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In 2018, 64.5% of Floridians voted in favor of passing the Voting Restoration Amendment, but tens of thousands of formerly incarcerated people remain disenfranchised. https://t.co/YmAcy7WdkT

Brush up on history and spark race-focused conversations with these summer reads. #ColorlinesReads https://t.co/RNoMkXbg6V

A1: I'm motivated to show up this year in the honor of my ancestors. Many black folk have fought long and hard to get us where we are today. Its our duty to pick up that baton and continue the race. https://t.co/yBkBYlUruS

Por décadas líderes han luchado para que tengamos el derecho para votar. Todavía no llegamos al momento donde todos pueden votar sin encontrar discriminacion. Yo voy a participar para retar a todos esos que siguen creando barreras para que nuestra comunidad no participe #VRAChat https://t.co/NeyQky14Ex

A1. LA RED leaders are motivated to vote up and down the ballot, from sheriff races and city councilors to Senators and the President of the United States. There is so much at stake for immigrants in this election.#VRAChat

Q1: Today marks 55 years since The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was enacted. However, people are still fighting against discrimination & voter suppression across the country. What is motivating you to participate in this year’s election? #VRAChat

Here’s the #VRAChat format: 1. We’ll begin each question with Q1, Q2, Q3... 2. Start your answer to Q1 with A1, Q2 with A2, etc. 3. To make sure your response is seen, don't hit reply - start a new tweet! 4. Add #VRAChat to every tweet. Ready???

Welcome to the #VRAChat! Thanks for joining us! We want to introduce our featured speakers - @Alicia_AZ3, @BillyMHonor, @OrganizeNM, @B_Hughes93 & @lssmartinez97! They will be tweeting about #voting for the next hour! If this is ur 1st #TwitterChat feel free to jump in & share.

It’s the 55th Anniversary of the #VotingRightsAct! TODAY @ 4PM ET, @FIAnational will host a Twitter chat to discuss voting during #COVID19 pandemic, voter suppression #VoteByMail, & more. Join @ 4pm using hashtag: #VRAChat! RSVP: https://t.co/N9WAWpP7YU https://t.co/apHhSsjqYO

Don't be a bystander... it show's you're on the side of the oppressor. Delegate, distract, or direct instead. https://t.co/YEXu5n94yS via @Colorlines

This is good. | Reform, Abolish or Defund the Police—Explained by @JamiylaChisholm via @Colorlines with help from @MA_Land @DrPhilGoff #DefundThePolice #PoliceReform #AbolishThePolice https://t.co/RNyAYNBQyy

‘Immigration Nation’ Takes Viewers Inside of Heart-Aching ICE Operations https://t.co/5fuGzTVf0C

Let’s change the conditions under which we artists and culture bearers labor and live, and stand united & unflinching in our goal of racial and social equity. The revolution is here; join the movement of creatives calling out for a #CulturalNewDeal. https://t.co/P5uVp5gTiB

If there was ever a moment for cultural strategy and investment in Black, Indigenous, and artists of color, it is now. This report offers a roadmap on how funders can provide #artists & cultural strategy orgs with the support they need. Download the guide: https://t.co/QjVCozelBS

After #HurricaneHarvey hit Houston, the city realized the way it prioritized flood protection upgrades had to change. Now, instead of prioritizing wealthy areas, resources will go to lower-income areas most often inhabited by #poc first. https://t.co/ARCFuLQBYd via @Colorlines

NEW READ 🔖✨ Our communications fellow @darrylwellingto writes on the Housing Justice Narrative Initiative work of @communitychange, @policylink and @RaceForward for Change Wire: https://t.co/EjsBeURPH8

[LISTEN] Author @Isabelwilkerson breaks down the difference between race and the caste system, and why the latter term best describes the rigid social hierarchy in the U.S. https://t.co/1RhHE5PjEG

"In a nation where we need people to be secure, we need to have a CONSTITUTIONAL: • right to housing • right to water • right to income I don't care whether it's part of our narrative of rugged individualism or not. We need it now." @agb4equity https://t.co/rN90PfQP8O

In order to start addressing the harms of the War on Drugs, it is essential to center race from the very foundation of local and state cannabis legalization structures. Join Race Forward to learn more about #RaceAnd cannabis policy: https://t.co/CYEmUmwMyD

#ColorlinesReads Summer 2020 Selection: Prison by Any Other Name by @MayaSchenwar and @LVikkiml. [@thenewpress] https://t.co/oMzoagiA6N https://t.co/xIn2eInf8x