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Biden calls on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn his State of the Union address Thursday evening, President Biden lambasted the rise in...
'Selma was a reckoning': Biden marks voting rights anniversary in Alabama
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEditor's note: This article has been updated to clarify that the Rev. Jesse Jackson arrived to Selma...
The Real Cost of Republicans’ Anti-Democracy Platform
Slate via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn attendee at the Georgia Republican Party’s 2023 State Convention wears a sticker calling for the...
Voting rights are under attack nationwide - The Excerpt
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOn a special episode (first released on March 31, 2024) of The Excerpt podcast: At the State of the Union, President Biden called on Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement ...
On Bloody Sunday anniversary, Black leaders say the fight for voting rights endures
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the nation marks 58 years since Bloody Sunday, Black civil rights leaders and elected officials...
Biden to Visit Selma Bridge in Honor of Anniversary
The Root via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe White House said this morning that President Joe Biden would travel to Selma, Ala., on Sunday to commemorate the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday”,...
Op-Ed: How some states are making it even harder for limited English voters to cast ballots
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Voting Rights Act requires that voters with limited English be allowed to get language...
Bishop William Barber on MLK's legacy, how we 'left the battlefield' in the war on poverty
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBishop William Barber II is a man on a mission: to end poverty in America. Not quite 60 years old —...
Disparities persist 60 years after passage of Civil Rights Act, report finds
The Hill via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBlack Americans have made significant advancements in the 60 years since the passage of the Civil...
16 Lesser-Known Quotes From Influential Civil Rights Leaders
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFrom left: Ida B. Wells, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis. At a time when...