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Why civil rights icon Fannie Lou Hamer was ‘sick and tired of being sick and tired’
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFannie Lou Hamer became one of the most respected civil rights leaders during the 1960s in part...
Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can't sue
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the...
58 years after the signing of the Voting Rights Act, protecting the Black vote remains a struggle
theGrio via AOL· 10 months agoOPINION: New laws in GOP-controlled states have added new barriers to the ballot box for Black...
Civil rights icon Andrew Young passes baton to ASU students: 'Take it the next mile'
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn the 1960s, Andrew Young served as Martin Luther King, Jr.'s righthand man and worked tirelessly...
What do the Democrats stand for?
The Week via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA donkey, the unofficial symbol of the Democratic Party. The United States fairly quickly developed into a two-party democracy, much to the chagrin of...
What is the filibuster? A look at the Senate’s consequential quirk and debate on its future
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – The filibuster — the controversial Senate rule able to advance or stall key legislation...
On the Eve of Congressional Black Caucus Conference, A Lesson on How The CBC got Started
The Root via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Relentless Pursuit 1971 was quite a year for America. Nixon was President and the streets were...
Black Americans' significant economic and civil rights progress threatened, report says
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBlack Americans have endured considerable injustices and barriers to prosperity and equality...
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 —...
House Democrats Introduce Transgender Bill of Rights
The Advocate via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFrom left: U.S. Reps. Ritchie Torres, David Cicilline, and Pramila Jayapal Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday announced a...