Voting Rights Act
LBJ hands pen to MLK
Voting Rights Act Was Signed On This Day

On Aug. 6, 1965, with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by his side, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting…
by NewsOne Staff
08.07.20
Former House Democratic Leader and Democratic nominee for Governor Stacey Abrams
Stacey Abrams Refuses To Concede

Brian Kemp used dirty tricks to suppress the Black vote.
by Nigel Roberts
11.07.18
Alabama Senate Race
Judge Halts Brian Kemp's Voter Suppression Effort

A federal judge rejected Brian Kemp's request to completely reject absentee ballots over mismatched signatures.
by Nigel Roberts
10.31.18
US-POLITICS-VOTE-ALABAMA
Will GOP Increase Suppression Efforts In Final Days?

Republicans, desperate to hold on to power, could rev up their voter suppression efforts.
by Nigel Roberts
10.30.18
People Voting in a Government Election
Folks Push Back Against GOP Early Voting Suppression

There's evidence of widespread suppression efforts during the early voting period.
by Nigel Roberts
10.25.18
48th Annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Conference
Stacey Abrams All Set For First Governor Debate

Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp are set to debate on October 23.
by Nigel Roberts
10.22.18
US-VOTE-ELECTION
Early Voters Are Breaking Records In Georgia

Massive turnout is needed to beat Brain Kemp's racist tactics.
by NewsOne Staff
10.19.18
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 19: First-time election volunteer James
Social Media Blasts Voter Suppression Video

Georgia's election video discourages Black people from casting a ballot.
by Nigel Roberts
10.18.18
Midterms Elections Held Across The U.S.
Voter Suppression Effort Caught

Brian Kemp tried to block 53,000 voter registration applications in Georgia.
by Nigel Roberts
10.23.18
New York votes
2018 Guide To Voter Registration Deadlines

A state-by-state guide to online, mail and in-person deadlines.
by Nigel Roberts
10.08.18
A direction sign on where to vote from seen during the...
Georgia Sued For Voter Suppression

A lawsuit alleges that Georgia's secretary of state is practicing voter suppression.
by Nigel Roberts
10.03.18
Minnesota Primary Voters Head To The Polls
Activists Shut Down Voter Suppression Attempt

Activists blended their voices to stop a rural majority Black Georgia county from closing seven out of nine polling sites.
by Nigel Roberts
08.26.18
Voters Go To The Polls In Wisconsin's Primary Elections
Fear Of The Black Vote

Georgia election officials can't provided documentation to support their proposal to close polling stations.
by Nigel Roberts
08.23.18
2018 ALAAnnual Conference & Exhibition
Michelle Obama Leads Mass Voter Registration Drive

Michelle Obama announced a mass voter registration effort called "When We All Vote Week of Action" was scheduled for Sept.…
by Nigel Roberts
08.07.18
Multi-ethnic students sit into the class with arms raised
Fear Of A Black Planet

An Arizona lawmaker defended comments about his fear of the growing number of minority kids in Arizona public school and…
by Nigel Roberts
06.14.18
Nation Goes To The Polls In Contentious Presidential Election Between Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump
Judge Rules Texas Voter ID Law Discriminates

Federal Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos ruled Monday that the controversial Texas voter ID law passed in 2011 was enacted with…
by Clarissa Hamlin
04.10.17
Sen. Jeff Sessions Continues His Senate Confirmation Hearings To Become Attorney General
Congressmen Blast Sen. Session During Confirmation Hearings

Sen. Booker, Rep. Lewis, and Rep. Richmond rebuked Sen. Jeff Sessions during the second day of Senate confirmation hearings.
by NewsOne Now
03.15.18
US-ELECTION-VOTE
Problems We Expect To See On Election Day

It’s Election Day – the day we’ve all been waiting for. Electionland is monitoring problems all day and already know…
by Jessica Huseman, ProPublica
11.08.16
Volunteer checking voters in at polling place
NAACP Sues North Carolina Over Voter Suppression

The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP has sued the state and three county elections boards Monday over an alleged…
by NewsOne Staff
11.01.16
US-VOTE-ELECTION
Elijah Cummings Pushing To Restore Voting Rights Act

Rep. Cummings explained during his address there are "blatant attempts" being made to deny African-Americans access to the ballot box.
by NewsOne Staff, brought to you by Congressional Black Caucus
04.13.18
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