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Protesters Push President on Voting Rights Bills

by James Wright Jr. August 24, 2021December 21, 2021

Nearly 150 people gathered Tuesday outside the White House for a rally championing a trio of bills aiming to protect voting rights nationwide.

Vanita Gupta, president and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights (Courtesy of Atlanta Black Star)

JEALOUS: Fight For Women of Color Who Fight for Us

by WI Guest Author March 15, 2021December 21, 2021

JEALOUS: The Other Good News from the 2020 Election

by WI Guest Author December 16, 2020December 21, 2021

JEALOUS: Georgia’s Black Voters Can Make History Again

by WI Guest Author November 13, 2020December 21, 2021

Former Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous gives the keynote speech at a Progressive Maryland discussion on criminal justice reform at ATU Local 689 headquarters in Forestville on Sept. 7. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

Ben Jealous: ‘Racism is Tragic, Racism is Alive’

by William J. Ford June 24, 2020December 21, 2021

Affirmative Action Supporters Rally at Supreme Court

by Washington Informer October 12, 2012October 30, 2020