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Former NAACP president Ben Jealous spoke about healing America using parables and through conversations he had with notable Americans. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., hoste…

People for the American Way’s Ben Jealous talked about his group’s push for federal voting rights legislation and abolishing the filibuster.

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts and Oversight held a hearing about the influence of special interest groups in the federal judiciary. Chair Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) call…

People for the American Way’s Ben Jealous talked about his organization’s priorities and the ongoing debate over police reform and racial injustice.

Maryland gubernatorial candidates, incumbent Governor Larry Hogan (R) and Ben Jealous (D), took part in their only scheduled debate.

The National Cannabis Policy Summit was held at the Newseum one day prior to the National Cannabis Festival in Washington, D.C., on April 21. Speakers included Representatives Tulsi Gabbard …

Among the speakers at day three of the Netroots Nation annual conference was Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous. Netroots Nation is an “annual gathering for progressives” atten…

Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Ben Jealous were among the speakers at the opening session of the fifite day of the NAACP 2017 annual conference.

Day one of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included first lady Michelle Obama, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and immigration advocate Astrid S…

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in Philadelphia. They …

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in Philadelphia. They …

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in Philadelphia. They …

The 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in Philadelphia. They …

Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, held a campaign rally outside the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C. He addressed such topics as camp…

The Democratic National Convention Committee’s Platform Drafting Committee held a hearing on what should be included in the party’s platform for the July 2016 convention in Philadelphia. One…

Democratic 2016 presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke to supporters at a campaign rally in Greenville, South Carolina. He was introduced by actor Danny Glover. Following…

John Hope Bryant talked about his book, How the Poor Can Save Capitalism: Rebuilding the Path to the Middle Class, in which he argues that the U.S. economy can be fixed by building financial…

Politicians and civil rights organizations leaders talked about the demographic and political changes in the South in the 50 years since civil rights activists travelled to Mississippi in th…

Civil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the same spot where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I have a dream” sp…

The Reverend Jesse Jackson and Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) were among the civil rights leaders who reflected on the 1963 March on Washington and commented on the current state of civ…