By Christopher Wilson from CDT partner Alliance San Diego Mobilization Fund Growing up in Detroit, my early life was one of struggle, revolution, and self-hatred. We struggled to survive poverty, a brutal social system built to tear black families apart, and government-sponsored mass incarceration. Black History Month is always an…

While we look forward to time with family and friends in the coming days to give thanks, we also are looking back to Election Day 2021 and how we prepare for 2022 and beyond. What a doozy. We spent the last couple of weeks debriefing with our grantees to get…

“I am all in if Karen Bass runs for mayor of Los Angeles, which she should! It would be a game changer moment for Los Angeles and the state. As a California Donor Table board member, we have a long history of investing in building power in communities of color…

20 Community Organizations Led Recall Defeat by Engaging 41% of California Voters Oakland, CA — The California Donor Table, a network of donors committed to building power in California’s communities of color and making lasting progressive political change, raised and distributed $3.5 …

By Ludovic Blain Who knew that 9 months after Georgians saved American Democracy, Californians would have to step up and do so, too. And that’s not hyperbole. With someone like Larry Elder as California’s Governor, not only would our state’s policies on social service, climate change, civil rights, labor, choice…

Molly, Tell us a little bit about yourself: I grew up in a loving and political household as the middle child and only daughter of my dad, a Haitian immigrant and physician, and my mother, a hippie from the South and a college professor. …

By Sylvie Lerner During the month of July, because of July 4th, there are often patriotic celebrations of freedom and independence. There’s a general sense of patriotism that is not progressive. …

Rebecca, Tell us a little bit about yourself: I’m a native Californian, born on the Peninsula south of San Francisco. My mom was born and raised in Montebello and much of her large Mexican family still lives in Southern California, including my 30+ first cousins. My dad’s family came to…

Interview by Sylvie Lerner Michael Stubbs is from Bermuda, born and raised. But he’s lived most of his life elsewhere, including significant time in New England, New York, London, Paris and LA, where he’s spent a good part of the past 20+ years. Michael originally came out to California to…