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JESSE JACKSON: The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. July 14, 2021December 21, 2021

Once more, right-wing justices have written another shameful chapter of judicial ignominy that must simply be overturned.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: The Right to Vote is the Foundation of Democracy

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. March 24, 2021December 21, 2021

Black Experience

Rash of GOP-Led Voter Suppression Bills Cast Shadow on America

by WI Guest Author March 17, 2021December 21, 2021

Black Experience, Election 2022, Stacy M. Brown

Why Voting Matters to African Americans More than Ever in 2020

by WI Guest Author October 26, 2020December 21, 2021

Residents line up to vote at the Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex in Fort Washington, Maryland, on June 2, the day of the state's primary election. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

JEALOUS: It’s Up to Us to Defend the Black Vote

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

WI File Photo

Black Experience, National, Politics

‘Voting Rights Act Should be Passed in John Lewis’ Honor’: CBC Chair

by WI Webstaff July 19, 2020December 21, 2021

**FILE** Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station set up at Grady High School for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Nonvoters Make Case for Sitting Out in November

by Sam P.K. Collins March 11, 2020December 21, 2021

Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Revisiting Dr. King’s Blueprint to Understand the Push for the Ballot

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman January 20, 2020December 21, 2021

**FILE** Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station set up at Grady High School for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

Black Experience, Stacy M. Brown

House Passes Voting Rights Measure to Restore Portions of Law Gutted in 2015

by WI Guest Author December 9, 2019December 21, 2021

**FILE** Voters line up to cast their ballots at a polling station set up at Grady High School for the midterm elections on November 6, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

National, Stacy M. Brown

Automatic Voter Registration a Transformative Tool for America

by Stacy M. Brown April 24, 2019December 21, 2021