National Voter Registration Day Celebrates Ten Years
The outstanding gap in registration and ongoing threats of disenfranchisement from extremist Republicans continue to make the holiday necessary.
Tag: voting rights
In Georgia, Young Grassroots Organizers Are Key to Keeping the State Blue
As the Georgia primary nears, organizers on the ground have played an integral part in raising early voting numbers and mobilizing the youth vote.
This King Day We Must Ensure We Don’t Filibuster Away Democracy
This 2022 King holiday symbolizes our responsibility to sustain his legacy by protecting voting rights. If it takes ending the filibuster, so be it.
We Can Combat Attacks on Voting Rights with the For the People Act
Some lawmakers are out of touch with international leaders, the Nobel Peace committee and what it means to be a Democracy. Since losing the November presidential and Congressional races, the…
The case for D.C. statehood is really about voting rights
time for a change and reforms to our democracy so that we are truly by and for the people. The case for D.C. statehood is part of that charge and with more and more people leaning into the fight we might just get the change we need.
Unite the Vote for the Vote!
“The basic elements so vital to Negro advancement can only be achieved by seeking redress from government at local, state and federal levels. To do this the vote is essential,”…
Alabama Is The Perfect Test Case For Empowering Black And Brown Voters
Democrat Doug Jones managed to accomplish last week what conventional wisdom thought impossible when he defeated the GOP candidate Roy Moore, an alleged pedophile and bigot, to become the next…
Restore voter rights to 1.5 million people in Florida
How You Can Help Stop Voter Suppression in Florida
Last year, I became a United States citizen and a registered voter after living as an undocumented immigrant in this country for more than a decade. I was born in…
Florida Petition Seeks to Restore Voting Rights of 1.5 Million People
The state must do all it can to enfranchise its citizens and expand democracy for all.