Few groups have been hit harder and in more ways this past year than members of the African-American community. Three major crises - the coronavirus pandemic, the resulting recession and the protests for racial and social justice that sprang up after the police killing of George Floyd - have conspired to place Black America in a uniquely precarious position.

To find out how these myriad calamities are impacting African-Americans’ capacity to exercise their right to vote in key states across the country, John Iadarola spoke with Kenya Evelyn, the breaking news reporter for The Guardian USA. She has been traveling from state-to-state and reporting back on the additional barriers being constructed, primarily by Republicans, to depress black turnout and other issues germane to the political experience of African-Americans. In this clip Kenya explains that a political age divide has arisen among many black people, with younger African-Americans trending toward a more progressive politics bordering on democratic socialism compared to their elders, who remain more moderate in their political leanings.

Kenya also shared with John her perspective on the ongoing battle to allow the formerly incarcerated to vote in Florida, as well as what impact rising coronavirus infection rates may have on black voter turnout in critical battleground states like Wisconsin.