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<title><![CDATA[Derrick Johnson - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/37964.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Derrick Johnson]]></description><category domain="37964">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[America&rsquo;s Broken Promise To Do Better After George Floyd]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/george-floyd-death-anniversary-congress-police-reform-rcna208268</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[American policing continues to embrace racial profiling, gives officers latitude to be aggressive and generally shields them from liability.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Republicans Are Politicizing Public Education]]></title>
							<link>https://thegrio.com/2023/07/14/history-should-not-scare-us-unless-we-plan-to-repeat-it/</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Last week, amidst cookouts, parades, gatherings and fireworks, we as a nation celebrated Independence Day, the foundation of our democracy and the freedoms that it birthed. As we continue to reflect on the promise of this country, now more than ever, we must remain vigilant and focused...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Why Biden's Plan To Cancel Student Debt Isn't Enough]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/24/perspectives/student-loan-debt-biden-naacp/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[With the simple stroke of a pen, President Biden has the unique opportunity to unlock financial freedom for countless Black Americans and low-income communities. But according to'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' CNN reporting, he might cancel just $10,000 of'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' student loan debt'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' per borrower for those earning less...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[White Supremacy Is Diminishing Voting Rights]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/01/06/naacp-white-supremacy-january-6/9092954002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As we look back at Jan. 6, don't focus only on Trump and insurrectionists. Shine a light on voting rights being stripped, the need to expand democracy.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Dear Congress: Voting Rights Aren't a Partisan Issue]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/naacp-voting-rights-are-not-a-partisan-issue-so-why-is-congress-blocking-progress/ar-AANDa72</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Voting rights'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' shouldn't be a partisan issue. Yet the contentious dispute on whether to defend every American'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s right to vote has taken center stage in Congress, and for an unnecessary amount of precious time.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';']]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[American Democracy's Infrastructure Is Crumbling]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/02/opinions/voting-rights-crumbling-american-infrastructure-johnson/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Derrick Johnson writes that for American democracy to function, it requires not only the building of roads, bridges and railways, but also the guarantee of access and participation in the voting process.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Record Black Voter Turnout Will Fire Trump, Save Lives]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/12/black-voters-turn-out-fire-donald-trump-and-enablers-naacp-column/5960096002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[It's not just Donald Trump and Joe Biden on the ballot, it's a decision about'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' the country we want. Honor John Lewis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg by voting.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Voter Suppression's Back, 55 Years After Voting Rights Act]]></title>
							<link>https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/08/06/voter-suppression-is-back-55-years-after-the-voting-rights-act-391984</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[As we mourn John Lewis, it's time to pass the new voting rights law that bears his name.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Killing of Blacks Is Part of the American System]]></title>
							<link>https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/03/america-black-deaths-racism</link>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Whether it's police violence, poor medical care, or simply trying to breathe, we suffer from an underlying condition: racism]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Frustration with Racism Is Coming to the Ballot Box]]></title>
							<link>https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/27/opinion/politics/midterm-elections-race-polling.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[A new poll shows people of color feel disrespected and fed up '&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('”').';' and they stand to influence many of the most competitive House races.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Every American Should Be Tested for Implicit Race Bias]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/08/starbucks-naacp-implicit-bias-training-racism-column/587402002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Derrick Johnson</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Why put implicit bias training into a box that says 'break in case of emergency,' when it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s just a matter of time before the next incident of racism?]]></description>
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