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AMERICAN WAY NOVEMBER 2022
SPOTLIGHT
Svante Myrick Named Incoming President of People For the American Way
People For and our board of directors are proud to announce that Svante Myrick, current executive director at People For, has been named the incoming president who will succeed Ben Jealous in leading the organization.
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THIS MONTH
With Georgia Runoff Looming, People For Makes Strategic Investments in “Defend the Black Vote” Program
In the wake of the success in driving turnout in the recent midterms and in the 2020 elections, People For is once again investing in our proven get out the vote program, “Defend the Black Vote,” which seeks to increase voter turnout of Black men ages 18-60. The campaign will send one million text messages and will feature radio ads, digital ads, press outreach, social media, and billboards by world-renowned visual artists.
To learn more about our efforts and how you can help get involved to GOTV in Georgia, please visit our “Georgia Votes” website >>
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People For the American Way’s “Defend the Black Vote” program is a nonpartisan c3 effort.
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Old Habits Are Hard to Break: Anti-Equality Leaders’ Dishonest and Alarmist Attacks on the Respect for Marriage Act
A bipartisan majority cleared the way for the U.S. Senate to consider legislation that would protect legal recognition for same-sex couples’ marriages even if the far-right Supreme Court majority overturns the court’s 2015 marriage equality ruling. And like clockwork, anti-LGBTQ activists put their fearmongering about the Respect for Marriage Act into high gear.
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Seven Top Takeaways from this Year’s Midterms
As the dust settles on the midterm elections and the warnings of a “Red Wave” evaporate, it’s time to take a deep breath and take stock of what we’ve learned. There are many takeaways from the elections this year – and here are a few that top the list.
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Understanding the History of Policing in America and Police Violence Against Black Communities
People For’s recent report, All Safe: Transforming Public Safety, provides concrete policy proposals for the transformation and implementation of public safety programs specifically at the local level. Eliminating police violence and improving public safety are vital to Black communities throughout our country.
To better understand where these issues stand today and the urgency behind calls to end police killings and abuse, it’s critical to reach back to the origins of policing and examine how law enforcement have interacted with Black communities throughout American history.
In this guest blog post, Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith explains the history of policing in the United States and how it’s intrinsically tied to violence against Black communities.
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MORE NEWS & ANALYSIS
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How We Can Influence the Courts that Influence Our Lives
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Tell the Supreme Court: We Still Need Affirmative Action
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3 Reasons Why Every Election is the Most Important Election
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RIGHT WING WATCH
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How the GOP’s Far-Right Candidates Fared
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Gab Founder Andrew Torba Posts, Then Deletes Antisemitic Attacks Across Multiple Platforms
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Lauren Witzke Says Giving Women the Right to Vote ‘Was the Worst Thing That Ever Happened to America’
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Nick Fuentes Says the Results of the 2022 Elections Prove ‘Why We Need a Dictatorship’
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Heritage Foundation’s New Model Legislation Combines Attacks on Trans Youth and Public Education
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Michele Bachmann Claims a ‘Fog of Delusion’ Is Preventing Americans From Realizing the 2022 Elections Were Rigged
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