Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Wants A New Police Force With The Power To Arrest Voters
“My number one concern is that this is going to be used as a tool to harass or intimidate civic engagement organizations," said voting rights lawyer Jonathan Diaz.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Family Says “No Celebration” Until The Freedom To Vote Act Is Passed
“The President stood for bridges. Now it's time to stand for our voting rights,” said Arndrea Waters King, wife of Martin Luther King III.
Black Lawmakers Sue Over Michigan Redistricting Maps
Michigan state lawmakers believe the new redistricting maps violate the Voting Rights Act.
Justice Department Sues Texas Over Redistricting Plans They Say Violate Rights Of Blacks And Latinos
Complaint from the Department of Justice says the Texas redistricting process was "extraordinarily rapid and opaque."
After Republicans Block Voting Rights Bill, Black Women Activists Are Fighting Back
Black women advocating for voting rights plan new round of actions in D.C. this week.
The King Family: 'Congress Must Pass The Freedom To Vote Act'
With today's vote on the Freedom to Vote Act, Martin Luther King, III and Arndrea Waters King assert: "We will not sit idly by while our most basic right as Americans is being stripped away."
SNCC Veterans Commemorate 60th Anniversary
From Ella Baker to John Lewis, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee made civil rights history. Its alumni celebrated 60 years since its founding.
Texas GOP’s Redistricting Map Threatens Democracy
Texas continues to propose laws that place minorities at a disadvantage.
DNC Chair Jaime Harrison And Wife Marie Boyd On Their Love Story And Their Work To Protect Voting Rights
The couple speak on the importance of getting people to register to vote and share the beginnings of their one-of-a-kind love story.
Michelle Obama and Celebrities Sign Open Letter to Push For Voting Rights
Effort comes ahead of major voting rights events on August 28th during anniversary of March on Washington.
With Voting Rights on the Brink, Activists Set to March on Washington and Throughout the Country This Saturday
Celebrating the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, civil rights activists are marching all over the country for justice this weekend.
House Introduces John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Revamped bill comes one day after Congressional hearing on voting rights.
NAACP and Allies in Labor, Social Justice Kick Off Multiracial Voting Rights Campaign
The coalition’s efforts come in response to more than 400 bills introduced in state legislatures nationwide. Critics say these laws are designed to suppress and disenfranchise voters of color.
Today Marks the 56th Anniversary of Voting Rights Act of 1965
Here are 5 ways people are fighting back in the wake of both new and longstanding challenges to our voting rights.
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Fellow Black Women Leaders and Allies Arrested in Latest Voting Rights Protests
Civil rights leaders, clergy, and activists are forcefully pushing for new federal voting legislation.
Op-Ed: Voting Rights Should Be Treated Like Our Nation's Critical Infrastructure
"As we’re seeing in the Senate, roads and bridges— not the stability of our democracy— elicit bipartisan cooperation," Black PAC Executive Director Adrianne Shropshire says.
Black Women Leading the Fight For Voting Rights
This summer has brought protests, rallies and arrests for the cause.
Supreme Court Upholds Arizona's Restrictive Voting Laws
Some experts say Supreme Court decision gives states cover to burden voters of color under the pretext of preventing voter fraud.
Justice Department Sues Georgia Over GOP Voting Restrictions
The DOJ lawsuit follows Georgia's passage of SB 202 in March, a bill Stacey Abrams called “nothing less than Jim Crow 2.0"