Tag: Voting Rights Act
Warnock and Ossoff Wins in Georgia Have Biden and Democrats Feeling ‘Peachy’
Following a near-decade war against the Voting Rights Act and the undisputable suppression of hundreds of thousands – if not millions – of African American Democratic votes, Republicans lost the White House and the Senate, in large part, because traditionally red states like Georgia flipped.
Ancestor of first Black California elections chief never voted
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Shirley Weber, soon to become the first Black woman to serve as California's top elections...
Ginsburg Passing Threatens Civil Rights Gains, Black Leaders Fear
By Barrington M. Salmon and Hazel Trice Edney
Civil rights leaders are alternating between sadness over the death of Associate Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader...
Kamala Harris: Will McConnell Let the Senate Hold a Fair Impeachment Trial?
As a former prosecutor, I understand the importance of holding powerful people accountable. I know that every trial requires fairness and truth. Having worked...
Early Voting Numbers Signal Big Turnout for Midterms as Voter Suppression Looms
By Lauren Victoria Burke, NNPA Newswire Correspondent
In Georgia, close to three times the number of people who voted early during the last midterm election...
