Tag: 14th Amendment
Roe v Wade, Voter Suppression, and “We” The Voters
We should not get overwhelmed with the magnitude of the attacks but rather understand and remember that our votes represent the solutions to preserving...
What America’s voting rights activists can learn from past movements for civil rights
By Anthony Siracusa, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation
With Congress failing to pass new voting rights legislation, it’s worth remembering that throughout U.S. history,...
Critical race theory: What it is and what it isn’
By David Miguel Gray, University of Memphis
U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana sent a letter to fellow Republicans on June 24, 2021, stating: “As...
Black man behind ‘separate but equal’ ruling is pardoned
By Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press
Louisiana’s governor on Wednesday posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy, the Black man whose arrest for refusing to leave a whites-only railroad...
COMMENTARY: Biden-Harris Administration Tasked with Dismantling America’s History of Hate
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
A lot of past cruelties can underscore America’s history of hate.
Today, one could capture that hate...