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  • Inequality
    'We' Versus 'Me': Suffrage Centennial Exposes Vote Gap in Black and White Women
    August 25, 2020
    | Errin Haines

    Black women were left in the wilderness for nearly half a century, as White women claimed a suffrage victory and largely abandoned the fight.

  • Democracy & Government
    A Note From Bill Moyers
    January 22, 2017
    Bill recommends reading this essay by a retired professor who writes that in order to save democracy from its greatest challenge, we must continue marching.
  • History
    John Lewis Is a True American Profile in Courage
    January 14, 2017
    | Bill Moyers
    Bill Moyers says Donald Trump isn't fit to be the carbuncle on Lewis' posterior.
  • Inequality
    Trump's AG Nominee Is an Insult to MLK's Legacy and America's 'Hidden Figures'
    January 12, 2017
    | Bill Moyers
    A new movie reminds us of past racial injustice as a new administration tries to roll back the clock.
  • Democracy & Government
    Is This Election Inspiring a Democratic Awakening?
    October 12, 2016
    | Harry Boyte
    A citizen-centered view of democracy emphasizing the agency of the people was widespread in the civil rights movement and is emerging again in the 21st century.
  • Society
    We Must Become One People
    July 20, 2016
    | James Forbes
    "Protestors as well as policemen, black and white, gay and straight, Republicans and Democrats, rich and poor: Any human being denied full value, respect and protection must be named and conscientiously reclaimed as an essential part of the family of humankind."
  • Justice
    Full Transcript: Khalil Gibran Muhammad on Our Crisis of Racial Justice
    July 8, 2016
    The transcript of Bill Moyers June
  • What We're Reading
    Voters Must Tell Representatives What to Do on Gun Control
    June 23, 2016
    | Kathy Kiely
    Money talks. But not necessarily as loudly as voters.
  • Democracy & Government
    John Lewis Stands Up for Human Dignity Once Again
    June 22, 2016
    | Bill Moyers and Michael Winship
    A sit-in by the civil-rights icon on the floor of the House of Representatives is a powerful statement against gun violence.
  • Democracy & Government
    Why There May Be Trouble This November at Your Polling Place
    March 31, 2016
    | Theresa Riley
    Authors Ari Berman and Michael Waldman talk about the unequal history of voting in America, new voting rules and their concerns about what may happen later this year.


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