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NextGen Meeting: Find your voice. Create change.
The goal of this program is to provide students with a place to meet other young advocates, connect with community leaders, and learn new skills and information that will allow them to be better advocates in their schools and communities.
The purpose of this first meeting is for students to get to know each other and meet community organizing leaders in OKC. Students will also have a chance to brainstorm ideas on how to approach pressing issues in their communities.
Fifty-Seven Years After its Enactment, the Voting Rights Act is in Peril
On this anniversary of the VRA, the fight to secure the right to vote faces its greatest battles in over a generation.
Despite SCOTUS Ruling, the Biden Administration Can Prevent a Reversion to Trump's Deportation Machine
While a memo from DHS Secretary Mayorkas is in legal limbo, the administration should still take action to protect immigrant communities.
Felony Murder and Mass Incarceration
Felony murder charges directly contribute to mass incarceration. Given that OK consistently ranks in the top 3 incarcerators in the nation, with rates even higher than the US as a whole, it is imperative legislators consider the felony murder doctrine in conversations about criminal justice reform.
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In Missouri and Illinois, a Glimpse of Abortion Access in a Post-Roe World
These advocates are doing everything they can to make sure everyone can get the care they need.
We Need the PUMP Act to Protect Nursing Workers Like Me
Nine million working moms like me have no protection for pumping on the job, but Congress can change that.
Police Are Using Newborn Genetic Screening to Search for Suspects, Threatening Privacy and Public Health
States must craft policies to rein in unbridled police access to newborn blood samples.
Here’s What You Need to Know About the House Passage of the Respect for Marriage Act
While the bipartisan support for the bill is important, in practice, the bill is quite limited.
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