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'This Is a Big Deal': Iowa Gov. Ends Voting Ban for People With Felony Convictions

Democratic voters attend the caucus at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, the United States, Feb. 3, 2020.

Atlanta Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks in the Back Charged With 11 Counts—Including Felony Murder

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"Make no mistake, the swiftness of this investigation is the result of people marching and demanding accountability."

Calls Mount for 'Radical Changes in Policy and Policing' and the Arrest of Officer Who Killed Rayshard Brooks

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

A fire broke out Saturday night at a Wendy's fast food restaurant in Atlanta where a now-fired police officer shot and killed Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old black man, Friday night.

The head of CAIR-Georgia demanded actions to "end the systemic oppression and...

Atlanta Police Shoot and Kill Rayshard Brooks as Protests Demanding Racial Justice Continue Worldwide

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Residents of Maplewood, South Orange, and West Orange march on June 13, 2020 in South Orange, New Jersey.Protests continued across the nation for the 19th day in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

"This is not the first time a black man has been killed for sleeping," said Rev...

'Time Is of the Essence': After Wisconsin Fiasco, 150+ Civil Rights Groups Urge Congress to Protect 2020 Elections

Rights Advocates Demand National Attention to 'State of Emergency' in Mississippi Prisons, Where 12 Inmates Have Died In Less Than a Month

Groups Call It 'Ludicrous' and 'Offensive' to Let Impeached Trump Continue Right-Wing Takeover of Courts

'Unfit to Serve': NAACP Delegates Vote Unanimously for Trump Impeachment

Urging Congress to Support Medicare for All, Groups Declare Universal Healthcare 'A Racial Justice Necessity'

Citing Harm to Public Education, Bernie Sanders Calls for Ban on For-Profit Charter Schools

Civil Rights Group Says Senate Report on Election Interference Shows Russia 'Taking a Page Out of the US Voter Suppression Playbook'

The Sanders Institute's Gathering Was About Saving the World, But It Was Not About Bernie Sanders

'Our Democracy Is Sick': Progressive Groups Join Forces to End Corporate Sabotage of the Common Good

284 Members of Congress Just Got an 'F' on Their Civil Rights Report Card

While Appearing to Struggle With National Anthem, Analysis Shows Trump Speaks at, Like, Fourth Grade Level

Citing Trump's 'Racially Hostile' Record, Critics Say He Shouldn't Attend Civil Rights Museum's Grand Opening

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We, The Heart of Our Democracy

If you just couldn't watch Hillary - and we get it - you might have missed the electrifying call by Rev. William Barber, head of North Carolina's NAACP and leader of its Moral Mondays, to embrace "a moral revolution of values" and continue fighting for progressive causes. Citing Jesus, "a brown-skinned Palestinian Jew" - and only briefly referencing Clinton - Barber proclaimed, "We must shock this nation with the power of love. We must shock this nation with the power of mercy."