Anoa Changa

Anoa Changa

Anoa Changa is a journalist and organizer focused on innovating electoral justice coverage. Follow her on Twitter at @thewaywithanoa.

68 posts
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

More delays in voting rights restoration for formerly incarcerated Floridians

Restoration of rights for formerly incarcerated Floridians is once again on hold after a federal appeals court granted a request to stay a lower court decision that “the state of Florida’s pay-to-vote system was an unconstitutional restriction on the right to vote.” Earlier this year, a three-judge panel of

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2 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

Poll: Black voters want bold plans—not recycled reforms

A recent poll shows overwhelming Black voter support for community-guided safety models. A joint venture between Data for Progress and the Movement for Black Lives, titled “Black Voters Want to Revolutionize Policing in the United States,” gauged voter viewpoints along several issues including defunding the police, President Donald Trump resigning,

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4 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

PBS docuseries spotlights women of color candidates: Q&A with ‘And She Could Be Next’ directors

The groundbreaking docuseries And She Could Be Next moves from a post-2016 election idea to reality next week with its PBS premiere. Showing over two nights, Monday, June 29 and Tuesday, June 30, And She Could Be Next follows the journeys of U.S. Reps. Lucy McBath, Rashida Tlaib, and

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7 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

Georgia voting rights activists push back on claims that absentee ballots cause ‘capacity issues’

Georgia voting rights advocates are pushing back on the state legislature’s attempt to limit absentee ballot use. Citing “capacity issues,” Republican legislators want to prevent the secretary of state and county boards of election from proactively mailing out absentee ballot applications, as was done ahead of the June 9

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3 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

How the Movement 4 Black Lives is turning Juneteenth into a weekend of action

On June 19, 1865, enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, were read federal orders declaring the end of slavery, making them one of the last Black American communities to learn of their emancipation. In the 155 years since, Juneteenth has become a celebration of freedom for Black communities across the

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4 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

Georgia protesters order elected officials to ‘do your job’ during Monday’s March on Georgia

Led by the Georgia NAACP, protestors gathered with masks on and fists raised to send a message to state legislators. Chants of “do your job” and “you gonna lose your job” rang out from protestors attending Monday’s March on Georgia. Before marching to the state capitol, participants gathered beside

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5 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

SNCC reflects on 60 years of multigenerational organizing

Over the past few months, the country has been rocked by a wave of demands focused on shifting the way American society operates. Calls for the dismantling of the current societal structure in favor of one that prioritizes equity and justice ring louder with each passing week. Whether it’s

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6 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

‘This was avoidable’: Georgians face challenges when trying to vote in Tuesday’s election

It seems like Georgia’s top election officials learned little to nothing from Wisconsin’s spring primary. As Georgians vote Tuesday in the consolidated and rescheduled presidential and state primaries, many are reporting long lines, polling locations delayed in opening, and varying issues with the new voting machines. Coupled with

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5 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Crime, Reform & Abolition

Hennepin County Commissioner Angela Conley on grieving and organizing after murder of George Floyd

As Minneapolis community organizations grapple with the killing of George Floyd, locals are still grappling with the memory of justice delayed and denied in the murders of Jamar Clark and Philando Castile. As a journalist, it has been a tough week trying to sustain and be well personally while remaining

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7 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

Julián Castro launches People First Future, spotlighting people of color and progressive candidates

Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Mayor of San Antonio, Texas, Julián Castro, has launched a new political action committee (PAC). People First Future PAC is focused on electing progressive candidates committed to prioritizing the needs of people, particularly those from marginalized

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2 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

Florida judge took a novel approach to restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated people

Ruling in favor of formerly incarcerated Floridians, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Hinkle determined the state of Florida’s pay-to-vote system was an unconstitutional restriction on the right to vote. In the 125-page trial order published over the holiday weekend, Hinkle examined each argument raised during an eight-day trial

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3 Min
By: Anoa Changa
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Politics & Democracy

Trump’s faulty weaponization of voter fraud is worthy of ‘cross-partisan’ denunciation

President Donald Trump’s recent tweets concerning absentee ballot use in Michigan and Nevada are a part of an ongoing pattern of abuse of power and undermining confidence in the political process. Outraged that secretaries of state in Michigan and Nevada were expanding vote-by-mail options, Trump recklessly tweeted that both

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