VP Kamala Harris: Attacks on Abortion, LGBTQ Rights, and Voting Come From...
Vice President Kamala Harris said on Monday that it’s “not by accident, but probably by design” that the same sources threatening abortion rights are also against voting and LGBTQ rights. The Hill...
View ArticleActivists in Florida Say Black Voters Are Losing Political Power
Between new restrictive voting laws and congressional redistricting, it’s becoming harder for Black voters in Florida to organize and vote. NPR reports Florida is one of several Republican-led states...
View ArticleHBCU Students Transforming Georgia’s Political Landscape In Time For Midterm...
Young Black voters attending HBCUs in Georgia are changing the political landscape of the Peach State, organizing to register voters and t promote voting, NBC News reported. “We wanted to make sure we...
View ArticleSon of Former Slave Daniel Smith, Who Fought For Freedom, Dies at 90
Civil rights activist, Daniel Smith, whose father was born in bondage in the early 1860s, has reportedly passed away at age 90. The Connecticut native died Wednesday night in a hospice in Washington,...
View ArticleVoting Rights For Former Felons in Hands of State Governments
The fight for felons to be able to vote has been argued for decades. The Associated Press reports that restoring voting rights for felons is simply a bipartisan decision, leaving it up to the states...
View ArticleNFL Players Association And Black Men Vote Announce Historic Partnership
The National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and voter engagement organization Black Men Vote (BMV) have announced an historic partnership focused on voter registration and engagement. The...
View Article17-Year-Old Rising Senior Set To Become Baltimore’s 1st Student Board Member...
A high school student will decide how Baltimore County’s School Board allocates its two billion-dollar budget. The Baltimore Banner reported that Parkville High School senior Kayla Drummond will get to...
View ArticleFederal Court Strikes Down Mississippi Jim Crow Law
A Louisiana federal appeals court has ruled that Mississippi can no longer strip the right to vote from formerly incarcerated people after they have completed their sentences. As NBC News reported, the...
View ArticleFlorida Judge Says Florida Voting Map Violates State Constitution
A Florida redistricting plan championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis was declared unconstitutional by Circuit Judge J. Lee Marsh. As reported by NBC News, Marsh sent the plan back to the Florida State...
View ArticleTennessee’s Stringent Voting Laws Disenfranchise 21% Of Black Voters, Report
Tennessee’s strict voting laws have effectively disenfranchised 21% of the state’s Black voters by making voting right restoration for those convicted of felony offenses cumbersome, according to a...
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