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Showing posts with label Voting Rights Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Voting Rights Act. Show all posts
Thursday, September 16, 2021

National Black Voter Day is National Urban League's Answer to Voter Suppression

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Marc H. Morial  President and CEO National Urban League   “Too many people struggled, suffered and died to make it possible for every Am...
Saturday, August 07, 2021

Rev. Dr. William Barber says it's time to “reset this whole argument” on voting rights

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Rev. Dr. William Barber, Co-Chairman of “The Poor People’s Campaign” and ‘Moral Mondays’ architect, has been leading marches of clergy and...
Sunday, March 07, 2021

President Biden urges Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act

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In pre-taped remarks at the Martin & Coretta Scott King Unity Breakfast which was held on the anniversary the march in Selma, Presid...
Monday, July 27, 2020

Rep. Jim Clyburn to put forth legislation to rename voting rights bill after John Lewis

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House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn will offer legislation Monday to rename a House-passed voting rights bill after the late Rep. John Lewis, ...
Thursday, September 06, 2018

With Voting Rights Act weakened, black church networks seek more voters

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The months ahead of midterm elections, often a time of lower turnout among African-Americans and others, have become a focus of passiona...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Federal judge rules Ohio early voting cuts unconstitutional

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A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday ruled that the 2014 elimination of the state's early...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Democracy Awakening to protest in Washington D.C. for voting rights and more

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April 16-18 Democracy Awakening will mobilize in Washington, D.C. to protect voting rights, get big money out of politics and demand a f...