Politics & Democracy

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Why America needs the leadership of black women

The media has given us a frustratingly sexist and racist narrative that the only formidable Democratic candidate for the 2020 presidential election is a white man. We have been bombarded with headlines and sound bites that reinforce the idea that only a white man can beat Donald Trump in 2020.

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8 Min
By: LaTosha Brown

Underground music, political organizing, and how to build the America we all deserve

When I was in the underground do-it-yourself music scene as a young person, I noticed something. A seven-inch vinyl recorded by young people in their basements that sold a few thousand copies had more of a cultural impact than some pop music packaged and marketed for mass

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5 Min
By: Maurice Mitchell

Before the 2020 election, we MUST fight back against voter suppression

When Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams lost to Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp last year, the long legacy of Georgia’s voter suppression—closed polling locations, slow-moving lines, 53,000 voters waiting to be verified—thrust voters rights directly into the public discourse again. It was a

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7 Min
By: Rochaun MeadowsFernandez

Civil rights groups mobilize to register ex-felon voters in battle against Florida poll tax law

Florida voters overwhelmingly chose to restore the voting rights of people with former felony convictions when they passed Amendment 4 in November last year, only to see Gov. Ron DeSantis sign a law seven months later that would deny that right if a former felon owes money to the state.

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4 Min
By: Alexandra Arriaga

Formerly incarcerated citizens across Louisiana are celebrating their right to vote

This week, the Black Voters Matter Fund is taking to Louisiana streets with a bus and a cause—registering as many new voters as possible. Thousands of formerly incarcerated people are eligible to register following a new bill signed into state law in 2018, and the organization wants to spread

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5 Min
By: Orion Rodriguez

Black Voters Matter Fund to help ex-felons return to the voter rolls across Louisiana

When a new Louisiana voting rights bill was signed into law last year, thousands of ex-felons were on their way to regaining their right to vote. Almost immediately after returning from prison in December, Shreveport resident Charles Blue went to the registrar’s office. “My vote is my power,

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2 Min
By: Alexandra Arriaga

A call to enter politics becomes a lifelong mission to lift up Native communities

Hau Mitakuyapi! (Hello my relatives!) Please allow me to introduce myself as a new Prism fellow. I recently completed 10 years in the South Dakota legislature and have been in politics for the past 14 years. In the majority of these positions, I was tasked to work with Native American

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5 Min
By: Kevin Killer

With a focus on leadership, South Dakota’s Kevin Killer is lifting up Native American voices

Kevin Killer wants young people to take control of their future. The former South Dakota state senator has spent his career lifting up Native American communities and encouraging youth to get involved in public service. As the co-founder of Advance Native Political Leadership, Killer works to educate and inspire

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5 Min
By: Carolyn Copeland

Debate reminder: Women of color, not pundits, will determine Democratic front-runner

When 20 candidates take the stage for the first Democratic presidential debate on Wednesday and Thursday, no one among them will arrive in Miami as the actual front-runner. Pundits have been telling us otherwise by pointing to polls that show Joe Biden is in the lead. It is simply

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4 Min
By: Aimee Allison

Guided by a deep love for the South, LaTosha Brown charts a new path for black voters across U.S.

Even when she was a little girl in rural Alabama, Black Voters Matter Fund co-founder LaTosha Brown had giant ideas about power. “My whole life, I wanted to be a part of change,” said Brown, who co-founded the fund in 2016 with fellow political strategist Cliff Albright. “I

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6 Min
By: Irna Landrum

For Way to Win’s Tory Gavito, quality candidates, multiculturalism are key to Democratic victories

Tory Gavito isn’t afraid to play the long game. As co-founder and president of Way to Win, a California-based network of progressive donors and strategists, Gavito spends a majority of her time collaborating with community organizations around the country to gather funding for local, statewide, and national

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4 Min
By: Carolyn Copeland

As she works to expand voting power, Nse Ufot brings art and culture to voting rights activism

As executive director of the New Georgia Project, Nse Ufot is making remarkable strides in reshaping the political landscape in Georgia. She oversees NGP’s efforts to expand the voting power and political influence of black, Asian, and Latinx people by registering each of the 800,000 unregistered voters of

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6 Min
By: Irna Landrum

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