The common good is the alternative to Anti-Democracy Extremism
This is a time to stand up for our neighbors, to reach out to those in our lives who know this is wrong, and to rally together for the common good.
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News & Press
FOX 8 New Orleans – Members of 1961 Freedom Ride welcomed to New Orleans 65 years later
Wednesday evening, five original Freedom Riders got the homecoming they were hoping for 65 years ago after a two-week bus ride down the same routes and through the same towns as 1961. Read Full Article
NOLA.com – Traveling from DC to New Orleans, voting rights bus tour honors Freedom Riders 65 years later
A bus tour celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Freedom Rides arrived at Xavier University on Wednesday afternoon, where a service was held at a chapel. Read Full Article
Mississippi Today – After 65 years, Freedom Riders finally complete their journey to New Orleans
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Gambit (NOLA.com) – New Orleans’ Xavier University celebrates the Freedom Riders ahead of Nov. 3 election
The 1961 Freedom Riders, a civil rights movement that gained momentum across the South for challenging racist norms and illegal segregation, were celebrated at New Orleans Read Full Article
Recent Emails
Fighting the border wall with residents in Texas today
Barrio Azteca residents are an inspiration four days from Election Day. Friends, The residents of Barrio Azteca in Texas — Laredo's oldest neighborhood — are an inspiration. We stood with them this morning outside the federal courthouse as...
The border wall is about more than you think — we’re there tomorrow
Showing up matters, and there are 5 days left. Friends, Tomorrow morning, we'll be in Laredo, Texas, to stand with the community there fighting against Donald Trump's border wall. In Laredo, this affects their daily lives. Trump's wall has human,...
They shut down early voting for these students — we’re highlighted on NPR
Only six days to Election Day. Friends, The Freedom Ride has reached New Orleans, the stop the original Freedom Riders weren't allowed to reach by bus due to extreme racism and violence, and boy, what a feeling! Especially six days away from Election...
A MAGA voter said he couldn’t do it anymore
Here's what I told The Telegraph. Friends, Last week, on the Virginia State University campus in Petersburg, a reporter from The Telegraph asked me what I believe about Donald Trump. I told her that I find him to be a moral void. And I really mean...
Hank Thomas didn’t stop. Neither can we
We have a week and a bus. Friends, Sixty-five years later, Hank Thomas, a national hero and original Freedom Rider, got back on The Ride. We are so incredibly honored and...
Our plan for the next 11 days
We're giving this everything we have. Friends, The Ride has been an incredible experience so far — and I'm proud to share our journey with you. At Clinton College in Rock Hill, South Carolina, people lined both sides of the sidewalk and applauded as our...