Free The Vote with Desmond Meade

<p>Alicia Garza is joined this week by Desmond Meade, author of the forthcoming book, <a href="http://www.beacon.org/Let-My-People-Vote-P1629.aspx"><i>Let My People Vote</i></a> (Beacon Press), and president of the <a href="https://floridarrc.com/">Florida Rights Restoration Coalition</a>. Garza asks Meade to break down his journey from being formerly incarcerated, to leading the fight in Florida to restore voting rights to ‘return citizens’.Plus, Garza’s weekly round-up of all things awful and wonderful known as “Lady Don’t Take No”.</p><p>Donate to the <a href="https://secure.actblue.com/donate/florida-rights-restoration-coalition--frrc--1?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amount=&commit=Contribute">Florida Rights Restoration Coalition</a></p><p>Desmond Meade on <a href="https://twitter.com/desmondmeade">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/desmondmeade44/">Instagram</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/desmond.meade.7">Facebook</a>.</p><p>Lady Don't Take No on <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/@LadyDontTakeNoPodcast">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/@LadyDontTakeNoPod">Instagram</a> & <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/fb.me/ladydonttakeno">Facebook</a>.</p><p>Alicia Garza on <a href="https://twitter.com/aliciagarza">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chasinggarza/?hl=en">Instagram</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChasingGarza">Facebook</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This pod is supported by the <a href="https://blackfutureslab.org/">Black Futures Lab</a></p><p>Production by Phil Surkis</p><p>Theme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by <a href="https://twitter.com/Latyrx">Latyrx</a></p><p><br />Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence