: I want to be the most ethical senator I can be.
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  Speaker 1: I want to.
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  Speaker 3: be able to explain my decision-making in a way that
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  Speaker 3: even if people disagree, they say, well, at least I
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  Speaker 3: understand where it's coming from because I think people should
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  Speaker 3: be judged outside of the color of their skin. I
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  Speaker 3: think they should be judged on the content of their character.
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  Speaker 3: That was King's dream.
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  Speaker 1: WAPT-TV reports Colum has over a thousand vote lead as
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  Speaker 1: election workers continue processing ballots. Hyde-Smith's campaign says a full
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  Speaker 1: count will show she's been reelected. Mississippi's racial history comes
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  Speaker 1: into conversation surrounding the race. The state's 1890 Constitution used
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  Speaker 1: poll taxes and literacy requirements to suppress black voting after Reconstruction.
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  Speaker 1: If elected, he'll also become the first senator from the
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  Speaker 1: Democratic Party in four decades. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Mayor
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  Speaker 1: African-American Karen Bass is stepping back. She's conceded in the
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  Speaker 1: tightly contested race against progressive candidate Nithya Raman. Today's vote
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  Speaker 1: tally puts Raman ahead at about 52%, and Bass at 48%.
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  Speaker 1: It was a battle. Here's Bass speaking to supporters at
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  Speaker 1: a watch party election night.
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  Speaker 2: As we await for the votes to be counted, there
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  Speaker 2: is one thing I can tell you with absolute certainty.
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  Speaker 1: I have never been more proud of our city. Raman,
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  Speaker 1: an Indian-born city planner, ran her campaign on affordability. She
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  Speaker 1: would become L.A. 's first Asian-American mayor. Bass was the
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  Speaker 1: city's first black mayor. And finally, while Democrats are calling
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  Speaker 1: it a Southern breakthrough, Texas turned blue with the Democratic
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  Speaker 1: governor and projected U.S. Senator Keisha Lance Bottoms became the
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  Speaker 1: first black woman elected governor in American history. Alabama Congressman
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  Speaker 1: Shamari Figures is back in for another term. And for
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  Speaker 1: Black voters, these are more than just victories. They're evidence
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  Speaker 1: that when Black people show up to vote, Black people
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  Speaker 1: show out. Preliminary reports indicate that Black voters had a
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  Speaker 1: major effect on Democratic victories, particularly in the South. Compared
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  Speaker 1: to 2024 election numbers, Black men came out in droves
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  Speaker 1: this time around to support Democratic candidates, PBS reports. In
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  Speaker 1: the 2024 presidential election, 24% of Black male voters supported Trump.
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  Speaker 1: In the 2026 midterms, only 10% supported Republican House candidates.
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  Speaker 1: And it's also important to note that 90 percent of
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  Speaker 1: black Georgia men voted for Keish Lance Bottoms in 2024.
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  Speaker 1: Only 75 percent supported Kamala Harris for president. Stay connected
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  Speaker 1: and subscribe and follow BIN News this hour wherever you
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  Speaker 1: get your podcasts. I'm Doug Davis for the Black Information Network.