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A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve (capitalbnews.org)
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[–] ezmack@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Idk about moving state to state but I noticed people's definition of "reasonable commuting distance" got a little bigger durring covid. Like I'll do a longer drive if I'm doing it 2x a week instead of 5x. People that'd otherwise be in town or a blue suburb pushed a little farther into the exurbs.

I think a lot of people are racist tho so idk if that's helping