Tag: senate
Thousands March on For Voting Rights, D.C. Statehood
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire
Like the suppressive bills passed and on the table in Republican-led states and the reluctance by some Democratic...
Martin Luther King III and Wife Arndrea King Talk Voting Rights, Abolishing Filibuster
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire
In 1963, more than 250,000 people marched on Washington, D.C., for jobs and freedom with Dr. Martin Luther...
COMMENTARY: Not Jumping for Juneteenth
By Julianne Malveaux, NNPA Newswire Contributor
High props go to 94-year-old Opal Lee, the Texas woman determined to make Juneteenth a national holiday. Thanks to...
U.S. Attorney General Sues Georgia, Says Election Laws Specifically Targeted Black People
By Stacy M. Brown
Declaring that Georgia’s new election laws are intended to deny voting rights specifically to African Americans, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland...
COMMENTARY: For All the People, By All the People
By Ray Curry, Secretary-Treasurer, UAW
Our nation was founded on a profound principle — a government that is chosen by the people. Granted, this extraordinary...
