In the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that gutted Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, All Roads Lead to the South launched Freedom Summer 2026 to continue the legacy of the 1964 Mississippi voter activism campaign. Affirming the importance of Black civil rights and voter education, the multiracial coalition will […]
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National Voter Registration Day and the Battle for Georgia’s Black Youth Vote
Voter engagement activists in Georgia are on a mission to ensure all eligible Black college students cast ballots in this year’s presidential election, holding voter registration drives on HBCU campuses throughout the state on Tuesday, in honor of National Voter Registration Day. In Atlanta, the voter engagement group Georgia Stand-Up is hosting a registration drive […]
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‘Fair Fight’ and Beyond: As Racial Reckoning Funds Run Dry, Black Nonprofits Brace for Impact
Tracie Powell remembers how relatively easy it was to secure $10 million in funding for the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy, where she led fundraising back in 2020. The Ford Foundation gave $6 million in one fell swoop, and others lined up to supplement it. Now it’s 2024 and as the founder of […]