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On Wednesday, the Arkansas Supreme Court struck down the state’s voter ID law. Roland Martin and the “NewsOne Now” Straight…

04.17.21

Study Finds Evidence That Voter ID Laws Discriminate,…

A new study provides evidence that Voter ID Laws are discriminatory. Marshall Walter Taylor, Chanelle Hardy and Raynard Jackson joined…

03.15.18

Judge Strikes Down Restrictive Voter ID Law In…

The showdown between voting rights advocates and the state of Pennsylvania took a new turn Friday, after a judge struck…

04.17.21

Wisconsin Voter ID Trial Reveals Barriers For People…

Now in its second week, the first trial challenging the voter ID law in the state of Wisconsin highlights what…

06.19.19

Problems Voting? What You Need To Know

Your vote always matters, but in a year without federal elections, such as this one, your vote carries special weight.…

06.19.19

Judge Who Upheld Nation’s First ID Law Now…

In 2007, a three-judge panel of the 7th Circuit in Indiana upheld the nation’s first voter ID law along party lines.…

06.19.19

Good News! SC Rules Early Voting Still A…

As has been the case for the upcoming presidential election, the battleground states figure prominently for both President Barack Obama and GOP…

06.19.19

Big News! Pennsylvania Court Rules Voters Can Cast…

In one of the more high-profile cases of voter suppression ahead of the November presidential elections, a Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court…

06.19.19

BREAKING: Pa. Supreme Court Returns Controversial Voter ID…

As the showdown between President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney takes shape before the November elections, the courts…

06.19.19

Judge Upholds Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law, Rev. Sharpton…

In key swing states, just ahead of the November showdown between President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney, voter…

06.19.19

Johnson Signs Voting Rights Act 47 Years Ago…

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 stands as both a landmark achievement in the fight for equality during the turbulent…

06.19.19

Don’t Take Your Eyes Off These Stories In…

Last year was a busy 12 months for Black America. It brought us painful reminders of injustice like the execution…

06.19.19

Justice Dept., Advocates To Challenge Voter ID Laws

The Justice Department’s decision last week to block a new South Carolina law requiring voters to present photo identification is…

06.19.19

Eric Holder Set To Deliver Speech On Voter…

Embattled U.S. Attorney Eric Holder is set to deliver a speech this evening that is likely to address the wave…

06.19.19

Top Black Voter Disenfranchisement Tactics

Plots to suppress the African American vote date back to the Reconstruction Era. Prior to the Voter Rights Act of…

06.19.19

Al Sharpton Spearheads Multi-City Rally

As African American unemployment hovers at a dismal 15 percent and voter ID laws threaten to undermine the political power…

06.19.19

NAACP Plans Nationwide Protest Over Voter ID Laws

NEW YORK — A leading civil rights organization is joining with minority and labor groups for a series of protests…

06.19.19

What?! Artur Davis Supports Controversial Alabama Voter I.D.…

A former Alabama democratic congressman who ran to try to become the state’s first Black governor last year, has come…

06.19.19

Shocking! 25 Percent Of African Americans Don’t Have…

A few weeks ago, an elderly, 96-year-old Tennessee woman was denied the right to vote. She was African American. With…

06.19.19

Shame! 96-Year-Old Woman: Voting Now More Difficult Than…

A 96-year-old woman who has been voting for more than 70 years, even through the Jim Crow era, said the…

06.19.19