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Why Stacey Abrams is Important for Georgia and Our Democracy

December 14, 2021 admin 0

By Ben Jealous You know the old game, two truths and a lie? Here are two truths and a lie about Georgia and Stacey Abrams, who recently announced that she’s running for governor. Let’s start with the lie. The big […]

Three Urgent Steps to Defend Democracy from Cynics and Skeptics

July 4, 2021 admin 0

By Ben Jealous The far-right attack on voting rights is fierce. And the unwillingness of some Senate Democrats to challenge rules that allow a Republican minority to block voting rights bills is making some question whether we can turn back […]

Greater Justice is Coming: Taking on Abusive and Deadly Policing with New DOJ Leadership

May 18, 2021 admin 0

By Ben Jealous Thanks to the voters who elected President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, we now have a Department of Justice that actually cares about justice. And I am not just talking about justice as an idea. […]

Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels complicated this year

January 18, 2021 admin 0

We Cannot Not Lose Sight of the Historic Milestones By Ben Jealous Martin Luther King Jr. Day feels complicated this year.We have new reasons to celebrate. High on that list is the election of Rev. Raphael Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer […]

It’s Up to Us to Defend the Black Vote

October 19, 2020 admin 0

By Ben Jealous Just weeks before Election Day, with millions of people voting already, the Black vote is being attacked from every angle. After the Supreme Court’s conservatives gutted important parts of the Voting Rights Act a few years ago, […]

Black Voters: We Are Top Targets of Voter Suppression ‘Information Warfare’

September 10, 2020 admin 0

By Ben Jealous, President, People For the American Way Black voters have a powerful role to play in this year’s elections. That’s why we are being targeted by disinformation campaigns that are meant to discourage and suppress our turnout. We […]