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Sincere B. Allah was a returned citizen, mentor, and advocate for justice-impacted Virginians. He lived his life caring for his community and fighting for justice. May his memory live on.

Tati Abu King had to sue the state of Virginia to get his right to vote back – but in 2026, he won, and expanded access to the ballot box to thousands more people like him. Here’s his story.

Up and down the ballot, every vote counts.

Every time there’s an election, we’re told that so much is on the line. Well, this November, a lot is.

Elections in 1968, 2000, and 2016 prompted significant rollbacks of civil liberties. We can’t repeat history in 2022.

Americans have exercised their right to vote, the votes were counted, and it appears that Joe Biden has won the presidential election.

The goal of any democratic election is to represent the will of the people, and to achieve that goal, we must count every single vote. Every Virginia voter’s voice deserves to be heard. Let’s prepare for an extended election process to make sure that happens. 

2020 marks a critical moment in America’s history: We find ourselves at the junction of two deadly pandemics – COVID-19 and systemic racism. The senseless deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Marcus-David Peters, and countless others, have thrown into stark relief the systemic inequities in this country. One thing is clear: Going back to “normal” is not an option. We need change, and we will use everything in our toolbox to get it.

The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed our lives and shown the enormous impact of systemic racism and inequities in America. Caught in between two pandemics, Black and Brown Virginians continue to bear the brunt of not only COVID-19, but also unjust, unfair systems that devalue their lives and leave them behind.