DC Voting Rights: Where We've Been, Where We're Going

In April, when a new and even more dangerous anti-home-rule gun amendment delayed the D.C. House voting rights bill in the House of Representatives, I told D.C. residents that I would initiate conversations on next steps. It is apparent that we need serious, renewed discussion of how best to secure voting rights and freedom from congressional interference. These "Community Conversations" are beginning. The easy part is agreeing on what we want and what we are entitled to. Not so easy is figuring out how to get where we want to go. Our history can be our guide, but only if we understand this history.

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