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America Needs More Accountability for Disregarding Black Lives—Congressional Republicans Are Pushing for Less

A massive corporate lobbying effort is running in parallel and contrary to the Black-led push for accountability throughout American society.
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August 6, 2020
Amy Traub
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This Constitution Day, How We Can Undo the White Supremacist Roots of Our Nation’s Founding

Our Constitution was designed to protect the institution of slavery and has led to the centuries-long assault on Black people and the ongoing struggle to secure the right to vote. This is why we put forth a proposal to finally, fully guarantee the right to vote.
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Laura Williamson
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Amidst Multiple Storms of Injustice and the 15th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Fight for Climate Justice Continues  

Gulf Coast communities face the same environmental and racial injustices they faced during Hurricane Katrina—except now with the overlapping crises of COVID-19, economic collapse, and uprisings for Black Lives. Policy change must undo this injustice.
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Lesley Williams
Adrien Salazar
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Voter Registration Through Human Service Agencies During COVID-19

We encourage states to update their procedures if they have not been providing voter registration opportunities as part of ex parte Medicaid renewals and SNAP benefit extensions.
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Brenda Wright

Research says that white women will reach pay equality by the year 2055. Black women won't get there until 2119.

Twelve years after starting college, the white female borrower has paid off 72% of her loan balance. Over the same time period, the typical Black female borrower's balance has grown by 13%.
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Dayana Yochim

Black People Are Tired Of Inaction Against Police Brutality. They’re Watching Biden To See If He’ll Turn The Tide.

"Many of these folks are asking what is the point of voting since politicians all seem to perpetuate a broken system. We need them to see voting as meaningful, and for them to see voting as meaningful they need to, I think, have a real choice."
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Nidhi Prakash
Ryan Brooks
George Floyd

Leading National Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Denounce Murder of George Floyd, Call for Impartial Investigation of Officers Involved

This epidemic of racialized violence must stop, and it must stop now.
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Back to Work or Else? Risky Reopening Policies Put Black and Brown Workers in Danger

We're all seeing systematic efforts to shift the economic and health risks of the pandemic from governments and employers and onto the backs of disproportionately Black and brown workers.
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Amy Traub
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Native American Tribes and Voting Rights Group Notify South Dakota Agencies of Serious Voter Registration Violations

Tribes and Group call on South Dakota Public Assistance Agencies and Motor Vehicle Offices to Ensure Compliance with the National Voter Registration Act
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Your credit score shouldn't drop because of coronavirus

Private credit reporting companies should be replaced by a publicly run credit registry that operates in the public interest and that automatically corrects for events like natural disasters and global health crises.
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Amy Traub

Civil Rights Coalition Launches Day of Action in Support of Electoral Security and Modernization

"The reforms we need in the midst of this pandemic are the same changes we’ve long needed to dismantle the structural barriers locking Black and brown voters out of full participation in our democracy."
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Civil Rights Organizations Release Troubling Findings of Wisconsin Voter Turnout in April 2020 Primary

“The troubling gap in voter turnout among racial groups indicates an immediate need for lawmakers to address the issues, both historic and current, that continue to silence Black and Brown voters.”
In the media
Caitlin Conant
Milwaukee Census and Voter turnout map

COVID-19 Silenced Voters of Color in Wisconsin

Our analysis of 2020 election data shows how COVID exposed the flaws in our current election system and disproportionately affected Black and brown voters in Milwaukee. All cities and counties should take note to pass the necessary policies to protect voters.
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Shruti Banerjee
Dr. Megan Gall, All Voting Is Local

Civil Rights Organizations Release Troubling Findings of Wisconsin Voter Turnout in April 2020 Primary

“The data is clear. The troubling gap in voter turnout among racial groups indicates an immediate need for lawmakers to address the issues, both historic and current, that continue to silence Black and Brown voters.”
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