Tag: voting
On the voting rights trail, bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights, facing brutal violence from Alabama state troopers. Two weeks later, they returned...
Supreme Court voting rights ruling fuels a new push to defend Black representation
ATLANTA – Same fight. New generation.A multiracial coalition of civil rights leaders and activists is mobilizing to combat a predominantly white conservative alliance that...
How the Voting Rights Act reshaped Texas’ electoral maps by empowering voters, candidates of color
In 2002, U.S. Rep. Henry Bonilla, a Republican, nearly lost his South Texas seat to Democrat Henry Cuellar. So when the GOP used its...
Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices’ Voting Rights Act ruling
JACKSON, Miss. – At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown. He was loaded with...
The Latest: Supreme Court weakens a key tool of the Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court recently made a significant ruling that could change how voting districts are drawn in the United States. This decision has raised...
Judge sides with Arizona election official in ruling that has implications for midterms voting
PHOENIX – The recent ruling by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney marks a significant development in Arizona's election administration landscape. The decision...