Fully engaging and including Black people of all genders will strengthen the political power of Black communities.

Our communities are threatened, and our democracy is falling apart. Why any real solution requires understanding civic power and then building it.

K. Sabeel Rahman and Hollie Russon Gilman's new book, Civic Power, calls for a broader approach to democratic reform, offering a critical framework and concrete suggestions to support those reforms that meaningfully redistribute power to citizens.

Rebuilding American Democracy in an Era of Crisis

About the event series for black and brown millennials

Why we've organized an event series for black and brown millennials.

By enacting SB 7066, the Florida legislature has created two classes of returning citizens: those who can afford to reclaim their voting rights, and those who cannot.

Today’s Supreme Court decision that federal courts have no ability to check extreme partisan gerrymandering is a stunning blow to our democracy. This decision represents an abdication of judicial responsibility to protect against constitutional violations.

We must envision—and work toward—a democracy agenda that reflects and responds to all the diverse communities who call the United States home.