The articles in this issue of NRBP reflect the breadth of scholarship in African American politics. Scholars who study Black politics approach the subject from many angles. Many focus on political behavior. Others focus on policies that affect Black communities. Still others consider the cultural significance of full Black political participation.
The three original articles in this issue reflect that breadth of inquiry. The first article, by Andrea Benjamin and Sydney Carr, looks at voting behavior across racial groups. Their key question is whether racial coalitions look similar for different types of Democratic congressional candidates. In other words, do white and nonwhite incumbents receive the same level of support from voters of different races? What about white and nonwhite challengers? Do Black, white, and Latinx voters support them at the same rates? They find that Black voters comprise the base of minority incumbents’ re-election coalitions. For scholars interested in the...
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