America's elections are broken. Not only do people with the most money fund our system, but also the election process itself systematically raises barriers to participation. People of color, young people, and college students are less likely to be registered and therefore less likely to vote. That’s true here in Delaware just as it is in Georgia, Ohio, and North Carolina where burdensome ideological-driven restrictions are being implemented to prevent more people from voting. And the result is that our democratic system is more accountable to people with money than it is to the rest of us. However, we are fighting back and we are winning. Since last year, I’ve been working with a diverse and powerful coalition of community organizations, faith leaders, civil rights organizations, labor, and advocates in pushing for House Bill 105, Same Day Voter Registration (SDR) in Delaware. Same Day Registration allows individuals to register to vote and cast their ballot on the same day. Same Day Registration is one the most effective ways to increase participation in our democracy. Our coalition has organized community leaders and raised our voice in support of Same Day Registration. And we passed the first hurdle, getting the bill to pass the Delaware House. This was no easy task, despite the obvious democratic benefits that Same Day Registration could bring to Delaware, a few self-interested politicians were pushing to block Same Day Voter Registration. Now, that we've won in the House we're hearing many of the conservative talking points — that voting is a privilege that should be restricted to the few — rather than a right that we should be fighting to protect. I believe strongly in the right to vote and that is why I'm continuing the fight with my coalition partners to expand voting rights and strengthen our democracy in Delaware.

Too many people pay lip-service to voting and participation in our government. If you want to complain, you should vote first.

I don't like a father being kept away or alienated from his children. I'm living it.

Cause we are tired of being treated as if we aren't people as well.

STOP CHILD CUSTODY FRAUD! Imagine! Being contacted by the police and they inform you that you've kidnapped your daughter and you were going to jail if you did not return her to the other parent? IT HAPPENED TO ME! My baby girl was snatched from me—tragically because of a falsified affidavit filled with untruths and defamation of character. And because the court system does not take the time to verify affidavits in order to assure the statements submitted are true. THE CHILD SUFFERS THE MOST! Child Custody Fraud Advocates represent the voice of hundreds and thousands of parents who are competent, caring and supportive parents who are unjustly denied custody of their children. LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! Child Custody Fraud Advocates mission is to bring awareness to the negligence of due diligence in pursuit of verified affidavits with the goal to enforce, vindicate and change protocol within child custody laws. SIGN THE PETITION! We encourage individuals to join the fight for justice and help assure during custody battles, that each parent is provided fair representation and rebuttal. And that each child is fairly placed with their parent who can honestly provide the most nurturing, healthy and safe environment. PROGRESS! Child Custody Fraud Advocates has taken the issue to the Florida State Representatives and the issue is under review. We are in our beginning stages and we have a battle ahead of us. We need support from everyone who would like to be a part of this battle. CHANGE BEGINS WITH ACTION! For More Information regarding Child Custody Fraud Advocates and to share your stories, concerns, triumphs and to volunteer: Visit our Website at: http://www.childcustodyfraudadvocates.org

Due to a lack of prosecutorial authority over the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans Affairs are getting with committing felony crimes against our nation's Veterans.

