We strongly encourage you to EDUCATE yourself on the below issues so you can more closely follow political, legislative, and civic issues affecting your community. B L A C K D E M S does not endorse all proposals or campaigns presented on these sites, but we offer this list of trusted Internet resources so you can be EMPOWERED by understanding the context within which our issues exist.

KNOW THE ISSUES:
Education
Texas Department of Education http://www.tea.state.tx.us/

Crime and Incarceration
The Sentencing Project http://www.sentencingproject.org/

Economic Development
Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/
Corporation for Enterprise Development http://www.cfed.org/

Urban Planning
U.S. Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/economicdevelopment/index.cfm
Policy Link – Inclusionary Zoning http://policylink.org/Projects/IZ/

Health Care
City of Houston AIDS/STD Prevention http://www.houstontx.gov/health/HIV-STD/index.html
AIDS Foundation Houston http://www.aidshelp.org/
Health Policy Watch http://www.healthpolicywatch.org/
Nat’l Comm. To Preserve Social Security & Medicare http://www.ncpssm.org/