SLW Strategies
It’s Election Day: the time to exercise our constitutional right to vote. While it should be simple to cast a ballot, it’s often not. And that’s not by accident. The Black vote has never truly been protected, and many states are passing new legislation to actively suppress Black votes. In BGG’s Season 9 finale, A’shanti […]
Join us over on The BGG Instagram for a conversation on the power of women voters with Amanda Brown Lierman, Executive Director of Supermajority. The conversation will happen on Monday, November 7th at 2 PM ET/11 AM PT. Sign-up here for updates from The BGG so you don’t miss the latest posts! You can keep […]
In 2022, She the People launched a ten-state Listening Tour to hear what’s on the minds of women of color voters in key battleground and stronghold states this Election season. It is necessary to listen to and understand the stories and narratives behind the growth, participation and even hesitation of women of color in the […]
In 2022, She the People launched a ten-state Listening Tour to hear what’s on the minds of women of color voters in key battleground and stronghold states this Election season. It is necessary to listen to and understand the stories and narratives behind the growth, participation and even hesitation of women of color in the […]
Though many view it as an ugly relic of the past, violence against Black and brown folks is still a massive problem in the United States. A’shanti brings on Melanie Campbell, the president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, to talk about the racial violence epidemic in our country. Much of […]
Read the full report here. Data from the 2020 U.S. Census shows that those identifying as Hispanic or Latino accounted for more than half of the country’s population growth in the previous decade, with the greatest increases in Texas, California, and Florida. Latinas are key to that rise. But has representation in elective office kept […]
Read the full report here. Data from the 2020 U.S. Census shows that those identifying as Hispanic or Latino accounted for more than half of the country’s population growth in the previous decade, with the greatest increases in Texas, California, and Florida. Latinas are key to that rise. But has representation in elective office kept […]
Not only is the classroom the gateway to education, it’s also the first place we learn about ourselves. Growing up, so many Black and brown kids learn not just about math and science, but about racism, microaggressions, and the world through the biases kids – and teachers – bring into the classroom. Lately, conservatives have […]
It’s time to prepare to vote in the November 8 mid-term elections, and it’s more important than ever that we elect pro-choice candidates at every level. Now that anti-choice extremists have overturned Roe v. Wade and banned abortion in states across the country – with even more devastating bans pending – we need leaders in […]
Gun violence is a uniquely American problem that has only gotten worse in recent years. In 2020, there were nearly 50,000 gun-related deaths in the United States. However, in June 2022, gun violence prevention advocates saw a victory when President Biden signed into law the first major piece of gun safety legislation that Congress has […]