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DeSantis Furthers Big Lie With New Election Police

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is working overtime to enshrine Trump’s big lie into law while minimizing Black and Brown political…
by NewsOne
04.26.22
Voting Access Bill Sparks Controversy In Georgia

Georgia Anti-voter Law Increased Absentee Ballot Rejections

In 2020, more than 21,000 Georgians—including Kemp, who requested his ballot on Election Day—cast their ballots within 11 days of…
by Brett Wilkins
01.28.22
#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
#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
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Linking The Climate Crisis And Voter Suppression

It is not just intimidation at the polls or election administrators removing voters from the rolls that count toward limiting…
by Nsé Ufot, founding member of the Black Southern Women’s Collective and executive director of the New Georgia Project
10.07.21
Jayla Jackson March On For Voter Rights Rally

America Rallies For Voting Rights

Jayla Jackson took the stage at the March On For Voting Rights rally in Atlanta, Georgia Saturday morning poised and…
by Bilal G. Morris
10.04.21
#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
Fed Reserve Chair Powell Testifies Before House Select Subcommittee On Coronavirus Crisis

Clyburn Urges Biden To Accept Filibuster 'Carveout'

Clyburn echoed concerns about Senate obstruction on constitutional rights, calling for an exception to the filibuster.
by Anoa Changa
10.03.21
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NY AG Sues Over Robocalls Targeting Black Communities

Letitia James announced Thursday her office filed a $2.75M lawsuit against two right-ring conspiracy theorists who disseminated false information to…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21
Contentious Florida Senate And Gubernatorial Midterm Election Results Remain To Be Definitively Settled As Recount Looms

Florida Passes Election Bill Influenced By Trump's Lie

Florida's latest attack on democracy is a new anti-voting rights bill passed almost entirely along party lines and another piece…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21
2020 Salute to Greatness Awards Gala

Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua Pull Film From Georgia

Smith and director Antoine Fuqua decided to pull their slave drama "Emancipation" out of Georgia in protest of new voting…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21
Coronavirus Pandemic 2020 Presidential Election Georgia

Voting Rights Advocates Challenge TX Voter Suppression Bill

Voting rights advocates, including Stacey Abrams, founder of Fair Fight Action, challenged provisions of the law which they saw could…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21
Governor Brian Kemp Tours Delta Mass Vaccination Site

Delta CEO Reverses Georgia's Voter Suppression Law Praise

After facing threats of a boycott, Delta Air Lines' CEO Ed Bastain reversed his praise of Georgia's controversial new law…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
12.28.21
Florida State Capitol building

Florida Election Bill Is Georgia Voting Law 2.0

Like Georgia's new voter suppression law, Florida's proposed H.B. 7041 prohibits providing voters food and drinks, imposes stricter voter ID…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21
Lindsey Graham on Fox News 3/28/2021

Lindsey Graham's Full Blown Racist Fox News Appearance

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham dog-whistled about Georgia's new law restricting voting, Biden's response to that law, his proud ownership…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
09.30.21
Delta Reports Quarterly Earnings

Delta Praises Georgia's New Law Suppressing Voting Rights

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian praised Georgia's new voter suppression laws with a statement that sounded like it could…
by Anoa Changa
08.26.21
#TheBlackBallot Voting Access Bill Sparks Controversy In Georgia

Georgia’s New Voting Law Does What Trump Couldn’t

Cliff Albright, the co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, said the most troubling parts of SB 202 are the provisions…
by Anoa Changa
09.30.21
Georgia State Rep. Park Cannon being arrested

Cops Forcibly Arrest Georgia State Rep. For Protesting

Georgia police forcibly arrested Democratic State Rep. Park Cannon for peacefully and nonviolently protesting the governor signing a new law…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.26.21
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signs voter suppression laws in front of painting of slavery plantation

Voting Bill Signed In Front Of Plantation Painting

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state's voter suppression bill into law while seated in front of a painting of…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.26.21