Current Voter Suppression Bills in Texas
Did you know that it is harder to cast your ballot in Texas than in any other state? While we might like to think our elected officials are hard at work for Texans, in fact Republi
What is Voter Suppression, and What Does it Look Like in Texas?
Voter suppression takes many forms, but its goal is to keep people at the bottom of this country’s social hierarchy – people of color, the working class, the young – from exe
Forty-Five Day Fighting Voter Suppression Initiative
Thanks to organizers’ hard work and dedication across the nation, Americans turned out in record numbers to cast their ballots in the 2020 election. Quickly deducing that wid
Viola Liuzzo: A Martyr and a Catalyst for Change
Last month we celebrated an icon of civil rights, John Lewis, and recounted the events of one of the most horrifying examples of voter suppression. For Women’s History Month,
Following the Lead of Mary Eliza Church Terrell
In this Women’s History month, we honor suffragette and civil rights activist Mary Eliza Church Terrell, who used her passion and talent to stand up to injustice. She believed in
Reform Democracy and Protect Voting Rights
In the wake of the historic voter turnout in 2020, fraught with conspiracy theories about the inaccuracy of the results, states across the nation have increased their intensity to
Vote for Better Healthcare in our Communities
Covid-19 continues to spread at a fast pace through the United States, and with only 4 percent of the world’s population, the US accounts for 20% of global Covid-19 deaths. Fortu
We Remember: The March on Edmund Pettus Bridge.
In this Black History Month, let us take a moment to recount the events of one of the starkest example of voter suppression that holds an indelible stain on our history. On March 7
America: Who Are We?
I am writing this on the eve of the swearing in of our new President, Joe Biden, and our new Vice President, Kamala Harris.It has been a long four years. The tensions in the wake o
Our Democracy hangs in the balance
Thomas Friedman perfectly summed up our choices when he appeared with Anderson Cooper on CNN this week: Al Gore took a bullet for this country when he accepted the ruling of the