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04.07.21

The Leslie Marshall Show: Second Chance Month and the Impact Of Collateral Consequences on Young Americans

On the Generation Progress Takeover of the Leslie Marshall Show, Brent J. Cohen and Charlotte Hancock were joined by Hakim Crampton, a movement and capacity building specialist with JustLeadershipUSA, and Duy Pham, a policy analyst at the Center for Law and…

03.24.21

The Leslie Marshall Show: What the Equality Act Would Mean for LGBTQ+ Americans

On the Generation Progress takeover of the Leslie Marshall Show, GP guest hosts Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock are joined by Sharita Gruberg, the vice president of the LGBTQ+ project at the Center for American Progress, and Nadine Smith, the executive…

03.10.21

The Leslie Marshall Show: Democracy Reform Is Key To Action On Young People’s Priorities

Generation Progress guest hosts Charlotte Hancock and Edwith Theogene speak with the co-founder and co-executive director of Blue Future, Morgan Stahr, about the impact of democracy reform legislation like H.R. 1 on young people and the issues they care about.…

Advisories, Statements and Releases

04.08.21

STATEMENT: Generation Progress Commends the Biden-Harris Administration’s Actions on Gun Violence; Urges Congress to Step Up

The Biden-Harris administration today announced a series of executive actions to tackle the gun violence epidemic, including significant investment in community violence interventions; rules to help stop the spread of untraceable ghost guns and appropriately regulate stabilizing braces, which modify…

03.08.21

STATEMENT: The 56th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday Is a Reminder of the Need to Pass H.R. 4 Now

Yesterday, March 7th, marked the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when over 600 people marched for civil and voting rights and were viciously attacked by state troopers and county police on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. This was…

03.04.21

STATEMENT: The Passage of H.R. 1 Is a Victory for Young Americans and our Democracy

Late yesterday, the House of Representatives passed H.R.1, the For the People Act, which the House first introduced and passed in 2019. The Senate refused to take up the bill when it was passed in 2019, but advocates are hopeful…