Senior Black Press of America correspondent Stacy M. Brown reports on Republican redistricting efforts across the South that voting rights advocates say are part of a long-term strategy to build enough political power to permanently reshape American democracy.
Voting Rights Act
Posted inOpinion
Why the Supreme Court’s war on voting rights is a debt our children shouldn’t have to pay
Legal Defense Fund Policy Director Demetria McCain responds to the Supreme Court’s Callais decision gutting the Voting Rights Act, calling on Black communities to organize, register voters, advocate for state voting rights laws and fight on every front as if their lives depend on it.
Posted inPolitics
Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act, what it means for Minnesota
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has gutted the federal Voting Rights Act. Minnesota advocates and Attorney General Keith Ellison say the state’s own Voting Rights Act is now a critical line of defense.
Posted inOpinion
The right to vote is on trial. Again.
Ever since I was five years old, walking to the polls with my mother, I wanted to vote. I remember watching her proudly cast her ballot, knowing it was both a right and a responsibility hard-won by generations before us. So I proudly applied for my voter card as soon as I turned 18, and […]
Posted inOpinion
Voting Rights at 60 still under attack
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, voter suppression persists. From felony disenfranchisement to restrictive laws, the fight for democracy continues.
Posted inOpinion
Fighting to keep Blackness
President Trump has stated that this country will be WOKE no longer, while Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell has demanded an immediate reversal of the sale of the historic Freedom Riders Museum in Montgomery, due to its connection to civil rights history.
Posted inNews
President Biden issues stirring call to action in State of the Union address
President Joe Biden delivered a resounding State of the Union address, emphasizing the American identity, calling for unity and action to address border challenges, voting rights, and book banning.
Posted inNews
Federal appeals court deals major blow to voting rights
A federal appeals court ruling could weaken Voting Rights Act protections.
Posted inFeatured, National, News
On Anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Biden and Harris vow to continue the push for voting rights
John Lewis, a young civil rights leader, and congressman, was beaten and had his skull fractured when he was 25.
Posted inOpinion
To protect democracy, we have to fix the Supreme Court
Will our federal government step up to protect voting rights, or will more and more states suppress them?Â