Voting Rights Act

racially polarized voting, and one-party control of redistricting are causes for concern over how the Georgia General Assembly m

Report: Georgia’s Racial Redistricting Could be Cause For Concern

Photos: YouTube\Common Cause (Washington, D.C.) – Changing demographics, racially polarized voting, and one-party control of redistricting are causes for concern over how the Georgia ...

Republicans will control the redistricting process

Report: White Voter Decline Leads to Georgia Redistricting Bid

Photo: YouTube Changing demographics, racially polarized voting, and one-party control of redistricting are causes for concern over how the Georgia General Assembly might redistrict ...

block the implementation of Senate Bill 90, Florida’s discriminatory voter suppression law.

Florida Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit To Block Voter Suppression Law Targeting Black and Brown Voters

Photos: ACLU\YouTube TALLAHASSEE, Fl. — Today, a coalition of voting rights organizations filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District ...

baseless allegations of voter fraud in the 2020 election that have been promoted by former President Trump and his allies.

Rep. Nadler Speaks Out Against Republican Voter Suppression

Photo: Wikimedia Commons Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) delivered the following opening remarks during a Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, ...

(DGA) recently called on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to withdraw his support of the Republican voter suppression bill he signed

DGA Sends Kemp Letter Denouncing Georgia’s Voter Suppression Law

Photo: Twitter The Directors Guild of America (DGA) recently called on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to withdraw his support of the Republican voter suppression ...

Dr. King

Honor Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy By Passing Voting Rights Legislation

Dr. King led fight for civil and voting rights. Photo: NBC TV screenshot via YouTube. On April 4, 1968, the Reverend Martin Luther King, ...

56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the bravery of those who marched on the Edmund Pettus Bridge for freedom--including the no

Alabama Rep. Sewell Commemorates ‘Bloody Sunday’ and John Lewis

Today, Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) released the following statement commemorating the 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the bravery of those who marched on ...

The Supreme Court takes up a court fight Tuesday over voting rights in the battleground state of Arizona

Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Voting Rights Law

Photo: Twitter The Supreme Court takes up a court fight Tuesday over voting rights in the battleground state of Arizona, and the outcome may ...

Republicans are pushing more stringent voter ID requirements, knowing that these discriminate against minorities

Black Voting Rights Are Again Under Siege by “Jefferson Davis Republicans” Are Again Under Siege by “Jefferson Davis Republicans”

Photos: YouTube The fundamental right in a democracy — the right to vote — is once more under siege. In state after state, Republican ...

Ben Jealous serves as president of People For the American Way and People For the American Way Foundation.

For a Stronger America, We Must Protect Our Democracy and Hold Extremism Accountable

Photos: YouTube\NNR Nobody needs to tell Black Americans that progress toward an inclusive democracy is often met with brutal resistance. We’ve learned the hard ...