- Voting Rights
- Civil Rights
- Progressive Leadership
Diallo Brooks, People For’s senior director of outreach and partner engagement, brings 20 years of experience as a leader in the fight for social justice and civil rights while working with national and state leaders to advance progressive policies that support and enhance everyone’s ability to live the American dream. In his current position, Brooks serves as a national spokesperson on issues including civil rights, voting rights, and civic engagement. He works to engage progressive partners and allies around People For’s social justice mission and works with the People For Foundation programs to ensure civic engagement leads to a broader and more inclusive democracy. Brooks also coordinates People For’s fight against the corporate-right agenda of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), including work to protect public education, protect voting right and expose right-wing attempts to criminalize communities of color.
Brooks previously served as People For’s field director, where he was responsible for activating People For’s networks around campaigns and strategic initiatives to advance progressive goals. Prior to joining People For, Brooks was the director of legislator relations for the Center for Policy Alternatives where he worked to train and provide policy support to progressive state legislators around the country. Brooks is a member of the board of directors for the Network For Public Education Action and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation. Brooks has provided trainings for numerous nonprofits, local, state and federal elected officials and other institutions to uplift progressive values through leadership and policy enhancement.
Diallo Brooks's Areas of Expertise
All Posts
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Blog Post | November 9, 2018
The Progressive Happy Hour: Takeaways from the 2018 Midterms
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Blog Post | October 18, 2018
It’s Our Time to Make America Great
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Blog Post | September 7, 2018
The Progressive Happy Hour: Disability and Inclusion in the Progressive Movement
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Blog Post | August 31, 2018
The Progressive Happy Hour: The Fight for Gun Violence Prevention
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Blog Post | June 22, 2018
The Progressive Happy Hour: A New Lawsuit on Trump’s Unconstitutional Foreign Emoluments
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Blog Post | June 8, 2018
The Progressive Happy Hour: Combatting Police Violence Against Communities of Color
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Blog Post | May 24, 2018
The NFL and Donald Trump Miss the Point on Taking a Knee Against Police Violence
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Blog Post | April 13, 2018
The Progressive Happy Hour: Trump’s Money-in-Politics Corruption
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Blog Post | March 2, 2018
The Progressive Happy Hour: The Trumpification of CPAC
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Blog Post | February 16, 2018
The Progressive Happy Hour: One Year of Jeff Sessions