Beat: PC AZ SJ ACT
Advance Progressive Causes / Arizona / Race, Social Justice, Criminal Justice + LGBTQ / Activists
The need for better representation has been highlighted by the recent wave of social justice movements across the country. One Saturday morning, a mother and father take their daughter to the public library for the first time. The young girl walks around her parents to look at the librarian at the front desk, gazing at...
Maricopa County not only shifted blue in the 2020 presidential and Senate elections, but it is also edged toward a more diverse leadership.
Local activists say the differences in handling of racial justice activists and far-right protesters highlight disparities embedded in the system.
Bilal Alobaidi came to the US as a refugee in late 2013. While he was able to get a job and exercise other rights, the one thing he couldn’t do was vote.
Arizona once tried to ban ethnic studies in K-12 public schools, but the law was ruled discriminatory and unconstitutional.
Latina women in Arizona are expected to lead this large voter turnout based on their historical voting patterns.
A group of undocumented youth are working to get 25,000 people to the polls to vote in the November election — because they can't.