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National Voter Registration Day Celebrates Ten Years

September 19, 2022

By Amani Southerland

The outstanding gap in registration and ongoing threats of disenfranchisement from extremist Republicans continue to make the holiday necessary.

In Georgia, Young Grassroots Organizers Are Key to Keeping the State Blue

May 13, 2022

By Amani Southerland

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

January 17, 2022

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

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

April 30, 2021

By Darryl Lorenzo Wellington

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

August 16, 2019

By Mikka Macdonald

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!

August 7, 2018

By Laura Munoz

“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

December 18, 2017

By Thomas Kennedy

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

December 15, 2017

By Jamilah Sabur

How You Can Help Stop Voter Suppression in Florida

November 22, 2017

By Thomas Kennedy

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

October 31, 2017

By Thomas Kennedy

The state must do all it can to enfranchise its citizens and expand democracy for all.

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