Advancement Project in the News
The latest stories about Advancement Project National Office:
Defense calls first witnesses in Day 12 of Chauvin trial
04/13/2021 - CBS News
Judith Browne Dianis Discusses the Chauvin Trial on The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell
03/31/2021 - The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell
GOP steps up voter suppression efforts, it’s time to fight back | COMMENTARY
03/30/2021 - The Baltimore Sun
Judith Browne Dianis on Al Jazeera's 21G Newshour Discussing the Derek Chauvin Trial
03/29/2021 - Al Jazeera
Opinion: Cash bail is cruel, must be abolished
03/21/2021 - The Daily Reveille, Louisiana State University
As Georgia Stifles Black Voters, Virginia Expands Voting Rights
03/20/2021 - National Memo
Power + Justice = Freedom: About Advancement Project National Office
03/12/2021 - Custom Ink
Voting Rights Advocates Release Report on Felony Disenfranchisement in Mississippi
03/09/2021 - Black Star News
A turning point for voting rights
03/02/2021 - Washington Post
Virginia Voting Rights Act passes as Supreme Court case threatens federal protections
03/02/2021 - WFXR Fox
Virginia Is Poised To Approve Its Own Voting Rights Act
02/26/2021 - NPR
The St. Louis Jail Crisis is About All of Us
02/17/2021 - The St. Louis American
Biden Aide Feels Heat From All Sides on White House Equality Vow
02/14/2021 - Bloomberg News Wire
‘I am a child!’ Pepper spray reflects policing of Black kids
02/12/2021 - AP News
New Massachusetts Law Paves the Way for Police-Free Schools
02/12/2021 - The Appeal
Lawmakers advance Voting Rights Act of Virginia
02/07/2021 - WTKR 3
Voting Rights Act of Virginia advances
02/04/2021 - The Gazette Virginian Online
Lawmakers Advance Voting Rights Act of Virginia
02/01/2021 - VPM NPR
Biden makes racial equity a centerpiece during his first week in office
01/28/2021 - Daily Kos
Delegate Marcia Price introduces first-of-its-kind Voting Rights Act of Virginia
01/15/2021 - WVEC-TV
Price introduces Voting Rights Act of Virginia to ensure all Virginians can cast their votes
01/14/2021 - Augusta Free Press
White Terrorism Often Leads to Harsher Punishment for People of Color
01/14/2021 - The Marshall Project
DOJ Is Considering Charging Capitol Rioters With Seditious Conspiracy, Felony Murder
01/14/2021 - The Intercept
How safe is the right to vote in America?
01/13/2021 - Sac Cultural Hub
The Black women who paved the way
01/12/2021 - The Washington Post
Whitelash Will Not Silence Us
01/08/2021 - The Source
Tepid police response to Capitol breach emphasizes 'power of whiteness in America'
01/07/2021 - National Geographic Magazine Online
National Civil Rights Organization Condemns Attempt to Subvert American Democracy
01/07/2021 - Black Star News
Civil rights, social justice groups call for reforms in wake of Sheskey decision
01/06/2021 - Kenosha News Online
Careers in Law: Q&A with Judith Browne Dianis, Executive Director of Advancement Project's National Office
01/05/2021 - Thomas Reuters Practical Law
Georgia Senate Races Hinge on Jigsaw News Analysis
01/05/2021 - Atlanta Daily World
Oprah Winfrey to host virtual town hall to encourage Georgia voters on the eve of runoff elections
01/04/2021 - The Pittsburgh Courier
National advocacy groups file lawsuit arguing bail practices penalize Baton Rouge poor
12/15/2020 - The Advocate
Oakland Schools Chart Course for Police-Free Future
12/6/2020 - The Imprint
Public interest groups take aim at Pasco sheriff’s data-driven policing programs
12/6/2020 - Tampa Bay Times
From Covid-19 to racial justice, how 2020's biggest issues influenced the Black vote
11/25/2020 - NBC News
Protections for voters have expired; keep police away from polls
11/3/2020 - USA Today
Jorge L. Vasquez on Eyewitness News 9 to discuss young voters of color.
