Let's end the year on a positive note. Here are 10 things that happened in 2016 that we should celebrate now – and defend in years to come.
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In March, the
@FCC voted to modernize the#Lifeline program to include broadband, helping low-income families. http://bit.ly/1MEMMEg1 reply 7 retweets 15 likes -
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In April,
#SCOTUS affirmed the constitutional principle that everyone deserves representation in our democracy. http://bit.ly/1M9PHVC1 reply 8 retweets 16 likes -
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Trans people got support in May from the federal government in a way that would've seemed impossible just years ago. http://u.pw/24HwuPS
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Days later,
@usedgov +@TheJusticeDept released guidance to help schools ensure the civil rights of trans students. http://1.usa.gov/1X71kz21 reply 8 retweets 12 likes -
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In June,
@repjohnlewis +@HouseDemocrats held a sit-in on the House floor to demand action to prevent gun violence. http://bit.ly/28O6qjb3 replies 8 retweets 14 likes -
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In Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin,
#SCOTUS in June once again upheld diversity in college admissions. http://bit.ly/28PoAfM1 reply 6 retweets 15 likes -
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In July, the 4th and 5th Circuits struck down or weakened voting restrictions enacted after
#SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013.1 reply 8 retweets 13 likes -
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In August,
@TheJusticeDept announced that it would begin phasing out the use of private prisons. http://bit.ly/2aZLqqx1 reply 9 retweets 14 likes -
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@POTUS signed legislation this month that allows@TheJusticeDept and@FBI to reopen unsolved civil rights crimes.http://huff.to/2hDXXlp1 reply 14 retweets 19 likes
In 2016 alone, @POTUS made history by granting clemency to more than 1,000 deserving individuals. http://bit.ly/2hNt0fm pic.twitter.com/bFsOX8urGI
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Now, pledge to fight with us – and other advocates across the country – to ensure prejudice doesn't become policy: http://bit.ly/PledgeToFight
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