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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...
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...
Senate Dems push for voting rights bill
WDVM via Yahoo News· 2 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· 9 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· 5 months agoJonathan Miller of the Public Rights Project says the order is part of a “concerted effort by...
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...
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...
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...
Senate nominee Herschel Walker repeatedly shared story resembling John Lewis encounter with former...
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepublican nominee Herschel Walker’s campaign for U.S. Senate in Georgia has repeatedly been marred...
Biden’s remarks honouring MLK revive demands to protect voting rights after defeat in Congress
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA lot can happen in a year. One year ago, from the same city, President Joe Biden warned how history...