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58 years after the signing of the Voting Rights Act, protecting the Black vote remains a struggle
theGrio via AOL· 9 months agoOPINION: New laws in GOP-controlled states have added new barriers to the ballot box for Black...
In honor of Juneteenth, New York enacts John Lewis Voting Rights Act to combat suppression and...
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoALBANY, N.Y. — New York celebrated Juneteenth and paid tribute to the late civil rights icon and congressman John Lewis on Monday by enacting sweeping new voter protections. The John R. Lewis ...
Biden, Bloody Sunday, and the Ongoing Fight for Black Votes
Capital B via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFifty-nine years ago on Thursday, white state troopers brutalized voting rights protesters as they...
Congressional members honor late Rep. John Lewis with postage stamp
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNearly 200 people sat in the U.S. Capitol’s Statuary Hall for the unveiling of a forever stamp...
America's fierce debate over voting access intensifies as midterm elections loom
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNot since the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was pushed through Congress by the call for racial justice...
New York passes landmark voting rights legislation
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNew York's governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting rights because of...
Opinion: Exercising the right to vote gives you license to be joyous or disappointed
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI voted early, on Friday, Oct. 28. I live in Henderson County, so I drove over to the courthouse...
Voting rights still hang in the balance on the 58th anniversary of Selma’s ‘Bloody Sunday’ march—and...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden traveled to Selma, Ala., last weekend to mark the 58th anniversary of the 1965...
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...
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...