John,
This week is going to be a busy one in the fight for voting rights. But before the Senate takes up voting rights legislation later this week, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the legacy of both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement’s role in advancing equal suffrage for all. While we’ve come a long way, there’s still work ahead to ensure America lives up to its foundational promises.
Over the past year, we’ve featured a wide range of voices in the ongoing work to ensure equal voting rights for all Americans. Take a moment today to read some of their Spotlights and learn how we can all work together to advance one of the central causes of Dr. King’s life:
Virginia legislators Cia Price (D) and Jennifer McClellan (D) reflected on the legacy of voter suppression in their state and the work they’ve done to ease access to voting. [link removed]
Artist John Legend argued for the moral and democratic necessity of universal suffrage and restoring voting rights to people with felony convictions. [link removed]
re:power’s Karundi Williams marked the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington with a call to combat state-level legislation that criminalizes the freedom to protest. [link removed]
Rev. William J. Barber and Penda Hair urged Congress to take action against Republicans’ war against voters of color. [link removed]
Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison wrote in memory of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and declared that it is our responsibility to carry his work further and recommit ourselves to voting rights.
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Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams highlighted the role of activists in fighting voter suppression and turning Georgia blue in 2020. [link removed]
Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-N.Y.) urged fellow Democrats to consider the stakes in the fight for voting rights and argued it should not have to rely on bipartisanship. [link removed]
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) highlights a key modern-day civil rights issue, the lack of statehood for DC’s 700,000 residents, the majority of whom are people of color. [link removed]
The New Georgia Project Action Fund’s Nse Ufot examined the effects of Georgia’s new voter suppression law and charted a path forward to combating it and other laws like it. [link removed]
We hope you find these Spotlights illuminating and invigorating for the fight ahead.
Keep up the fight,
Team Democracy Docket
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