Voting Rights Act
Republican Hubris: Suppressing Black Vote–While Courting Black Voters
Andrew Moss\PeaceVoice Photos: YouTube Screenshots There’s a breathtaking hubris at work when a political party seeks to suppress the votes of an entire people, ...
Congress Must Be Forced To Restore Voting Rights Act
By Brennan Center Photos: YouTube Screenshots The Voting Rights Act was the nation’s most effective civil rights law — until the Supreme Court gutted ...
POP Announces Martin Luther King March & Rally For Black Liberation On Jan. 15
By Lawrence Hamm Photos: Facebook The Martin Luther King March & Rally For Black Liberation will take place on Monday, January 15, 2024, 2:00pm, ...
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 ...
CBC On Failed Voting Rights Vote: “Disappointing Day For America”
Photos: YouTube WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) and the Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement regarding the failed ...
Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Texas Over Redistricting Plans
Photo: Twitter The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that it has filed a lawsuit under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act against ...
Republicans Using Redistricting Loophole To Suppress Black Voting Power
Photo: YouTube The once-a-decade redrawing of legislative and congressional maps is still in its early phases, but a concerted Republican tactic for defending racially ...
Proposed South Queens Redistricting Plans Step In Right Direction
Photos: Twitter\Albert Baldeo With the release of proposed legislative district maps on September 15th, the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission demonstrated that they ...
NAACP: We Are Monitoring Redistricting Process And Jurisdictions With History Of Voter Discrimination
Photos: Southern Coalition For Social Justice\YouTube On Thursday, the Census Bureau released population data information that is used to draw congressional and legislative district ...
CAP: Supreme Court Ruling Undermines Voting Rights Act
Photo: National Urban League Washington, D.C. — Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court again made it more difficult for Americans to defend their right to ...