Vanessa Williamson

Accessing the vote: A case for tax-time registration

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Wristbands for voters are seen at a polling station during early voting in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young - S1BEUGZEKGAA

Voter registration at tax time

Vanessa Williamson and Jackson Gode

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Benjamin Banneker Senior High School (Nyttend, Wikimedia Commons)

What online forum discussions reveal about segregation in DC public schools

Vanessa Williamson and Fred Dews

Friday, April 9, 2021

Students arrive for class at Mahnomen Elementary School in Mahnomen, Minnesota September 26, 2013. The U.S. government may have headed off some of the most dire predictions about the "sequester," but over seven months, the across-the-board spending cut has thrown sand into the gears of the economic recovery. Mahnomen school district, which serves the White Earth Indian reservation in Minnesota, lost three percent of its funding due to the sequester. The district didn't replace a teacher who retired and has scaled back on homework tutoring and an alternative-school program for teenage mothers. Another year of cuts could force the school to lay off teachers and scale back bus service, superintendent Jeff Bisek says. Picture taken September 26, 2013. To match Insight USA-BUDGET/SEQUESTER REUTERS/Dan Koeck (UNITED STATES - Tags: EDUCATION POLITICS BUSINESS) - GM1E99S159R01

White parents in D.C. talk a lot about racial justice. So why do they focus on majority-White schools?

Vanessa Williamson and Jackson Gode

The Washington Post Wednesday, March 31, 2021

A photo illustration displaying silhouettes of a mother and daughter, next to hands working on a computer, with the Washington, DC, flag in the background.

‘We all want what’s best for our kids’

Vanessa Williamson, Jackson Gode, and Hao Sun

Monday, March 29, 2021

A conversation about racial justice and worker mobility

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EST

People attend a Latino voter registration event in Lilburn, Georgia, U.S. December 7, 2020. REUTERS/Dustin Chambers

Georgia grassroots groups helped Biden win. Will the party listen to them on the issues?

Vanessa Williamson and Mohammed Memfis

Friday, December 11, 2020

Black family

Closing the racial wealth gap requires heavy, progressive taxation of wealth

Vanessa Williamson

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Kenosha on Monday.Trump Kenosha 0607

Confronting the enduring appeal of fascism

Vanessa Williamson

Friday, November 6, 2020

Past Policy 2020 Event

Election 2020: Driving forces and possible outcomes

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT