Voting Rights Act of 1965
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 ...
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 ...
The Freedom To Vote Act Necessary For Protecting American Democracy
Photos: YouTube Screenshots On July 18, 2023, Democratic leaders in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives jointly refiled the Freedom to Vote Act ...
How The Supreme Court Blocked Alabama’s Effort To Dilute Black Voting Power
Photos: YouTube Screenshots The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision ordering the state of Alabama to draw a new congressional voting map reaffirms the essential ...
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 ...
SCOTUS To Hear Major Voting Rights Case This Fall
Photos: YouTube The Voting Rights Act of 1965 has been slowly whittled away over the last decade by the Supreme Court — and a ...
Georgia: Biden’s Voting Rights Address Comes At “Pivotal Time In American History”
ATLANTA – Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Vice President Kamala Harris delivered speeches highlighting the importance of passing federal legislation to address ...
Louisiana Activists Help Voters After Polling Place Reductions in Black Neighborhoods
Photo: Zinn Education Project Donald Eaglin was in a quandary and didn’t even know it. The 25-year-old Jeanerette, Louisiana, native was planning to vote ...
Texas Democrats Urge US Senate To Act On Voting Legislation
Photo: Twitter After Senate Republicans blocked a federal voting bill last week, Texas Democratic lawmakers are now calling on the U.S. Senate to pass ...