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Young Voters, Join Celeb Activists For This Virtual Event Designed to Empower You Before the Election
The Andrew Goodman Foundation organizes Take Your Power Back Weekend August 1-2 with activists, celebrities, elected officials and other guests to make sure that every young voter is an empowered voter in November and beyond.
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A Poll Tax By Any Other Name
Former Andrew Goodman Fellow Dana Sweeney traces the origins and impacts of the disenfranchisement of people with felony convictions in Alabama.
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Brother of slain activist Andrew Goodman on healing wounds of the past in Mississippi
David Goodman shares the significance of Mississippi's decision to remove the Confederate emblem from the state's flag as we move towards dismantling symbols of oppression.
Read More6 Ways Voter Engagement Leaders Are Mobilizing College Students During COVID-19
Young voter engagement leaders, including Andrew Goodman alumnus Evan Malbrough, share best practices on how to get out the student vote in November.
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A Poll Worker’s View of Problems With Voting
Evan Malbrough, a former Andrew Goodman Ambassador and George State University graduate, explains the necessity for better civic education for poll workers and in schools.
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Former Michigan Gov Calls Mail-In Voter Fraud Claims ‘Utter BS’
Elected officials from both political parties make clear that voting by mail is not only safe for our health but also for our democracy at Vote Safe 2020.
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Vote To Remove the Knees On Our Necks
AGF's Executive Director Alexandria Harris calls on citizens to demand meaningful change by making their voices heard at the ballot box.
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College Campuses: the Decisive Election Battlegrounds to Watch in 2020
As voter turnout rates at colleges are on the rise, youth voters have become an increasingly important important bloc. As a result we have seen an increase in state tactics to impede young people's right to the ballot box, and The Andrew Goodman Foundation continues to fight back both on the ground and in the courtroom.
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Lawsuits aim to ease rules limiting Wisconsin college voters
Strict voter ID laws place extra burdens on college students trying to vote that the general voting population does not face. The Andrew Goodman Foundation's November lawsuit argues that these requirements unconstitutionally restrict young people's right to vote.
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American Police Reform Needs Real, Lasting Support From White Allies
On the 56th anniversary of their murders, David Goodman honors the legacies of Andrew Goodman, James Chaney, and Michael Schwerner by calling for transformative police reform in an op-ed for The Hill.
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