Voter Suppression

B. REAL

English - October 19, 2020 04:07 - 52 minutes - 42.4 MB
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Voting is the bedrock of our democracy, but for many Americans, it’s not a simple and easy obtained right. The B. Real Podcast Discuss the history of voter suppression and how it is an evil that people of color still encounter on their way to the ballot box.
Register to vote at vote.org
Facing voter intimidation call:

Spanish: 1-888-VE-Y-VOTA / 1-888-839-8682

Arabic: 1-844-YALLA-US / 1-844-925-5287

English: 1-866-OUR-VOTE / 1-866-687-8683.

Bengali, Cantonese, Hindi, Urdu, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese): 1-888-API-VOTE / 1-888-274-8683

Check out https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/voting-rights/ for more support.
Films, television, and books recommendation

13TH (Film)

Black-ish Season 3 Episode 3 ”40 Acres and a Vote” (TV)

Black-ish Season 7 Episode 1 “Election Special”

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander

One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy by Carol Anderson

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