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In honor of Juneteenth, New York enacts John Lewis Voting Rights Act to combat suppression and...
NY Daily News via AOL· 2 years agoThe John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, signed into law by Gov. Hochul, will make it easier...
New York passes John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act to prevent voter suppression
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from...
57 years after Voting Rights Act, 'we’re still fighting'| Opinion
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRev. Michael Harrison is senior pastor of Union Baptist Church in Youngstown. He also serves as...
Senate Dems push for voting rights bill
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSenator Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) opened a press conference highlighting the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act that will be introduced in Congress.
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...
Court ruling on Black voters’ right to sue under Voting Rights Act is ‘unconscionable’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJonathan Miller of the Public Rights Project says the order is part of a “concerted effort by...
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 ...
Georgia-based Faith Works seeks to bring Black Christian voters to the polls
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPastor Thurmond Tillman has never taken the right to vote for granted. He grew up hearing stories...
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...
In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault
Politico via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSELMA, Ala. — President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” to recommit...
