Desmond Meade

Meade is the President of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition (FRRC) and Chair of Floridians for a Fair Democracy. He is a Ford Global Fellow, a 2021 MacArthur “Genius” Fellow and was named to Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in 2019

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The Prosecutor Versus Felon Narrative Helps No One

The presidential campaign shouldn’t be labeled as a contest between a prosecutor and a convicted felon, writes Desmond Meade.

By Desmond Meade

Desmond Meade's Fight for Full Civil Rights

I guess I’m a public figure now, but I still haven’t gotten used to being recognized on the street. I still remember when I was homeless. How people would look right past me, sometimes it...

By Desmond Meade
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