Juneteenth 2022: Still Miles to Go Before We Rest

Also known as Emancipation Day or Black Independence Day, Juneteenth celebrates the day, June 19, 1865, that Black enslaved people in Texas learned that they had been declared free more than two years prior, when the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln. 

State Lawmakers Across the Country Thwart Local Democracy Through Preemption

In Arkansas, state lawmakers have limited the ability of local communities to raise the minimum wage; require employers to offer paid family and/or sick leave; set regulations for firearms, ammunition or firearm components; prevent discrimination against LBTQ individuals and regulate the use or sale of plastics or Styrofoam containers.

Congress should not extend corporate tax cuts without expanding the Child Tax Credit

AACF has urged Arkansas’s congressional delegation to help pass an economic package that helps Arkansans make ends meet, reduces poverty and racial and economic disparities, and lays the groundwork for long-term recovery and prosperity even after the COVID crisis is in the rear-view. Now, we’re also urging them to say “NO” to any new corporate tax cuts that would be passed without also expanding the CTC, at the very least by expanding eligibility to kids from families with little to no income who most need the boost. It’s time to put people first.