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Threats to Ballot Access: New Report Examines Risks of Wrongful Voter Removals Across the Country

Dēmos examines ballot access issues, voter suppression in AZ, GA, OH, CA, IN, WI, MI, NC, TX, LA 

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August 10, 2023

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Unfinished Business: Revisiting Dodd-Frank and the Path to Economic Progress

On the anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, we reflect on recent banking failures and the inequities inherent in our current financial system. 

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Daniella Zessoules
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A Supreme Court Power Grab: Attacking Federal Agencies to Advance an Extremist Agenda

Why the Court's decision to limit the EPA's power to regulate water access is yet another case of eroding the power of the other branches of government at the expense of Black and brown people.

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Ashley Tjhung
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Supreme Court's Rejection of Affirmative Action Widens the Divide: Dēmos Calls for Renewed Efforts to Combat Systemic Racism

“The 14th Amendment is supposed to be a shield against racism, and now it’s being used as a sword.” 

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Taifa Smith Butler

“Apprehensive, insulted and angry” – Fighting Texas’ Shameful Attempt to Purge Naturalized Citizens from the Voting Rolls

Yesterday, Demos and 4 other civil rights legal organizations filed an emergency motion to stop Texas from discriminating against voters of color and purging naturalized citizens who are eligible to vote from the voter rolls.
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Brenda Wright

Republicans Oppose Proposed Law That Would Fight White Supremacy, Restore Democracy and Empower Black Voters

Democrats have proposed H.R. 1, a bill that would make our democracy more equitable, improved access for vulnerable groups to have a real say in how we are governed, and roll back voting restrictions that have disproportionately harmed people of color.
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Caleb J. Gayle

Civil Rights Organizations Sue Texas Officials Over Attempted Voter Purge

Lawsuit states that creation and rollout of flawed voter purge list discriminated against naturalized citizens.
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Demos President Calls for Virginia Governor Northam to Resign

Racism by our government officials and elected leadership is intolerable, regardless of party affiliation.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Black History Month: Brilliance, Excellence, and Innovativeness

As a child, I vividly remember my Puerto Rican mom always watching the Oprah Winfrey Show, and I distinctly remember Oprah Winfrey and her show being my first real exposure to black culture, besides my black father and his family.
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Lesley Williams

Black History Month: Remembering the Brave Who Pursued Justice

Today, Black History Month is an invitation to face with confidence the tragedies and trials that break our hearts, to be fearless in hope and unyielding in our fight for justice — for all of us.
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Carol Lautier, Ph.D.
Empty chairs in a college classroom

State Universities Are Being Resegregated

If the goal is to resegregate higher education, the efforts have largely worked. Amid budget cuts and attacks on affirmative action, elite public colleges are enrolling fewer black students than they were a generation ago.
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Mark Huelsman

First, Unlearn

We at Demos are acutely aware of, and actively fighting against, the racist policies, beliefs, political tactics and narratives that have created and deepened the racial divide in our country. On this third annual National Day of Racial Healing*, we are reflecting on the ways in which we can unite
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Lucy Mayo

Here’s Why The Day Of Racial Healing Is An On-Going Commitment

We must find ways to meaningfully engage with each other, to open our homes to each other and to have the hard conversations.
In the media
Rodney McKenzie, Jr.

National Day of Racial Healing 2019 - #HowWeHeal

Rodney McKenzie, Jr., Vice President of Campaigns and Partnerships shares his thoughts on National Day of Racial Healing.
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Rodney McKenzie, Jr.