A Conversation with a Goddess of Democracy

State of Black America

This week, Joi Chaney, our Executive Director and Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, sits down with Helen Butler, Executive Director of the Georgia Coalition of the People’s Agenda. They breakdown the current nationwide attack on voting rights, in which Georgia Is ground zero, and Helen Butler – known as a “Goddess of Democracy” -- has been on the front lines. They also talk the U.S. Senate’s recent failure to pass the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis act, which would have protected the right to vote no matter where you live. More importantly, they lay out the plan for overcoming these set backs, including what you can do to ensure everyone’s voice is heard in the 2022 elections and beyond.

Discussed in this episode: U.S. Senate, United States Senate, Voting rights, Voter suppression, voter suppression tactics, Black America, African Americans, Race, Balck Women, Black Families, Black Men, Economy, Politics, State of Black America, For the Movement, National Urban League, Urban League Movement, Young Professionals

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The State of Black America Podcast is the official podcast of the National Urban League, formerly For the Movement Podcast. The show is hosted by Joi Chaney, Executive Director of the Washington Bureau and Senior Vice President, Policy and Advocacy and produced by Niambe Tomlinson, Senior Director of Communications. The show is sponsored by Johnson & Johnson. Thank you to our sponsor and our listeners. Please follow us and tune for the next episode. You can find old episodes of For the Movement Podcast at https://open.spotify.com/show/1QQUhFUddChkMEYxQniJmj