BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “Democrats are going to take back control of the United States House of Representatives. It’s the reason why we see Republicans in full-blown...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Missouri House on Tuesday approved a congressional map designed to weaken one of the state’s two Democratic incumbents, intensifying the partisan redistricting...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. King’s call for economic justice on the eve of his assassination – when he too called for economic sanctions against opponents of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The original March on Washington, a cornerstone of the civil rights movement, drew approximately 250,000 participants in 1963. Its influence paved the way...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Representatives Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), Justin Jones (D-Nashville), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) took to the Tennessee House floor to stand in solidarity with school...
By Tamara Shiloh Throughout Selma, Ala., there are streets named Frederick D. Reese Parkway and F.D. Reese. In March of each year, the city hosts F.D....
By Brandon Patterson President Joe Biden joined civil rights leaders, congressmembers, and Black Americans from across the country in Selma, Alabama on Sunday to mark the...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In today’s environment, too many thought leaders are making conversations about voting rights academic, but the motivation for restricting voting is simple. Republicans...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nine years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the pre-clearance protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That has led to a proliferation of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The right to vote is the foundation of American democracy. Free and fair elections that reflect the will of the American people must...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Even in the darkest of times, we can hear our friend and mentor John Lewis: "Ours is not the struggle of one day,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On what would be called Bloody Sunday, Lewis, who at the time was Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) along with...
But even in this moment, when we feel despair and deep exhaustion, we remember one essential truth: our voices have power. We know this truth to...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Lowery’s enduring legacy, I believe, is that he led the SCLC back from near death, to vibrancy and noteworthy relevance, after taking over...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today we honor one of the world’s most impassioned freedom fighters and ‘drum majors for justice’: Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. With...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The 19th Amendment was adopted Aug. 18, 1920, after the required number of states ratified the constitutional measure. Though many Black women led...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Voting is personal to me because it was on the streets of my hometown, Selma, that foot soldiers shed their blood on the...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A Brennan Center analysis has found that at least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, similar to the numbers discovered...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Brennan Center report follows a Center for American Progress analysis that examined how conservative lawmakers are suppressing the votes of people of...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Much has changed since the creation of the NAACP 110 years ago, and as we highlight these achievements during this year’s convention, we...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “In Federalist No. 54, James Madison wrote about the chief concern of the representation of slaves concerning taxation and representation,” said Maxim Thorne,...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Recently I saw something about voter suppression on Facebook. The subject’s been on my mind a lot recently since viewing a CNN report...
DALLAS POST TRIBUNE — Describing the government’s refusal to enable its citizens to participate in fair elections, the Commission on Civil Rights, in a recently released...
CINCINNATI HERALD — Civil Rights icon and Congressman John Lewis (GA) and Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY) visited the greater Cincinnati area on Sunday, Oct. 15 to...
By Cornell William Brooks (President and CEO of the NAACP) When we think about the right to vote, it is and should be understood to be...
