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OP-ED: The California Recall and You | BlackPressUSA
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Yes, your vote does matter. Those opposing the Governor are counting on Democrats, mostly people of color in California, not returning their ballots in a failure to vote. Governor Newsom has made mistakes, but so have others. He has been concerned and is concerned about human life
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The Lincoln Project Draws Criticism After Staging Tiki Torch ‘Stunt’ In Charlottesville At Republican Campaign Event
Some question the wisdom of the incident as it feeds into the right’s obsession with “crisis actors” and claims tragic events are staged.  Others directly challenged the use of Charlottesville as a prop. Local news outlet WVIR reported that Democratic Del. Sally Hudson who represents the area
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Georgia Voter Pre-Purge Notices Reinforce Need For The For the People Act
Election officials sent over 185,000 voters contact notices, a preliminary step before purging, prompting renewed calls for passage of the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
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COMMENTARY: Senate Republicans Block This Generation’s Voting Rights Act: Will President Biden Meet the Challenge? | Post News Group
The Freedom to Vote Act would reverse many of the new anti-voter laws. It would expand access to voting by mail and early voting, make voter registration automatic, and make Election Day a federal holiday. Together, these measures will increase access to voting for working people, Black and Brown
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MLK Family Calls For ‘No Celebration’ on Their Father’s Annual Holiday
There may not be a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration this year if the King family and millions of Black Americans don’t get their equal voting rights. By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris, RollingOut.com The family of the revered civil rights leader is calling for “no celebration” of MLK Day without the
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Supreme Court rejects Texas lawmakers’ bid to avoid depositions on redistricting - Texas Metro News
Justice Department and civil rights groups sued the state over new maps they say violate the federal Voting Rights Act. The post Supreme Court rejects Texas lawmakers’ bid to avoid depositions on redistricting appeared first on Texas Metro News.
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Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition releases People’s Brief on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act - Texas Metro News
Brief is a tool to build community momentum for federal legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act As Congress considers federal voting rights legislation, the Young Black Lawyers’ Organizing Coalition (YBLOC) released a People’s Brief on the John Lewis Voting Rights Act recently. Designed to be
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Dallas Activists Commemorate 56th Anniversary Of The Voting Rights Act - Garland Journal
By Kenedi Houston and Ania Jackson “Until we get justice there will be no peace!” said Minister Dominique Alexander of the Next Generation Action Movement. Recently, on the grounds of
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Black Business Leaders Are Energizing Corporate America On Voting Rights | The Orlando Advocate
by Marc Morial, TO BE EQUAL In the long arc of the nation’s history of racially-motivated voter suppression, 2021 will stand as a clear and distinct moment that changed everything that came after. Whether it will symbolize the demise of such suppression – or its shameful entrenchment – remains to
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Source: The Orlando Advocate
Northam’s Blackface Scandal Resurfaces As Virginia Governor Candidates Battle For Black Voters In Tight Race
The nearly 3-year-old blackface scandal surrounding Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has resurfaced as the state's Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominees court Black voters ahead of next week's election. It's not a good look for Terry McAuliffe or Glenn Youngkin.
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The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred | The Madison Times
By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court just undercut the Voting Rights Act again. Having gutted the section that required pre-approval of state voting laws to protect the rights of minorities to vote in Shelby v. Holder, Republican-appointed justices now have
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Pro/Con: Yes, update the Constitution; Congress can help its promise become reality | Duluth News Tribune
From the column: "From its inception, the Constitution denied democracy — at times violently — to whole swaths of people."
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COMMENTARY: A New Verse of “We Shall Overcome” in Civil Rights 2.0 | Post News Group
If you felt more vulnerable this July Fourth, you weren’t imagining things. You had more rights last week than you did on America’s birthday. That’s thanks to the black robes of SCOTUS. With a series of 6-3 opinions, the U.S. Supreme Court showed how far the conservative court will go to protect
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‘Jim Crow Relic’: Black Leaders Demand An End To The Filibuster And Its Racist Roots
Legislation that could improve access to the ballot and strengthen democracy depends on whether the Senate can remove the filibuster, which has a history rooted in racism.
