The Supreme Court justices gave an ominous prelude to next term, when voting rights — another pillar of a strong democracy — ...

View the timeline of Black voting rights and voter suppression to learn about important dates in this history. America's long history of Black voter suppression.

Moses Smith was an activist who advocated for Black voting rights. He lost his life to racial violence in 1868. ... “I think it’s always important to look at our history, ...

President Joe Biden assailed voter suppression and called for economic justice for Black Americans during his remarks on Sunday, the day commemorating the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in ...

When the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Alabama’s congressional map had diluted the power of Black voters, it was a long-sought victory for voting rights activists, who had grown ...

Throughout history, ... United as a society, we must firmly oppose any endeavors aimed at undermining the hard-won voting rights of Black Americans.

Courts have recognized a “private right of action” in the Voting Rights Act since the law’s inception. In 1966, a dispute ...

Video above: Civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers and King of the Blues, B.B. King were given a centennial celebration for all of their contributions to Mississippi.In honor of Black History Month ...

By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story October 7, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was more than just a landmark legal triumph ...

The Voting Rights Act is considered one of the most comprehensive pieces of civil rights legislation in U.S. history. In 2021, Thomas Jefferson Primary School in Peoria was renamed Dr. C.T. Vivian ...

I’ve studied our history to learn about all the people who were beaten and killed fighting for Black voting rights. That’s why I’ve voted in every election, local and national, since ...

By Jo-Carolyn Goode Click here for updates on this story October 7, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — The passage of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965 was more than just a landmark legal triumph ...