10/30/2020 - WFTV Eyewitness News 9
Advancement Project wants Florida law enforcement removed from polling locations
10/27/2020 - WTXL Tallahassee
Advancement Project, National Bar Association Call On Law Enforcement To Stay Away From Polling Sites
10/27/2020 - WFSU Public Radio
Seize your power — vote early
10/24/2020 - The Hill
Judith Browne Dianis appears on "All In with Chris Hayes" on MSNBC to discuss mail-voting, early voting, and Election 2020
10/19/2020 - All In with Chris Hayes
How the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Voting Rights Act opened floodgates for new restrictions
10/7/2020 - Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Florida governor extends voter registration after site crash
10/6/2020 - Miami Herald
Voting rights groups work to combat minority suppression in battleground states
10/3/2020 - The Hill
Ben & Jerry's brings Justice back
10/3/2020 - Vermont Biz
Black Women Sign Love Letter to WNBA
10/1/2020 - St. Louis American
Reactions to grand jury's indictment of Louisville police officer in Breonna Taylor raid
9/29/2020 - WDRB News
Advancement Project: Advancing Voting Rights Restoration for 6 Million Americans
9/15/2020 - Giving Compass
Who Gets to Vote in Florida?
8/31/2020 - The New Yorker
Judith Browne Dianis on the Passing of Congressman John Lewis
7/18/2020 - MSNBC
Clara Lionel Foundation, Dorsey commit $11 million for racial equity
6/22/2020 - Philanthropy News Digest
Over-Policing In Schools Is an Issue Black Students Have Been Fighting for Years
6/17/20 - Teen Vogue
‘This movement is winning but we can’t end here’
6/14/20 - MSNBC
Defund the Police
6/13/20 - MSNBC
The End of Police in Schools
6/12/20 - U.S. News & World Report
Watch Tessa Thompson Recite Her Incredibly Moving Letter to Breonna Taylor
6/10/20 - PopSugar
After George Floyd, some school districts cut ties with police
6/10/20 - Miami Herald
Resources to teach the history of policing in America that you won’t find in textbooks
6/9/20 - Washington Post
Police-free schools movement advances
6/8/20 - Politico
Activists call for "de-funding of police"
6/7/20 - MSNBC
Black Lawmakers, Advocates And Community Pushing For Police Reforms
6/4/20 - Essence Magazine
Peaceful Protesters Defy Curfews as Violence Ebbs
6/2/20 - The New York Times
Killer Mike Hosts Virtual Conference With Black Grassroots Activists
6/2/20 - Georgia Public Broadcasting/NPR
My Locked Up Brother is No Threat to Society, but Coronavirus Threatens Him
5/20/20 - USA Today
Judith Browne Dianis on Protesting in America
5/30/20 - The Sip
My Locked Up Brother is No Threat to Society, but Coronavirus Threatens Him
5/20/20 - USA Today
Civil rights organization sues Wayne Co. Jail amid COVID-19 concerns
5/05/20 - Fox 2 Detroit
"Women of color are the core": Biden challenged to pick a Black woman as running mate
4/27/20 - CBSNews.com
COVID-19 and the U.S. Prison System
4/6/20 - WHUR 96.3 FM
State of Missouri agrees to improve voter registration services
12/3/19 - St. Louis American
A Peek Inside Her Agenda: Judith Browne Dianis
11/19/19 - Her Agenda
Prison reform advocates tackle Baton Rouge's 'broken' bail system, call for changes
10/28/19 - Baton Rouge Advocate
Puente Human Rights Movement protests prison, detention center conditions in Arizona
10/20/19 - Arizona Republic
Jesse Williams Picked Up a Pint of Ben & Jerry's for a Good Cause
9/4/19 - Us Weekly
ICE’s raids were a win for corporate exploitation
8/12/19 - The New Republic