OUR VIEW

TheBarbara McDowell Social Justice Center created the OUR VIEW”  blog to designate the place on our website where we would express our opinions on civil rights and social justice issues. 

DIMINISHING VOTING RIGHTS
Danielle Payton Danielle Payton

DIMINISHING VOTING RIGHTS

Yes, it's happening right here in America: our fundamental voting rights are being challenged on three fronts: (1) claims of voting fraud, (2) the suppression of voting rights, and (3) the overturning of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. All three intersect to deny Black voters and other historically marginalized communities the opportunity to vote.  We enumerate.

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OUR VIEW INTRODUCTION
Danielle Payton Danielle Payton

OUR VIEW INTRODUCTION

The Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center sees almost daily actions by the Trump Administration that trample on civil rights and contravene core principles of social justice, as exemplified by what has occurred in Minneapolis. The Center believes that it has an obligation to record and report upon such actions to "bear witness" to preserve the historical record and to speak out publicly on these issues.

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