Why Access To Voting Is Key To Systemic Equality
Photos: Wikimedia Commons\YouTube Screenshots Voting is a fundamental civil right and it shouldn’t be infringed upon, no matter your race or zip code. Although the Voting Rights Act…
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ACLU Applauds Reintroduction Of John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Photos: YouTube Screenshots WASHINGTON – Tuesday the American Civil Liberties Union lauded the reintroduction of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore and strengthen…
Alabama Is Defying The Voting Rights Act–And SCOTUS
Photos: YouTube Screenshots Black voters in Alabama won a major victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in June. The high court ruled that Republican lawmakers violated the Voting…
Nearly 100 Restrictive State Laws Added Since SCOTUS Gutted Voting Rights Act 10 Years Ago
Photos: YouTube Screenshots Ten years ago, the Supreme Court eviscerated a central component of the Voting Rights Act in Shelby County v. Holder. That decision removed the requirement…
SCOTUS’ Shelby Decision Continues To Harm Black Americans Voting Rights In Deep South
Photos: Black Voters Matter\Facebook The U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision changed the landscape of voting rights in the Deep South as we know it. This…
SCOTUS: Will Roberts Strike Mortal Blow To Voting Rights Act?
Photo: YouTube June is the cruelest month. Tomorrow begins the weeks of decisions to be announced by the Supreme Court as its term draws to a close. Once…
CONGRESSWOMAN NORTON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION CONDEMNING VOTER SUPPRESSION AROUND NATION AND IN D.C.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton: “The Supreme Court’s 2013 decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act has been immeasurably harmful to our democracy. Following this decision, over a dozen…
2016 Supreme Court Rulings Could Reverse Clock On Education, Socio-Political Justice
On Fisher v. University of Texas Justice Scalia's has already shown his leaning The 2016 Presidential election still is more than 10 months off, but already it promises…