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Vote Dilution Research: Methods Of Analysis, Sheila Ards, Marjorie Lewis
Vote Dilution Research: Methods Of Analysis, Sheila Ards, Marjorie Lewis
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Why have issues which disproportionately affect African Americans not been brought to the policy forefront and given attention properly so that effective solutions can be found? Because of their roles as controllers of the government's budget, politicians and other policy makers decide which problems will be addressed. It is important, therefore, that African Americans elect political candidates of their choice. In the past, African Americans largely were outside the arena of public policy setting. Thus, solutions to problems which disproportionately affected African Americans were not pursued.