One of the most important ways we have to get our voices heard is through our vote. Barriers to our ability to vote through restrictive ID laws and the like, are being erected every day. L. Joy brings Leigh Chapman to the front of the class on this episode to discuss protecting our vote and share the work Deliver My Vote is doing now to protect it.

Four years ago, L. Joy began #SundayCivics with a conversation on the importance of, and lack of funding for Public Education. Zakiyah Ansari came to the front of the class back then to educate us on her years long advocacy around public education funding. In one of our many full circle moments, Ansari is coming back to the front of the class because the billions allocated to states for public education in the CARES Act, the COVID relief package in December of 2020, and the American Rescue Plan may mean an end to the fight for funding, but the fight for how that money is allocated on the ground continues. L. Joy also revisits our interview with Dr. Lester Young, Jr. for history and context on the great equalizer, public education. 

L. Joy is excited to bring on someone who has been on her wish list for a while. The 82nd Attorney General of the United States, Eric H. Holder, Jr. comes to the front of the class to discuss the role of Attorney General, his present role as Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee and the work they are doing around redistricting. He also shares his thoughts on skepticism, civic engagement, and how we can reimagine policing.

On this episode, L. Joy welcomes someone she has wanted on since she began #SundayCivics. Michael Steele comes to the front of the class to discuss DC Statehood, the difference between Conservative and Republican, and his thoughts on alternative measures of political engagement.

There always seems to be a lot going on in Florida. L. Joy brings attorney Sean Shaw to the front of the class to discuss the implications of how Florida’s Governor is handling the pandemic, Florida Democrats’ messaging problem, and the work his organization People Over Profits has in store for the future.

What does it mean to be a Prison Industrial Complex (PIC) Abolitionist? L. Joy brings Mariame Kaba to the front of the class to break down the practice and organizing vision of PIC Abolitionists, and to discuss Kaba’s latest book “We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice.”