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The new Selma? Activists say under DeSantis Florida is 'ground zero' in civil rights fight
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWASHINGTON – At first Salanda Benton didn’t think enough people were paying attention to what she...
Far-right activists must pay $1.25m for suppressing Black voters with ‘depraved’ robocall scheme
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA pair of far-right operatives must pay $1.25m after they were found liable for a robocall scheme...
Nike, Inc. announces 2023 Black Community Commitment grantees
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn Wednesday, Nike Inc. announced $8.9 million in new investments this year across 53 national and...
Effort to begin mobilizing Black voters around education, history, stops in Daytona Beach
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoBlack voters in Florida participated in the 2022 election at a lower rate than in 2020, a fact Daisy...
NY AG scores $393K settlement from election interference scheme targeting Black voters
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe New York AG's Office and an organization devoted to Black civic engagement have reached a...
Column: Representation matters. But a Mayor Karen Bass means more for Black women in L.A.
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoKaren Bass at an election night event at the Hollywood Palladium. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)...
Fani Willis’ testimony evokes long-standing frustrations for Black women leaders
theGrio via AOL· 3 months ago“Black women feel like we’re under attack. And that’s a fact,” says Melanie Campbell, president and...
Things to know for 2023 Black Women’s Equal Pay Day
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis year, 2023 Black Women’s Equal Pay Day coincides with the 60th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act and the […] The post Things to know for 2023 Black...
Opinion: This simple election reform would make your vote more powerful
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt was no surprise that the outcome in Michigan’s only majority-Black congressional district has led...
The Worst State in the Country for Voting Rights Just Got Even Worse
Slate via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPeople attend a Black Voters Matter event on June 20, 2021, in Nashville. Joshua Lott/The Washington...