Getting Americans with Disabilities Out to Vote
Note: In recent years, much of the disability community has come around to use identity-first language in order to emphasize the immovable nature of their identity as a disabled pe
Voting Showdown in Texas
The battle over who has a voice in governance in Texas boiled over last week when Texas Democrats left the state and headed to Washington, D.C. to bring the fight to the national s
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
Democracy Prevailed
Against opposition and an attempted coup, our Democracy prevailed last week, which is a testament to our Constitution. A record number of Americans turned out to exercise their rig
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