State and local officials—especially women and leaders of color—are carrying the weight of federal dysfunction. See this opinion essay highlighting their role in democracy and calling for greater philanthropic investment in leadership networks like the YEO Network. www.peoplefor.org/want-healthy...

When neighbors are threatened by ICE, everyday Americans step in with lessons from history... NEW short film from director Ellen Gavin and immigrant labor icon Dolores Huerta: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOgb...

On Laura Flanders & Friends: our new short that challenges communities to stand up to ICE and features immigrant labor icon @DoloresHuerta! Watch on YouTube and your local PBS. youtu.be/mhRaG1ikU88?...

A new mural is up in Richmond, Virginia, with a clear and vital message: VOTE! Art By Shepard Fairey © 2025 Painted by: Brian Tull @artistbriantull & Silly Genius @sillygenius Produced by ICU Art @icuart1 For People for the American Way Foundation

Sixty years ago today, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law. Sixty years later, the threats to that progress are more real than ever. Learn more:

Texas officials have released a proposed map of congressional district changes, isolating and diluting the power of Black and Latino voters in the state. The Houston-area shifts stand to increase the voting power of whiter, more conservative voters in historically minority-represented districts.

Defending freedom, justice, and democracy takes many forms. These members of Congress started their fight on the front lines. That work remains critical today. Find your “why,” get active, make change. ✊🏻✊🏼✊🏽🇺🇸

Free societies require truth-tellers, not bystanders.

Voter suppression has had severe impacts on Americans of color, but the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 has helped protect voters from voter suppression tactics. @ruthgreenwood.bsky.social and William Roberts explain voter suppression ahead of the VRA anniversary on August 6th: buff.ly/DrrfxHg

Without evidence, the president accused his predecessor of committing treason in his effort to protect the 2016 election from Russian interference, adding it is time to “go after people.”

The four Texas districts included in a Department of Justice complaint to justify the move are all currently represented by Black or Latino members of Congress. Voters should choose their elected officials, not the other way around. #DefendTheBlackVote

The president and the majority in Congress have gutted funding for public television and radio — defunding PBS, NPR, and global Voice of America. Freedom to access honest news and educational media is the hallmark of a thriving democracy.

Texas legislators are looking to redraw congressional maps, shrinking the power of Black and brown voters in the state. The constitutionally required census and redistricting process is still five years away. #txleg

The president and his appointees are defying court orders in a third of the 160+ lawsuits filed since the start of the term, posing an “unprecedented threat” to the rule of law.