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Like democracy, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 didn’t come with a lifetime warranty. The survival of both depends on our vigilance in protecting the vote, democracy’s most important lifeline.
As Texas attempts to redistrict its congressional seats, it could bring larger implications to Louisiana and the nation.
Thursday was the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and in Morgantown, the Community Coalition for Social ...
Wednesday marks the 60th anniversary of the landmark legislation becoming law. Those at the epicenter of the fight for voting ...
That is precisely what the Supreme Court did last week. But the news is too staggering to hide for long: The ...
While the Voting Rights Act may be heading to its demise as a functional piece of legislation, it can still stand as a symbol ...
Senator Mary Kunesh remarks on the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, highlighting ongoing voting challenges for ...
Tonight on The Weeknight, MSNBC hosts Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez were joined by Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) and Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Ga.) to discuss Texas ...
March 7, 1965 – approximately 600 peaceful demonstrators approached the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
Larry Hamm and former Assemblyman Craig Stanley called for passage of state bills to counter what they view as voter ...
The fight for Black Texas voters in 1940 reminds us that real change comes from the people. It doesn’t always come quickly or ...