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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

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.”
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Caitlin Conant
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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
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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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Roundup: Racism Is Sabotaging the Postal Service and the Black Middle Class

Taking on the war against the USPS, voter fraud myths, and more.
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A Roadmap To A More Equitable Democracy

COVID-19 has exposed longstanding racial and economic inequalities in American life, which is evident in the fact that communities of color are being hit the hardest by both the medical and the economic impacts of the virus.
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States and Cities With Public Campaign Financing Lead on Paid Sick Leave Policies

Small donor public financing helps underrepresented populations run and win races.
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David Moore
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3 Ways to Build a Racially Inclusive Democracy During COVID-19 and Beyond

Now is a moment to fix longstanding inequities in our voting systems and build a more inclusive democracy, rather than solely seeking out emergency, short-term policy changes.
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Laura Williamson

Task Forces Will Undermine the Democratic Process in 2020 Election

“[The] whole idea of voter fraud is predicated on this idea that greater participation is dangerous and not good for democracy."
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Anoa Changa

We Need to Rewrite the Constitution to Stop Voter Suppression

We’ve reshaped society before to make America more equitable. We can do it again.
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K. Sabeel Rahman

Lawsuit Says Florida Makes It Needlessly Hard for Many People to Vote

"Vote by mail is not equally accessible to all voters. People are being left out."
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Joshua Ceballos