As our nation’s democracy braces for an election cycle that will forever change the trajectory of our nation, People For and other voting rights advocates applauded the Senate’s reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act (JLVRAA).

“We only have a few months to go before an election that could save our democracy – or sink it. […] This bill […] will help restore voting rights in this country so we can all participate in one of the most consequential elections of our lives. We look forward to speedy passage in the Senate.”

The reintroduction of the JLVRAA comes at a pivotal time when MAGA Republicans are plotting behind the scenes, and openly in public, for ways they can further undermine the right to vote and our democracy as a whole. The bill’s passage will be crucial to ensuring their efforts can be halted at the federal level, but we need your continued advocacy to help ensure success.

Please sign our petition to the Senate today and urge them to pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act! >>

Read our press release in support of the bill’s reintroduction in the Senate >>

A little over a year ago, the College Board unveiled its long-awaited draft AP African American Studies curriculum. What happened next was sad — and all too predictable.

Florida officials, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, howled. They claimed the course “lacks educational value” and violated state laws against teaching about race and racism. The College Board initially caved to Florida’s demands and said the course would be heavily redacted, then said it wouldn’t.

At the end of 2023, it released the final version of the course, and it’s…better. But it’s still missing some important concepts. The new course omits any discussion of “structural racism” and makes studying the Black Lives Matter movement — modern Black history by any measure — optional.

That pretty much sums up the state of the fight against censorship and book-banning in this Black History Month: better, but still problematic.

Be sure to check out coverage of our recent Black History Month teach-in we hosted in Orlando, FL >>

Former president Donald Trump delivered a campaign speech at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Tennessee last week, promising the right-wing Christian audience that they will wield political power “at a level that you’ve never used it before” if he is returned to the White House in 2024.

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A recent op-ed from People For president Svante Myrick makes the case that in order for our nation to move forward to save our democracy, we need to partner with those across the aisle who truly put the survival of our republic ahead of party politics or ideology:

“Sometimes we have to let go of our worst assumptions about people. And forgiveness, while challenging, can sometimes be the first step toward a conversation that leads to openness for people to change. Especially when we agree that a greater good is at stake. Maybe that means for your family, and maybe it means for your country.

I know this view will be unpopular with some people, including a few whom I consider to be my most like-minded political allies. But this is the call I’m making today, to think about the greater good.”