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Civil Rights & Labor Coalition to Hold Rally to Mobilize Voters, Combat Voter Suppression

Members of the Fighting for Our Vote coalition including NAACP, ACLU, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of Teachers and National Education Association will host their...

President Biden Expected to Ramp Up Efforts to Pass Voter Access, Election Integrity Bill

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia President Joe Biden plans to continue speaking with senators this week about passing H.R. 1, a...

Amend Constitution to add a right to vote

On August 6, the Voting Rights Act, keystone of the civil rights movement, will mark its 50th anniversary. This was an act, passed in...

First family to attend Selma march’s 50th anniversary in Alabama

WASHINGTON – President Obama and the rest of the first family will join legendary Congressman John Lewis at the 50th anniversary of the famous Selma march in…

North Carolina’s Tea Party nightmares

North Carolina — once poster child for the New South — now displays the nightmares spawned by the Tea Party right no longer restrained...

Holder Addresses Voting Rights At National Urban League Conference

  On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) referenced the Supreme Court's decision to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights...

Why the Voting Rights Act Is Still Vital

Writing at BlackAmericaWeb, Tonyaa Weathersbee explains the importance of the civil rights issue currently before the Supreme Court. If nothing...

Can the Voting Rights Act Survive Supreme Court Review?

Colorlines' Brentin Mock makes a sober prediction about the fate of the civil rights legislation. ... ll that matters is...

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