| Trump's win exposed political tensions between Arab-American voters, who were critical of Democratic support of Israel's war in Gaza, and Black voters, who remain the Democrats' most loyal supporters. That friction is especially pronounced in the majority Arab city of Dearborn, Michigan, and its majority Black neighbor, Detroit. This week, we talk to folks who attended a testy iftar dinner during Ramadan where Arab and Black folks sat down to begin having tough conversations. |
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A 30-year-old Black nurse and mother in Atlanta, named Adriana Smith, was declared brain-dead earlier this year after a hospital misdiagnosed what was revealed to be multiple blood clots in her brain. At the time, Smith was nine weeks pregnant. Under the state of Georgia’s six-week abortion ban, Smith’s body is being kept alive for three months by law to carry her fetus to term. Smith’s family has no say in the matter, and in fact, her mother believes this is “torture.” There is no certainty of the fetus’ health or vitality for another few weeks. If they survive, they’ll one day learn that their mother was turned into an incubator.
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Written by B.A. Parker and edited by Dalia Mortada |
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