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Locked Out: Millions of Voters Are Disenfranchised Ahead of Midterm Elections
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA Newswire  (NNPA) - With the midterm election just days away, the District of Columbia-based think tank, The Sentencing Project, has released a new report which found that 4.6 million people can’t vote because of felony convictions. Researchers pointed out
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White Women Voters Powered Youngkin To Victory In Virginia, Exit Polling Data Shows
Exit polling data behind Republican Glenn Youngkin's gubernatorial victory in Virginia paint a vividly pale picture as white women emerged as an electorate force to be reckoned with while Black voter turnout reportedly lagged.
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Republicans Look To Cut Off Legal Paths To Challenge Partisan And Racial Gerrymandering
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North Carolina A&T Senior Aigné Taylor Is Leading A New Generation In The Fight For Voting Rights
From the movements of the 1960s to the evolution of progressive culture today, college-aged individuals have been one of the main groups energizing the quest for change.
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A Continued Wake Up Call To America - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint Newspaper “We The People” are losing control of America through the unchecked behavior of a number of elected […]
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Black Business Leaders Urge Corporations to Fight Election Integrity Efforts: 'There Is No Middle Ground Here' - African American News Today - EIN Presswire
A group of prominent black business leaders is urging corporations to take a stand against election integrity efforts pursued in several states.
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KBJ’s Confirmation Hearing Highlights Importance Of Public Defenders
By attacking public defenders, Republican Senators at Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing are attacking the guidance and supervision of the administrative oversight provided by the United States Courts.
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Civil Rights & Labor Coalition to Hold Rally to Mobilize Voters, Combat Voter Suppression | The Michigan Chronicle
Members of the Fighting for Our Vote coalition including NAACP, ACLU, AFSCME, AFL-CIO, American Federation Of Teachers and National Education Association will host their first mobilization event in Detroit at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 21 to raise awareness for the need for new federal and state
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Va. Democratic Gubernatorial Hopefuls Square Off in Virtual Debate - The Washington Informer
The five candidates seeking the gubernatorial Democratic nomination in Virginia participated in a virtual forum Thursday on education, the economy, vaccines and police reform. The post Va. Democratic Gubernatorial Hopefuls Square Off in Virtual Debate appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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OUR BROKEN DEMOCRACY - The Chicago Crusader
A year ago, on January 6, 2021, a mob of crazed insurrectionists descended on the United States Capitol. Armed, angry and bent on destruction, their goal was to overturn a […] The post OUR BROKEN DEMOCRACY appeared first on The Chicago Crusader.
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Supreme Court allows for Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district
(CNN) —The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Louisiana congressional map to be redrawn to add another majority-Black district. The justices reversed plans to hear the case themselves and lifted a hold they placed on a lower court’s order for a reworked redistricting regime. Ther
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An Embarrassment Bigger Than Trump - The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
We must not join the embarrassment of those elected officials who are drinking the Trump Kool-Aid. Thomas Jefferson once said, “Eternal Vigilance is the Price of Freedom”. Let's watch and Vote!
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MLK Family Calls For ‘No Celebration’ on Their Father’s Annual Holiday
There may not be a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration this year if the King family and millions of Black Americans don’t get their equal voting rights. By Michael “Ice-Blue” Harris, RollingOut.com The family of the revered civil rights leader is calling for “no celebration” of MLK Day without the
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Election Day Arrives in Virginia
Recent polls show Youngkin either 1 percentage point behind or tied with McAuliffe as Election Day arrived Tuesday. The post Election Day Arrives in Virginia appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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EDITORIAL: ​Black Virginia Voters Matter on Nov. 2
Black voters cannot afford to give up, give out or give in when it comes to speaking out on the streets and speaking up at the polls. The post EDITORIAL: ​Black Virginia Voters Matter on Nov. 2 appeared first on The Washington Informer.
