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Last month, the Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative, a coalition of
national racial justice and civil rights organizations that includes
Race Forward, released the groundbreaking voting rights report "We Vote,
We Count"
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. Gathered via "People's Hearings" in select states over several months
in 2019, the report centers the voices of people of color and describes
accounts of voter interference.
The report details first hand accounts of voter suppression, through
stories
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collected during hearings held in several cities, as well as via
listening sessions by the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on
House Administration. The report also features national court cases, and
submissions collected via WeVoteWeCount.org
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, a website where voters were able to share their experiences facing
interference at the polls, difficulties registering to vote, and other
barriers to participating in the electoral process.
In 2013, the Shelby County v. Holder
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decision ruled a part of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which compels
states to get their voting rules approved by the federal government,
unconstitutional. Since that ruling, several states have instituted
restrictive voting measures that unfairly target and impact communities
of color.
The report also includes recommendations
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for mitigating voter discrimination. The proposed solutions underscore
the complex intersection between race, ethnicity, socioeconomic
circumstances and access to the ballot. Some of the solutions include
expanding same-day voting and registration, enhancing language
accessibility at polling locations, and honoring federal treaties with
Native American tribes and nations, among others.
With the United States Census and a presidential election happening in
2020, it is critical that we fight back against voter discrimination,
and ensure communities of color have voting access.
To learn more about the Racial Equity Anchor Collaborative
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or to share stories of voter interference, please visit
WeVoteWeCount.org
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. Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #WeVoteWeCount
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Colorlines Introduces New Series on Latinx Racial Identity
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Rosana Cruz Asks: "Who Do We Think We Are?"
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In this new series from Colorlines
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, Cuban-American writer, activist, and Race Forward Senior Fellow Rosana
Cruz
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talks with a range of Latinx-identified movement leaders, artists, and
cultural innovators, about how they define Latinidad and what the
implications of Latinx racial identity are for their work, for racial
justice, and beyond.
"Who Do We Think We Are"
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is inspired by a combination of the rise of white nationalism, the 2020
United States Census, and the events of the El Paso Massacre. Coming at
a time when violence and systemic racism against Latinx communities is
especially visible, Rosana's conversations with folks such as Lady Dane
Figueroa, José Torres-Tama, and Janvieve Williams Comrie help explore
Latinx racial identity through the vital question: "Who do we think we
are?" Read the first interview
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with Cuban and Colombian-American writer, journalist and professor Daisy
Hernández.
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As we approach the end of the year, Race Forward invites you to join us
to reflect on the question, "What is YOUR vision for racial justice?
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what's needed to achieve a just, multiracial democratic society.
No matter what your vision is, we know that it will take all of us to
get there, because racial justice won't come without reproductive
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justice for all of us. Please make a contribution
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Staff Picks
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Find out what art & culture is attracting the attention of our staff!
This month we hear from our Colorlines Audience Engagement Manager,
Priscilla Sam
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" I've been looking at a cookbook entitled Balance by Tish Wonders
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. She is a UK-based cook and food blogger, who recently transitioned
from being fully plant-based after 15 years to being more of an
intuitive cook and eater.
Balance is filled with delicious, nourishing recipes. Right now, one of
my favorite recipes is Coconut Squash and Kale Curry, "a fusion of
delectable tastes and textures which include the subtle creaminess of
coconut milk blended with hints of chilli and soft pieces of sweet
butternut squash."
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