BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — In a political season defined by distrust, Californians did something rare on Tuesday night. They stood up for democracy.
-Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, after U.S. Supreme Court again allowed the drawing of a new Alabama congressional map with greater representation for Black voters;...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — With new voter suppression laws, the leaked Roe V. Wade opinion, and the assault on many other rights, some question whether the voting...
(New York Times) – On July 20, 2006, the United States Senate voted to renew the Voting Rights Act for 25 more years. The vote was unanimous,...
CONNIE CASS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, President Barack Obama remembered the African-American men and women across...
MIKE SCHNEIDER, Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown went to court Thursday to stop Florida lawmakers from redrawing her congressional district, saying...
(Politico) – The Koch brothers-backed group that helped launch the push for voter ID laws and “stand your ground” statutes has a new project: defending the...
by John Zippert Special to the NNPA from the Greene County Democrat The Shelby County Chapter of the NAACP with support from the statewide organization and...
KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Supporters and opponents of a Texas law requiring specific forms of photo identification for voters faced close questioning...
JIM VERTUNO, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily reinstated Texas’ tough voter ID law, which the U.S. Justice Department...
ZACHARY ROTH, MSNBC (MSNBC)—With Alabama’s voter ID law debuting today, state Republicans are offering a big cash reward to anyone who helps them dig up some voter...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, Texas (NNPA) – With civil rights legends Andrew Young, John Lewis, Julian Bond and Jesse Jackson looking on, President...
By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief AUSTIN, TEXAS (NNPA) – Former President Bill Clinton praised President Lyndon B. Johnson for signing the 1964 Civil Rights Act...
