It is time for state and local governments to take the lead in reimagining public safety.
Ben Jealous
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To protect democracy, we have to fix the Supreme Court
Will our federal government step up to protect voting rights, or will more and more states suppress them?Â
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Three urgent steps to defend democracy from cynics and skeptics
There are three urgently important steps Congress must take this year to defend voting rights and strengthen democracy.
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Greater justice is coming: taking on abusive and deadly policing with new DOJ leadership
In his first month on the job, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland reversed a Trump-era policy that made it harder for the Justice Department to investigate police departments…
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Biden and Harris flex their muscles on their first day in office
President Biden had signed a dozen executive actions to reverse harmful Trump policies on the pandemic, the economy, immigration and climate change.
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We cannot lose sight of the historic milestones
Georgians had the rare opportunity to vote for two senators at the same time. They elected Rev. Raphael Warnock, a progressive prophetic Black preacher, and Jon Ossoff, a young Jewish journalist and filmmaker.
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Georgia’s Black voters can make history again
Georgia’s Black voters have already made history once this year. Let’s help them do it again. And again.
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A huge victory – and more work to do
In his speech Saturday night, Joe Biden made it clear that he understands how much he owes to Black folks: ‘The African American community stood up again for me.’
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A hard lesson in democracy
Let us never fail to pay attention or forget to stay active in every election.
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It’s up to us to defend the Black vote
Just weeks before Election Day, with millions of people voting already, the Black vote is being attacked from every angle.
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Tell Republicans: Stop Trump from trashing our Post Office
The post office is one of the most respected institutions in America, a lifeline for millions of Americans, and a source of good jobs for thousands of Black people—and the Trump administration is trying to destroy it.