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Taifa Smith Butler

Reclaiming Freedom and Liberty As We Honor Black History

Our work doesn't end when Black History Month does.
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Dēmos President Taifa Smith Butler Statement on the 58th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday

We need a democracy that works for everyone in it
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A Toolkit for North Carolina: Combatting Wrongful Voter Purges

A resource for North Carolinian advocates and local leaders to understand, spot, and report unlawful voter purges.
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Dēmos President Taifa Smith-Butler: Today’s Results Show the Real Power in Our Communities

In the face of anti-voter restrictions, Black and brown voters across Georgia showed they would not be deterred from making their voices heard. 
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League of Women Voters of Ohio v. LaRose
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We are challenging the new process for conducting Ohio’s primary election. It will deprive Ohioans of their fundamental right to vote and fail to allow voters to register up to 30 days prior to the election, in violation of the National Voter Registration Act.
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Economic Justice
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The current go-it-alone economic system has created record inequality and stalled mobility for the next generation. A new paradigm must be created.
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