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/* QG-AA-EXPLICIT-CONTRAST */
/*
  african-american.css contains light cards/tables inside the site's dark V2
  presentation. Do not allow global V2 text colors to inherit into those
  light surfaces.
*/
.aa-main {
  color:#f4eee2 !important;
}
.aa-main > section > h2,
.aa-main > section > p,
.aa-main .aa-intro,
.aa-main .quote {
  color:#f4eee2 !important;
  opacity:1 !important;
}

/* Light evidence surfaces require dark ink. */
.aa-grid article,
.aa-grid article h3,
.aa-grid article p,
.aa-grid article li,
.aa-flow div,
.aa-flow div strong,
.aa-flow div b,
.aa-flow div span,
.aa-callout,
.aa-callout p,
.aa-callout strong,
.aa-table td,
.aa-table td p,
.aa-table td span,
.aa-table td strong {
  color:#211813 !important;
  opacity:1 !important;
}

/* Table header remains dark with light lettering. */
.aa-table th {
  color:#f4eee2 !important;
  opacity:1 !important;
}

/* =========================================================
   QG African-American Research — definitive contrast repair
   2026-09-24
   ========================================================= */

.aa-main,
.aa-main section,
.aa-main p,
.aa-main h2,
.aa-main h3,
.aa-main strong,
.aa-main b,
.aa-main span,
.aa-main article,
.aa-main article p,
.aa-main article h3,
.aa-main .aa-flow,
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.aa-main .aa-flow span,
.aa-main .aa-flow strong,
.aa-main .aa-flow b,
.aa-main .aa-callout,
.aa-main .quote {
    color: #111111 !important;
}

.aa-main article,
.aa-main .aa-callout,
.aa-main .quote,
.aa-main .aa-flow div {
    background-color: #ffffff !important;
}

.aa-main .aa-table,
.aa-main .aa-table tbody,
.aa-main .aa-table tbody tr,
.aa-main .aa-table tbody td {
    color: #111111 !important;
    background-color: #ffffff !important;
}

.aa-main .aa-table thead,
.aa-main .aa-table thead tr,
.aa-main .aa-table thead th {
    color: #111111 !important;
    background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;
}

.aa-main .status {
    color: #111111 !important;
    background-color: #eeeeee !important;
}

.aa-main .aa-label {
    color: #111111 !important;
}