Voter suppression has been around as long as the United States, it has taken many different forms over the years. There are blatant forms of voter suppression, like poll taxes and literacy tests, and intimidation and physical violence that Black voters faced for much of American history. And less blatant but effective forms that exist today, like strict voter ID laws, the consolidation of polling places, and voters being purged from the rolls.

Former NFL QB, Michael Vick, shines a light on the obstacles that formerly incarcerated citizens face as they seek to regain their right to vote after serving their sentences. Vick links up with the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, to become one of 1.4 million returning citizens who now have the opportunity to submit their ballot.

In this episode of Talks at GS, Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad discusses his work studying the history of systemic racism in America and what the response to George Floyd’s death means for the future of police reform.

The Action Center on Race & the Economy (ACRE), a resource for organizations working at the intersection of racial justice and Wall Street accountability, published this 2018 report examining the rise in police misconduct and the subsequent debt that cities and counties incur to pay for police brutality settlements and judgements.

Long before the vast blazes of recent years, Native American tribes held annual controlled burns that cleared out underbrush and promoted new growth. Western settlers viewed fire as a threat and suppressed the tribal rituals of controlled burning that promoted safer land conditions.

Soccer, “the world’s game,” in its purest form is the most racially diverse and accessible team sport globally. However, in the United States soccer is a sport disproportionately made up of white, upper middle class individuals. This article dives into the systemic barriers, financial and otherwise, causing American soccer’s diversity problem.