Democracy in Color with Steve Phillips

San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim is a true fighter. While serving on the Board of Supervisors, she has been fighting for affordable housing, for a $15 an hour minimum wage and to make community college free again. Now, Jane's taking the fight to Sacramento, one of the most important legislative bodies in the country today. In this episode, Aimee and Jane talk about her journey into politics, pres...

In this episode, Aimee talks with Matt Nelson about the unrest in Milwaukee following the recent police killing of Sylville Smith. Matt Nelson is the Executive Director of Presente.org. Presente is the nation’s largest online Latinx organizing group; advancing social justice with technology, media, and culture.

For 20 years Lateefah Simon has led community organizations and expanded economic opportunities for thousands of low-income families in the Bay Area. Now she is running for District 7 BART Board Director. In this episode Lateefah and Aimee talk about her beautiful struggle, sister-friends and her vision for a better BART system and Bay Area.

Lucy Flores served two terms in the Nevada House, making her the first Latina member of Nevada's legislature. She then ran as the Democratic Nominee for Lt. Governor, and later for Congress. In this episode, Lucy shares her story of growing up in poverty, overcoming adversity and fighting for the rights of underrepresented communities.

Democracy in Color made history at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. We kicked off the week by hosting a luncheon celebrating the political power of women of color, the first event of its kind in the history of the convention.  Titled, “Women of Color: Uniting the Party, Leading the Country,” the event drew more than 300 attendees and featured the rising stars of the Democra...

Before opening fire on police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, shooters Micah Johnson and Gaving Long served in the U.S. military. We cannot overlook the importance of their shared experience. Their military service is not a tangential issue; it is the issue. In this personal essay, Aimee offers her thoughts on the police shootings, and recounts her journey as an Army medic and direct witness t...

It is clear that we are at a turning point. Last week we were reminded that we, as a nation, still have so much work to do to make true racial justice a reality, that the movement for Civil Rights continues and must continue. We are faced with two existential questions: “Who are we becoming as a country? Who do we want to become?” The upcoming elections will be pivotal to answering these questions...

Nina Turner in a candid conversation about life after Bernie, uniting the party, and leading with the heart even when it hurts.

Most electoral campaigns underinvest in voters of color and often take them for granted. Campaigns assume voters of color will vote for Democrats no matter what, and some campaigns dismiss voters of color because they assume low income people won’t turn up on election day. Truth is, Democrats cannot win without large turnouts of voters of color, in 2016, and in the foreseeable future. Did the bell...

Congresswoman Donna Edwards ran to be the only Black woman in the U.S. Senate during Maryland's 2016 primary. She's a strong progressive and a real champion of social justice who ran to represent the 4th Blackest state in the country. Why then, did the Democratic Party - the party of inclusion and diversity - fail to support her? How much longer until we have a truly reflective democracy?

American demographics have changed drastically, but politicians are still obsessed with chasing white swing voters. How come? What’s to be done? In this inaugural episode of Democracy in Color Aimee Allison is joined by New York Times Bestselling author of Brown is the New White, Steve Phillips and former Deputy Chief of Staff to Bill Clinton, Maria Echaveste. Steve and Maria discuss what it takes...