This month marks the anniversary of two milestones in our nation’s history of voting rights. The 19th Amendment was ratified in August 1920, granting women the right to vote. The Voting Rights Act ...

Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

This Black History Month, CNN celebrates the unsung heroes of abortion rights, voting rights, affirmative action, reparations, military inclusion and LGBTQ movements.

2013 was a tough year for voting rights. The Supreme Court gutted a landmark Act and states quickly pushed new restrictive laws. But there were bright spots as well.

President Biden on Sunday paid tribute to the heroes of Selma, Alabama’s Bloody Sunday, a turning point for voting rights nearly six decades ago, saying that the fundamental right to vote is ...

The Supreme Court delayed ruling on a Louisiana congressional redistricting case that some legal experts say could end up ...

It’s an election in which the values our heroes work for, like voting rights, racial equity, economic justice, reproductive freedom and dignity for all are on the line and on the ballot.

Voting is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democracy by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Isisara Bey, opinion contributors - 09/30/22 2:30 PM ET ...

Sometimes people imagine that all civil rights heroes were of one race, ... (Brown v. Board of Education; Browder; Loving) and passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of ...

Transforming The Perception Of Voting And Volunteers. Changing the view of volunteering from a nice option to an essential act is crucial. Volunteering instills a sense of positivity in ...

Subject to the CNN Heroes Legal Disclosures and the terms herein, the Finalist from the top 5 CNN Heroes who collects the most votes will be the winner (the “Winner”). The Winner will be ...