There are many low and impoverished families who cannot support themselves in our current economy. These disenfranchised members of our society consist of households who are headed by single women fighting for a future that often is perceived as distant and bleak. Among these scores of impoverished citizens the most affected is the African American demographic. In our country African Americans consist of 13.1% of the total U.S. population (U.S. Department of Commerce, 2012), yet this group accounts for only 2.7% of the total wealth (Collins, 2014). I am an African American philanthropist living in San Bernardino California. I have ran a nonprofit business of which I have poured all of my money and time into for the sake of helping the community that I belong to for over 29 years. I have lived in the city of San Bernardino, California for over 56 years and have seen this city’s decent into impoverishment over the past few years. Recently, there was an article written in the San Bernardino Sun Newspaper explaining the reasons for the recent Bankruptcy that the city suffered and its cause; one of these causes was the closing of Norton Air force Base in 1994 (Hagen, 2014). The closing of this base affected the economy greatly, including many of the businesses that were owned by African Americans. Recently the economy has become so bad that much of the new business has been catered to the presence of government assistance. There are currently families living in shelters that have absolutely no assistance, or a means of transportation. The city of San Bernardino knows this and has done nothing to help correct this problem. As an employer in this city and founder of a currently running nonprofit organization I have seen this city employ obvious racially motivated decision making regarding grant funding and related services offered to nonprofit organizations within this city. One such incident was expressed by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) that offers city funded grants to nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations throughout the city, both my organization and another organization focused on serving displaced minority women within the city were purposely ranked low on the scoring list to ensure that neither of these organizations receive funds. To our surprise this scoring was implemented without an explanation of the scoring system or reason as to why funding was denied based on this scoring. All of this shows proof that while African Americans are granted rights in this country, racially motivated decision making and prejudice contribute to the overall plight that is currently affecting the African American population. As a highly contributing group of people within the total population of the United States I believe that African Americans are due the respect that has been denied them. As a people we have suffered the loss of multiple generations of contributing citizens through the genocide of slavery, we have suffered countless losses through the defense of this country by those service members to gave their all for the sake of a country who is currently in a struggle to maintain the voting rights that these honorable service members fought and died for. I have detailed all of my own experiences relating to the occurrences expressed in this text in an autobiography titled “I Give Honor First to God, You Can’t Hurry God”. This is my own story of the experiences that I have had of a lifetime of struggle as an African American citizen in the United States (Hargrave, 2013). I believe that the evils that have been experienced by the African American community are evils that don’t have to continue. Prejudice has been the primary cause of the glass ceiling that has been imposed upon the African American Community. For this reason I believe that reparations must be paid to account for the staggering loss that has victimized the black communities throughout this country. Segregation, malice, violence, degradation, malevolent opportunism and bigotry are the causes of the inability of total forward progression by African Americans, at the benefit of a country that we have loved which was never truly reciprocated the love that it has received. With all of this being said, a healing process can be started, that healing process must begin with the acknowledgement of our country’s treatment of a very precious commodity. A good start would be the dispersing of reparations. Bibliography Classification 173: Civil Rights Act of 1964. (n.d.). Retrieved from The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration : http://www.archives.gov/research/investigations/fbi/classifications/173-civil-rights.html Collins, C. (2014, January 17). Wealth of 400 Billionaires = Wealth of All 41 Million African-Americans. Retrieved from http://inequality.org/: http://inequality.org/wealth-400-billionaires-wealth-41-million-africanamericans/ Hagen, R. (2014, March 22). Norton Air Force base marks 20 years since closure. Retrieved from The Sun: http://www.sbsun.com/business/20140322/norton-air-force-base-marks-20-years-since-closure Hargrave, L. (2013). I Give Honor First to God, You Can't Hurry God. Bloomington: Balboa Press. The Emancipation Proclamation. (n.d.). Retrieved from National Archives and Records Administration: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ U.S. Department of Commerce. (2012). Retrieved from United States Cencus Bureau: http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html

We can't let the 2014 elections be marred by robbed voting rights.

If we keep letting schools ignore students' rights and work with politicians to silence young critics, we can't call ourselves a democracy.

More than one in three women will experience rape, domestic abuse, or some other form of gender-based violence. Regardless of of where a woman or girl lives, no one should live in fear because they are born a woman and nowhere should we accept violence against women and girls.

Our government is made up of federal, state, and local court systems that are relied upon by citizens to mete out justice according to the law. This means, all citizens are held accountable based on the law. The laws concerning expunging a person’s court record should be held with the same acknowledgement of justice as any other law. This is not the case, however, because the internet has become the court of public opinion, and is literally ruining the lives of tens of thousands of people who made a mistake at one point in their life, but paid their debt to society and now deserve (and by law have been granted) the opportunity for a second chance. It’s unfair that negative content that stays on the internet for years and years can make you guilty for life, even after the courts have cleared your name, and even after you have done everything in your power to turn your life around. This needs to change! Now is the time to push back against online publishers' claim of “free speech” and fight for the right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Guilt by internet should be stopped.

Who in their right mind would oppose a common-sense anti-rape law, especially when it covers juvenile detention centers, too?