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57th Anniversary Of The Civil Rights Act: 5 Things You Should Know
Here are five things to know about the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as the country observes the 57th anniversary of the historic legislation.
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Alabama’s defiant new voting map rejected by federal court — after Republicans ignored the Supreme Court’s directive to add a second majority-Black House district | New Pittsburgh Courier
Evan Milligan, plaintiff in an Alabama case that could have far-reaching effects on minority voting power across the U.S., speaks outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 4, 2022. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File by Henry L. Chambers Jr., University of Richmond In a rebuke of the Alabama
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New Beach Voting Maps Raise Odds of Black Representation - The New Journal and Guide
By Leonard E. Colvin Chief Reporter New Journal and Guide Ten months after he declared discriminatory and illegal the city’s system of electing its city council, U.S. District Court Judge Raymond A. Jackson ordered Virginia Beach to impose a new system effective December 22. Late last
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Republicans Update Their Race-Coded Strategy To Mobilize The Trump Base
In the new era of high-turnout elections, Virginia gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin found a way to persuade voters and pave his path to victory.
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Another 'radical' change to the Voting Rights Act could reach the Supreme Court - The Atlanta Voice
CNN - A federal appeals court appears open to further shrinking the scope ofthe Voting Rights Actin a case that could lead to another major Supreme Court showdown over voting rights. The 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals at a hearing on Wednesday considered whether private entities
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Opinion: This victory at the Supreme Court shows how low the bar has fallen
In one of the most surprisingUS Supreme Court decisions in recent memory, a majority of thejusticesrefused last week to guttheprotectionsinthe Voting Rights Act, one of the most important civil rights laws in history. The decision wasunexpectedgiven that the court’s conservative m
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The Voting Rights Act Was Signed On This Day. 56 Years Later, It Remains Under Attack
On Aug. 6, 1965, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by his side, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act.
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Fulton County District Attorney Will Not Pursue Case Against Georgia State Rep Park Cannon
A Fulton County (Ga.) district attorney said she will not pursue criminal charges against Democratic Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon.
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Number of Blacks In Congress Likely To Drop This Fall - The New Journal and Guide
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STATEMENT ON ALABAMA FEDERAL COURT RULING FROM THE 100 BLACK MEN OF AMERICA, INC. - Garland Journal
By 100 Black Men of America, Inc. ATLANTA,Oct. 16, 2023/PRNewswire/ - The 100 Black Men of America, Inc. applauds and supports the historic ruling of United States Eleventh Circuit of Appeals, issued onOctober 3, 2023, which forcesAlabamalegislators to create a state-drawn plan that forms
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Virginia Schools Won’t Require COVID Vaccine
The Virginia Department of Health won't pursue a request for a coronavirus vaccine mandate in the state's public schools. The post Virginia Schools Won't Require COVID Vaccine appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Supreme Court Allows Arizona To Keep Voting Restrictions
The ruling in Brnovich v. DNC could have implications for voting measures nationwide.
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COMMENTARY: Voting Matters! It’s Not Too Late | BlackPressUSA
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Election deniers and suppressors are working overtime to ensure that our vote is nullified or diluted. We must respond in such large numbers that we overwhelm and thwart their efforts, until we gain the political power to overturn their suppressive voter restrictions. Their
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Election Day Arrives in Virginia
Recent polls show Youngkin either 1 percentage point behind or tied with McAuliffe as Election Day arrived Tuesday. The post Election Day Arrives in Virginia appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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Teachers Rail Against Virginia Gov. Youngkin's Proposed Curriculum Updates
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently proposed changes to the state’s history curriculum that erases mention of slavery, institutional racism and prominent figures of color. The post Teachers Rail Against Virginia Gov. Youngkin's Proposed Curriculum Updates appeared first on The
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Locked Out: Millions of Voters Are Disenfranchised Ahead of Midterm Elections
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire  (NNPA) - With the midterm election just days away, the District of Columbia-based think tank, The Sentencing Project, has released a new report which found that 4.6 million people can’t vote because of felony convictions. Researchers pointed out
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