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Islamophobia is anti-American.

#liberalismispatriotism

1. Hope for the best.
2. Prepare for the worst.
3. Remember that, when standing together with your friends and neighbors, you have more power than you know.

Voting should be as easy as possible. If someone wants to make voting harder, they don't want to prevent fraud. They just don't want you to vote.

That being said, our ability to vote doesn't matter if we don't use it.

Protect your right to vote. Use your right to vote.

Which political truisms do you find untrue or misguided?

On the date of her death, we want to reflect on abolitionist and suffragette Harriet Tubman, who wasn't content escaping slavery only once. Instead, she put herself in harm's way to free dozens of others.

Be the help your community needs. Be like Harriet Tubman. #WomensHistoryMonth

Gas prices are up again, which means your urban planning friend is once again proven right about walkable cities.

Why Missouri Prisons Can Be Deadly for People With Opioid Addictions In a prison system rife with drugs, a new civil rights lawsuit accuses the Missouri DOC of punishing people for addiction, rather than treating it.

There is no excuse for denying people lifesaving care and punishing them for addiction.

It's not just horrific — it's unconstitutional and discriminatory.

An image of the Statue of Liberty that says "DIGNITY, AUTONOMY, LIBERTY: for all women, everywhere."

On International Women’s Day, remember: if someone had to fight for your rights, use them.

This goes for more than voting. Women had to fight for a voice in their workplaces, churches, and communities. Go make a difference.

Non-women, actively support them. Stand up to injustice.

Te mereces algo mejor.

Most laws that impact your life exist at the local level. Yes, even in the era of a rogue DHS. Get involved locally and take back your agency. Your neighbors are counting on you.

Kristi Noem being out as head of DHS is good news, even if her successor is the same. Disruptions and disarray need to happen again and again until MAGA’s anti-human agenda is non-actionable. You have the power to make your community a welcoming space for immigrants.

What does the word “liberal” mean to you? Good connotations and bad connotations alike. There are no wrong answers.

The hardest thing our social media manager has to do this month is come up with Saint Patrick’s Day-based egalitarian messages. Any ideas, friends?

A free society requires freedom of information. The public needs to consent to be governed, and consent is all about communication.

Our institutions are only as liberal as the people who sustain them. Don’t outsource your citizenship. Be an active citizen every day.

You are the future of freedom. The fight for liberty is never over. Happy Black History Month from EFI.

Black History Month is almost over, but the fight for freedom never is. Wherever we are, no matter the time, we all need to stand up to injustice. #BlackHistoryMonth

Nobody is free until everybody is free.

NEW: We released a report examining how the Trump administration is transforming state and local police into a national deportation force by expanding the 287(g) program.

Allen Toussaint - We The People YouTube video by synesthesiac

Who are the people? ALL the people.

Black History Series: World War 1, Part 2 YouTube video by Equal Freedom Institute

Here’s the second part on our video for World War One: #BlackHistoryMonth youtube.com/shorts/kxPgQ...

Black History Series: World War 1, Part 1 YouTube video by Equal Freedom Institute

In this part of our Black History Month series on Black soldiers, we begin discussing the First World War: #BlackHistoryMonth youtube.com/shorts/u0BTa...

David Walker: Boston's fiery anti-slavery writer David Walker was born to a free mother and an enslaved father in Wilmington, North Carolina around 1797. By 1825, Walker had moved to Boston where he ran a clothing shop, and played an important role ...

Abolitionist writer David Walker was born of a free mother and an enslaved father. If the two roles were switched, he would have been born into slavery. Today, we invite you to read more about his life and writings. #BlackHistoryMonth content.boston.gov/news/david-w...

ICE arrested me without cause. What I saw will haunt me forever. | Opinion One ICE agent, apparently referring to Renee Good, said, 'You guys gotta stop obstructing us — that's why that lesbian b---- is dead.'

Our constitutional rights haven't changed.

Despite what ICE may claim, we all have the right to record and document ICE activities in public. We're suing.

ICYMI: We talked to the amazing Otto Lehto as part of our series on Liberal Emancipation. Watch it here: youtu.be/dhc0mK9YETg?...

Black History Series: The Civil War YouTube video by Equal Freedom Institute

Learn more about Black contributions to the Civil War. #BlackHistoryMonth #America250 youtube.com/shorts/4vva2...

Black History Series: The Revolutionary War YouTube video by Equal Freedom Institute

We're posting a series of videos commemorating contributions of Black soldiers and other freedom fighters to our nation's history. While not exhaustive, it should serve as a great introduction to the service and trials these heroes endured. #BlackHistoryMonth #America250 youtube.com/shorts/Vs_8O...

Up from feudalism: the Black American liberal tradition What did it mean to be an enlightened “liberal” in the United States before the twentieth century? What’s race got to do with it?

“What did it mean to be an enlightened ‘liberal’ in the United States before the twentieth century? What’s race got to do with it?”

Read Keidrick Roy’s essay “Up from feudalism: the Black American liberal tradition” here: press.princeton.edu/ideas/up-fro...

A tribute to Jesse Jackson, 1941-2026

Sending our regards to the family of Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and student of MLK who fought for justice until the end.

Frederick Douglass got one single delegate vote at the 1888 Republican convention, making him the first serious Black nominee for President.

120 years later, Obama would take office. #PresidentsDay #BlackHistoryMonth

Composite Nation - Teaching American History Source: Douglass, Frederick. Frederick Douglass Papers: Speech, Article, and Book File, -1894; Speeches and Articles by Douglass, -1894; 1867, “Composite Nation,” lecture in the Parker Fraternity Cour...

“I hold that a liberal and brotherly welcome to all who are likely to come to the United States is the only wise policy which this nation can adopt.”

Read Frederick Douglass' “Composite Nation” here: #BlackHistoryMonth teachingamericanhistory.org/document/our...