“The Voting Rights Act As We Knew It—It’s Done.” Fighting For Voting Rights With Equal Ground FL’s Genesis Robinson.

This week, Steph and Eddie power through their intro because Steph is busy! They do get a little time to talk about weddings, work retreats, daughters, and movie clubs, but it’s all business after that. Today’s guest is Genesis Robison, the Executive Director of Equal Ground Education Fund and Action Fund, Florida’s preeminent Black-led voting rights organization. Genesis began by explaining the work that Equal Ground does in fighting for voting rights and how Genesis himself got into the work (11:28). Then, we jump right into what is happening now with Florida’s egregious gerrymander and how Equal Ground is using the courts to fight back (17:27). We also walk through a few of the other ways Florida is suppressing the vote with the newest legislation coming out of the most recent legislative session (28:55). We then look through the national lens at the gutting of the Voting Rights Act in the Louisiana v. Callais Supreme Court Decision, and how state-based voting rights legislation may be the next move (37:11). Finally, Genesis shares how folks can support the work of Equal Ground and fight back against these relentless attacks on voting rights in Florida and across the country (51:06). Equal Ground FL  Extracurricular Podcast Stephanie Vanos Eddie Geller