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Tag: voter rights

A panel led by Rep. John Conyers (second from right) discusses voting rights at the 46th annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation conference in D.C. on Sept. 16. PHOTO BY WILLIAM J. FORD
Posted inBlack Experience, Politics

Voter Suppression Still Evident, CBCF Panel Warns

by William J. Ford September 16, 2016October 30, 2020

Alabama is one of several states requiring photo identification to vote in the general election in November. The state also had several motor-vehicle departments shutter in largely-black communities — and many say that’s not a coincidence.

Kristen Clarke, president of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (lawyerscommittee.org)
Posted inNational

Discrimination Suit Filed Against Alabama Judiciary System

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer September 14, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inColumnists, George Lambert, Op-Ed, Opinion

LAMBERT: Blacks Should be First in Line to Vote

by George H. Lambert Jr. September 7, 2016October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Nine Years Ago, Republicans Favored Voting Rights. What Happened?

by Washington Informer August 14, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

On Anniversary, Obama Says Too Few Use Hard-Won Voting Right

by Washington Informer August 7, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Brown: Court Should Stop Lawmakers from Redrawing District

by Washington Informer August 7, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

‘Dark Money’: ALEC Wants Image Makeover

by Washington Informer July 30, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

NAACP Sponsors Panel, March and Rally in Shelby County on 2nd Anniversary of Supreme Court Decision Gutting Voting Rights Act

by Washington Informer June 30, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Texas Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Voter Photo ID Law

by Washington Informer April 28, 2015October 30, 2020
Attorney General Eric Holder speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014. Broadening its push to improve police relations with minorities, the Justice Department has enlisted a team of criminal justice researchers to study racial bias in law enforcement in five American cities and recommend strategies to address the problem nationally, Holder said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Posted inPolitics

Appeals Court Reinstates Texas Voter ID Law

by Washington Informer October 15, 2014October 30, 2020

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