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News and Analysis
February 23, 2022 2:55 pm | By People For StaffThe Black Vote is Critical – and Under Attack
Throughout the history of America, people of color have had to fight every step of the way for their right to vote. Against all obstacles thrown at them in 2020 and early 2021, voters of color turned out in record…
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People For in Action
February 23, 2022 11:43 am | By Leslie Watson WilsonBlack News Channel: Rev. Leslie Watson Wilson on Voting Rights
Rev. Leslie Watson Wilson, national director of People For's African American Religious Affairs, spoke with Del Walters of Black News Channel's DC Today on voting rights, the courts, and the upcoming State of the Union address.
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Op-Ed
February 23, 2022 10:52 am | By Alana ByrdITHACA TIMES: Real Crime Data in the Wake of Disinformation
On February 22, 2022, Alana Byrd, Campaign Manager at People For the American Way, published the following opinion piece in The Ithaca Times: In response to the city of Ithaca’s Reimagining Public Safety plan, the Ithaca Police Benevolent Association (PBA)…
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News and Analysis
February 22, 2022 4:03 pm | By Elliot MincbergWhat’s At Stake with a Black Woman Justice to Join the Supreme Court: Racial Justice
After the new Biden nominee joins the Supreme Court, the Court will continue to hear crucial cases that affect all of us. It has already agreed to hear two cases that far-right advocates hope will result in the complete end…
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Op-Ed
February 22, 2022 1:30 pm | By Paul GordonTHE HILL: No, Biden’s Supreme Court justice will not be powerless
On February 22, 2022, Paul Gordon, Senior Counsel at People For the American Way, published the following opinion piece in The Hill: Ever since Justice Stephen Breyer announced his retirement from the Supreme Court, some analysts have been saying that…
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Op-Ed
February 17, 2022 10:07 am | By Leslie Watson WilsonOnly A Black Woman: A Faith Leader’s Reflection On The Pending Supreme Court Nomination
On February 16, 2022, Leslie Watson Wilson, national director of People For’s African American Religious Affairs, published the following opinion piece in NewsOne: I have been asked what does it, this historic nomination, mean to me? [...] What does this…
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News and Analysis
February 15, 2022 12:47 pm | By Elliot MincbergWhat’s At Stake with New Justice to Join Supreme Court: Holding Trump Accountable
Whether through congressional investigations, private lawsuits, or government prosecutions, efforts to hold Donald Trump accountable for past misconduct continue. The Supreme Court already has and will continue to play a role. As actions against Trump move forward, the Court’s role…
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Op-Ed
February 11, 2022 4:25 pm | By Ben JealousRepublican Party Makes Dangerous Bow to Trump’s Insurrectionists
This op-ed was distributed by Trice-Edney Newswire. The Republican National Committee (RNC) is officially letting Americans know that it is more committed to former President Donald Trump than to democracy, the rule of law, and the truth. Some people might say Republicans…
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News and Analysis
February 10, 2022 10:59 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Judge Casts Deciding Vote to Continue Nationwide Injunction Against Federal Worker Vaccine Requirement
Trump Fifth Circuit judge Don Willett cast the deciding vote in a “shadow docket” ruling that refused to stay or alter a district court injunction that imposed a nationwide stop on a requirement that federal workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.…
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News and Analysis
February 8, 2022 1:35 pm | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Let Alabama Use Racially Discriminatory Map in 2022 Elections
Trump Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett cast deciding votes in a 5-4 “shadow docket” ruling that allows Alabama to use a redistricting map it designed. This was despite a lower court ruled that it discriminates against…
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News and Analysis
February 7, 2022 4:29 pm | By Elliot MincbergWhat’s At Stake as New Black Woman Justice Will Join Supreme Court
There is much at stake as President Biden works to determine who he will nominate to fill Justice Stephen Breyer’s seat on the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is poised to consider cases that could directly impact so many of…
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News and Analysis
February 7, 2022 3:19 pm | By People For StaffHow We Can Reimagine Public Safety
Policing in the United States has a long and troubled history. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others brought police racism and violence sharply into focus, and spurred a national conversation about reimagining public safety. The Minneapolis police…
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News and Analysis
February 4, 2022 3:19 pm | By Laurie KinneyVoting Rights: An Old and New Fight
The Republican filibuster of voting rights legislation was disappointing and harmful. But the fight for voting rights is far from over. Voting Rights: An Old and New Fight People For the American Way has always stood for voting rights. We…
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News and Analysis
February 4, 2022 2:22 pm | By Laurie KinneyWhy We Need the National Popular Vote
People For the American Way believes there are many steps we can take to move our country closer to the ideal of a democratic society that offers freedom, equality, opportunity and justice for all. The concept of “one person, one…
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Op-Ed
February 3, 2022 3:39 pm | By Ben JealousHow History Will Be Made Again: Black History Month and the Supreme Court
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. February is Black History Month. The news we are making and witnessing right now reflects all the contradictions of our history—American history. The history of Black people in this country is a…
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News and Analysis
February 3, 2022 1:30 pm | By Elliot MincbergBiden-Nominated Judge Restores Federal Workers’ Rights that Trump Officials Improperly Took Away
Biden-nominated D.C. Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote a decision that overturned action by Trump officials and restored federal workers’ rights to negotiate and bargain with employers concerning all changes to working conditions except for trivial ones. The February 2022…
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Op-Ed
February 2, 2022 3:06 pm | By Leslie Watson Wilson
THE WASHINGTON POST: It’s time for the Supreme Court to truly reflect America
On February 2, 2022, Leslie Watson Wilson, national director of People For's African American Religious Affairs, published the following letter to the editor in The Washington Post: I was disappointed to see Ruth Marcus’s Jan. 27 op-ed, “Breyer’s replacement will…
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News and Analysis
February 1, 2022 8:00 am | By Elliot MincbergAnother Trump Judge Rules Against Vaccine Requirement for Federal Contractors: Our Courts, Our Fight
“Our Courts, Our Fight” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties and the need for the Senate to confirm President Biden’s federal court nominees to help counteract these effects . Supreme…
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Op-Ed
January 31, 2022 10:42 am | By Ben JealousCelebrating Black Women on the Federal Bench
This op-ed was distributed by Trice Edney Newswire. President Joe Biden’s first year in office has brought both triumphs and disappointments. There’s no question that the administration has work to do on voting rights and on passing the critical social…
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News and Analysis
January 31, 2022 9:16 am | By Elliot MincbergTrump Justices Cast Deciding Votes to Authorize Immediate Execution of Black Man Despite Lower Courts’ Finding that State Had Violated Disability Law: Our Courts, Our Fight
“Our Courts, Our Fight” is a blog series documenting the harmful impact of President Trump’s judges on Americans’ rights and liberties and the need for the Senate to confirm President Biden’s federal court nominees to help counteract these effects . Supreme…