On May 8th, 2021, we made some Good Trouble

The record turnout of Black, Brown, Asian, Native American and young voters in the 2020 elections and the 2021 Georgia U.S. Senate Run Off sparked a massive national backlash by state legislators introducing and passing racist laws to suppress their participation in elections.

As Voting Rights Alliance founder Barbara Arnwine says, “Injustice is trying to have a holiday!”

On May 8, 2021, a “John Lewis National Day of Action” ignited public support for restoring the effectiveness of the Voting Rights Act through S1, the For the People Act, HR1, and HR4. We also address one of the greatest obstacles to the passage of civil and voting rights - and one of the last vestiges of slavery - the filibuster!