Farai Chideya goes into the history of voting rights with legal expert Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund to fully understand why our democracy is under threat today. Representative Bee Nguyen of the Georgia General Assembly shares why protecting voting rights is central to her campaign for Georgia Secretary of State. Journalist Manolia Charlotin provides important historical perspective to help us understand the political upheaval in Haiti. On Sippin’ the Political Tea, New York politics is on the menu, with our host, Errin Haines of The 19th, and Marina Villenueve of the Associated Press.

EPISODE RUNDOWN

0:53 Sherrilyn Ifill breaks down our history of voting rights in the U.S.

12:34 Georgia state Representative Bee Nguyen on her role defending voting rights in her state

21:52 Manolia Charlotin of Press On offers context for the recent political upheaval in Haiti

31:21 Sippin’ the Political Tea: Errin Haines of the 19th and Marina Villeneuve of the Associated Press talk about New York state politics