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Can Detroit, a primarily Black city, get some proper representation?
That’s the question asked by a Coalition of Detroit Caucus members, Council...
“Any decision not in favor of significant voting legislation under consideration by Congress will cost the lives of millions of Americans whose very voices...
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...
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has again called for a special legislative session, which began on Thursday, July 8.
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire...
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a vaccine mobilization event at the TCF Center Monday, July 12 in Detroit.
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Vice...
Vice President Kamala Harris is landing in Detroit today to talk about COVID-19 and voting rights, according to official White House correspondence.
Harris was supposed...
Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, President, Detroit Branch NAACP
It has been 56 years since the signing of the Voting Rights Act. Fifty-three years since the...
On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) referenced the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965[1] in a speech to the National Urban League at the organization’s annual convention in Philadelphia. Speaking indirectly to Texas lawmakers, Holder is turning his attention on the state and asking it to approve any changes to voting rules with the Justice Department via the “preclearance” rule. SEE ALSO:Holder To NAACP: Trayvon’s Death Made Me Sit Down With My Son[2] Last month, the high court struck down one of the key provisions of the Act, Section 4B or “preclearance,” which allowed the Justice Department to intervene should states under the law make changes or added voting rules that added a discriminatory or disruptive bent. Five states, Texas, South Carolina, Virginia, Alabama, and Mississippi, quickly moved ahead with controversial Voter ID laws [3]that the Department of Justice (DOJ) found discriminatory. Holder is clear that ...
