In one of the United States Supreme Court’s most surprising decisions this summer, the court ruled in a 5-4 decision that Alabama had diluted the power of Black voters in drawing a congressional voting map with a single district in which they made up a majority. Prior to the decision’s…
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By Jenny Horn Black voters showed up and showed out during the 2020 General Election, and the time is now to get even more eligible voters registered for the 2022 Midterm Elections! Organizers on the ground and in the community have been working to get Black voters to the polls…
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By Jenny Horn Kimberly Peeler-Allen, co-founder of Higher Heights and board chair of the ERA Coalition, opened this month’s town hall by welcoming all of the speakers and attendees and thanking the Harnish Foundation and John J. Harnish for sponsoring the town hall, and then reiterated the importance of the…
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By Aryana Goodarzi This MLK day, we should talk about all that he did, along with all that still needs to be done. Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act We want to think about how we can continue MLK’s momentum, specifically through voting rights. The newly combined Freedom to…
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By Aryana Goodarzi Today is the birthday of the legendary Stacey Abrams! Abrams really brought to light how Black people in the U.S. are systematically deprived of their right to vote through racism and voter suppression laws. Evenwel v. Abbot established “one person, one vote” as the basis of voting…
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To honor Nsé Ufot and LaTosha Brown with the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women's Equality's Shirley Chisholm award, we first want to make clear why we chose Chisholm as the namesake for this particular award. As an intersectional feminist organization, the ERA Coalition/FFWE holds Chisholm in high regard as a woman…
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