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COVID-19 & Racial Justice

This pandemic has not fallen equally across society. It has magnified crises that have always existed for Black and brown people. Now, more than ever, we need long-term solutions to these longstanding inequities.

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Our Strategy on COVID-19

This crisis will not be resolved soon. But Black and brown families, in particular, cannot survive a middling, incremental response. We need radical, unprecedentedly bold, race-forward ideas to bring immediate aid to communities on the brink of death and collapse. In the coming weeks, we need to bring that relief by addressing 5 core problems at the root of the current crisis.

Read our statement on COVID-19 and Demos’ strategy at this moment

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Amy Traub

Black Women Saved American Democracy: Investing in Care Infrastructure is One Way to Thank Them

Caregiving work has historically been undervalued. Today, Black women are disproportionately employed in caregiving work and facing the worst of the COVID-19 economic crisis.

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Amid Funding Crisis White House Requests 16B For Childcare

Spending on our collective well-being helps people keep a roof over their heads, feed their families, and help grow our overall economy.

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Daniella Zessoules

Second Striketober Shows Growing Power of Organized Labor

This recent wave of organizing is a direct response to corporate consolidation of power that has harmed Black and brown workers across the country.

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Daniella Zessoules
Capitol

Biden’s Proposed Build Back Better Act Strengthens Our Economy and Democracy but Much More Remains to be Done

The Build Back Better Act would dramatically help working people and families. Now, the passage of this once-in-a-lifetime framework is in the hands of a few legislators who are beholden to corporations and the ultrarich.

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Daniella Zessoules
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Williams v. DeSantis
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Our case challenging Florida's lack of necessary emergency accommodations for presidential primary election due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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