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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...
Voting rights: Supreme Court to dig into claims of racial gerrymandering in Alabama
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWASHINGTON – Just over a year ago the Supreme Court walloped a key provision of the landmark 1965...
Senator Raphael Warnock says state of voting rights is a ‘911 emergency’
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 11 months ago“We are in the midst of an all-out assault on democracy and on the freedom to vote,” Democratic...
How Some States Are Responding to the Worst Attack on Voting Rights in Decades
Capital B via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoTo Minnesota state Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, the mission was obvious: He had to do something to...
Federal appeals court deals a blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can't sue
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the...
Voting rights concerns shadow March on Washington anniversary
The Hill via Yahoo News· 9 months agoSixty years after the March on Washington, which became a catalyst for landmark voting rights...
Early voting is biggest expansion of voting rights in recent South Carolina history
Spartanburg Herald-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEDITOR'S NOTE: This page is part of a comprehensive guide to voting rights across the U.S. and in...
Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a...
In Selma, Biden says right to vote remains under assault
Associated Press via AOL· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma's “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a...
Alabama activists press voting rights in U.S. Supreme Court showdown
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen Evan Milligan, a voting rights activist and organizer, scans his hometown of Montgomery, the...