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COMMENTARY: Earthquake Would Say No To Liz Cheney | Post News Group
Earthquake is not a California peril, but the name of one of Dave Chappelle’s favorite comic mentors. Earthquake or Mr. Quake, as the New York Times might call him on second reference, gets political in his current Netflix
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Locked Out: Millions of Voters Are Disenfranchised Ahead of Midterm Elections | Post News Group
“While many states have taken steps to expand the right to vote to people with felony convictions, this report makes it clear that millions of our citizens will remain voiceless in the upcoming midterms,” Amy Fettig, executive director of The Sentencing Project, said in a news
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OP-ED: For Black Women, Racism, Denial and Disrespect Never End; But Still We Rise
As Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson advances in this Supreme Court nomination and confirmation process, she will no doubt face disrespect and skepticism. Lovers of democracy should ardently stand beside her. I know Black women will, writes author Jennifer R. Farmer.
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THE FIGHT OVER REDISTRICTING MOVES TO THE 2ND SUPERVISORIAL DISTRICT - Los Angeles Sentinel
Every ten years in the United States, new political lines are drawn to create "more equitable districts" at every level of government.   In 2020 - 2021, for the first time a Citizens Redistricting Commission is drawing lines for the Los Angeles County Board of
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Number of Blacks In Congress Likely To Drop This Fall - The New Journal and Guide
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The Insurrection and the Lost Cause | Post News Group
Investigators are still going through video and social media documenting the attempt to disrupt congressional affirmation of President Joe Biden’s victory. Just six months ago.  The post The Insurrection and the Lost Cause first appeared on Post News Group.
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Takeaways from the Supreme Court's hearing on what the Voting Rights Act means for redistricting - The Atlanta Voice
(CNN) - The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard a challenge to a key section of the Voting Rights Act, presenting the conservative majority with another opportunity to whittle down the seminal 1965 law that aims to address racial discrimination in voting. The case concerns the US congr
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King Family, Others Urge No King Day Celebration Without Voting Rights Bill - The New Journal and Guide
By Marc H. Morial National Urban League (TriceEdneyWire.com) – “After decades of struggle and a year of our leaders choosing the Jim Crow filibuster over our voting rights, our time is now. On this day of action, I call on Congress and the White House to eliminate the filibuster and pass voting
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2022 NUL State Of Black America Highlights Plot To End Democracy - The New Journal and Guide
By Marc H. Morial CEO, NUL (TriceEdneyWire.com) “The lessons of history are clear: when elected officials have to take a stand, when they have to go on record and show the American people where they are on the issues, then the right side of history ultimately prevails. I believe the same will hold
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What America’s voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights | New Pittsburgh Courier
Voting rights supporters at a rally in Atlanta on Jan. 11, 2022. Megan Varner/Getty Images by Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that throughout U.S. history, new civil rights laws designed to end
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COMMENTARY: Senate Republicans Block This Generation’s Voting Rights Act: Will President Biden Meet the Challenge? | Post News Group
The Freedom to Vote Act would reverse many of the new anti-voter laws. It would expand access to voting by mail and early voting, make voter registration automatic, and make Election Day a federal holiday. Together, these measures will increase access to voting for working people, Black and Brown
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Supreme Court's top cases for new term, new Justice Jackson
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What Will Mayor Bass Do About Motorist Death After Police Tasing – The New Journal and Guide
By Rosaland TylerAssociate EditorNew Journal and GuideLos Angeles' newly elected Black female mayor Karen Bass is expected to weigh-in on the death of Keenan Anderson, 31, who died from cardiac arrest after L.A. police officers recently blasted his body for 90 seconds with a Taser gun during
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Locked Out: Millions of Voters Are Disenfranchised Ahead of Midterm Elections | BlackPressUSA
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire With the midterm election just days away, the District of Columbia-based think tank, The Sentencing Project, has released a new report which found that 4.6 million people can’t vote because of felony convictions. Researchers pointed out that the number amounts to
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