voting rights act of 1965
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Petition Calls for Renaming Edmund Pettus Bridge in Rep. John Lewis’ Honor
The death of Rep. John Lewis has renewed calls to rename the Confederacy-related Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., in…
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Congressman John Lewis, Last Surviving Speaker from 1963 March on Washington, dies at 80
Georgia Congressman John Lewis, one of the most prolific voices of the civil rights movement, has died following a months…
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MORIAL: Protection from Foreign Interference in Elections
Nothing is more important in the fight for economic and racial justice than protecting the right to vote. Make sure…
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Voter Suppression a Lasting Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade
New U.S. Census data projects that in 2045 the United States will be “minority white,” and with several factors considered,…
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JESSE JACKSON: Selma, the Birthplace of Modern Democracy in America
Selma should be more than a symbol of past struggles; it must also become a beacon for a new hope.
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SCOTT: Sessions Has Black Friends — So What?
Many people offering support to Sen. Jeff Sessions in his nomination for U.S. attorney general have stated that he has…
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Protecting the Right to Vote: Democracy Awakening
By Cornell William Brooks (President and CEO of the NAACP) When we think about the right to vote, it is…
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Voting Rights Act Explored In Public Forum
By Danny L. White Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Arizona Informant Fifty years ago America again was…
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Republicans Ignore Anniversary of Voting Rights Act
By George E. Curry NNPA Columnist The 50th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act fell on…
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On Anniversary, Obama Says Too Few Use Hard-Won Voting Right
CONNIE CASS, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Marking the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, President Barack Obama remembered…
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