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OP-ED Voting Rights Activists Protest Against Chamber Of Commerce

Black Voters: Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go

Black voters are all dressed up with nowhere to go as the normalization of thinly veiled white power fascism becomes…

by Trevor Baldwin
04.09.22
#theblackballot Congressional Members Work On Legislation On Capitol Hill

What's Next For Voting Rights?

Civil rights leaders expressed disappointment at the U.S. Senate's failure to advance key voting rights legislation and change the filibuster…

by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.20.22
President Biden And VP Harris Speak On Voters' Rights Legislation At The Atlanta University Center Consortium

Vice President Kamala Harris' Full Voting Rights Remarks

Harris' remarks, couched in the civil rights movement's legacy, push back on the idea that people can wait for a…

by Anoa Changa
01.11.22
#theblackballot President Biden And VP Harris Speak On Voters' Rights Legislation At The Atlanta University Center Consortium

Busting The Filibuster

Biden's challenge Tuesday wasn't just to Senate holdouts, but for those who are waiting for some return to civility that…

by Anoa Changa
01.12.22
2021 RFK Ripple Of Hope Gala

Why Voting Rights Advocates Are Skipping Biden's Speech

Some of the leading advocates who have long sounded the alarm about the urgency for Congress to advance any bills…

by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.11.22
#theblackballot 2018 When We All Vote Rally With Michelle Obama - Miami, Florida

Staying Focused

Former first lady Michelle Obama is kicking off the new year with a message urging Americans to help fight back…

by Shannon Dawson
01.10.22
US-politics-BIDEN-education

Biden Finally Serious About Tackling Voting Rights

The president's comments Friday reflect a significant turn from early remarks such as telling people they will have to out-organize…

by Anoa Changa
12.18.21
#TheBlackBallot Participants seen holding a banner at the protest. Fair...

The 'Freedom To Vote'

Wednesday's vote is simply about whether the Senate will debate the recently introduced voting rights legislation. Republicans previously filibustered similar…

by Anoa Changa
10.20.21
March On For Voting Rights - Atlanta, GA

64 Years After Racist Filibuster, Senate Action Needed

The longest filibuster by an individual senator, Strom Thurmond's opposition to the 1957 Civil Rights Act, paved the way for…

by Anoa Changa
10.04.21
Protesters with Signs at March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Washington, D.C., USA, photo by Marion S. Trikosko, August 28, 1963

Marches, Jubilee Celebrations, and More On Aug. 28

Saturday will be action-packed with multiple marches in D.C., and across the country, along with a Saturday evening virtual Jubilee…

by Anoa Changa
02.16.22
#theblackballot Texas Democrats Speak To The Press On Need To Pass John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act

Honoring John Lewis

The John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act would restore and expand provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act gutted by…

by Anoa Changa
10.04.21
Activists Join Freedom Friday March At MLK Memorial In Washington, DC

Over 185,000 Georgia Voters Sent Pre-Purge Notices

Election officials sent over 185,000 voters contact notices, a preliminary step before purging, prompting renewed calls for passage of the…

by Anoa Changa
08.24.21
Senate Rules Committee Holds Field Heating In Atlanta On Georgia Voting Laws

Georgia GOP Removed Black Election Board Members: Report

A well-respected expert in election administration and voting rights, Ms. Helen Butler, testified at Monday's Senate hearing about her removal…

by Anoa Changa
10.03.21
#theblackballot Selma Bloody Sunday 50th Anniversary

Where The John Lewis Voting Rights Act Stands

In the one year since the voting rights icon John Lewis died, the efforts to undermine Americans' ability to cast…

by Bruce C.T. Wright
05.20.22
Faith Leaders Voting Rights Rally in Georgia

'We Ain't Going Back'

Faith leaders and elected officials gathered Tuesday to pray and demand action on federal voting rights legislation.

by Anoa Changa
10.03.21
SENATE VOTE

Joe Manchin Doesn't Care About Black West Virginians

The Democratic Senator from West Virginia penned an op-ed opposing Democracy reform legislation, citing a lack of bipartisan support despite…

by Anoa Changa
10.03.21
Vice President Harris Swears In Eric Lander To Lead Office Of Science And Technology Policy

Kamala Harris Tapped To Lead Voting Rights Fight

A reflection of the country they represent, Harris, along with other Black women leaders within the Biden administration, leverage their…

by Anoa Changa
10.03.21
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