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Democratic stars shine on DNC Day Three

The third day of the Democratic Convention is history. It was a day full of Democratic stars.

Mayor Reed urges diversity, not division

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed took the stage to loud applause and quickly made an optimistic case for the future of our nation:

“I believe we have a responsibility to one another, and to the next generation, to ensure that our opportunity is limited only by our imagination. I share this belief with Hillary Clinton: That our achievements are limited only by what we can dream and do.”

Read: Kasim Reed at DNC: ‘We choose diversity over division’

Park Cannon stands up for queer, black women

24 year-old state Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta) lit up Twitter after introducing herself to Democrats and the nation:

“I’m Park Cannon. I am a woman. I’m African-American. I’m queer. And I am the newest member of the Georgia House of Representatives.”

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood, took notice of Rep. Cannon’s speech and Tweeted her line, “We need to trust Black women.”

Read: Watch queer Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon’s Democratic convention address

President Obama shreds Trump, makes case for Clinton

President Barack Obama gave a rousing speech to detail a very different vision of a changing America than the xenophobia that characterizes Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign.

Read: Obama Explains Why A Changing America Terrifies Donald Trump

Meanwhile, Trump seeks an assist from Russian hackers

Outside of the DNC, Republicans are determined to keep their messages in the news. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump decided he may need a little outside help to win the election and encouraged Russian hackers to find missing emails from Hillary Clinton’s personal email server.

Read: Trump Publicly Encourages Russia To Hack Hillary Clinton’s Email

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