Tag: Voting Rights
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...
Voting Rights At Stake As Supreme Court Considers Arizona Case
Khalil Abdullah
Sometimes it’s 50 miles -- one way -- for Native Americans living on reservations or in remote areas of Arizona to drive their...
Voting Rights At Stake As Supreme Court Considers Arizona Case
By Khalil Abdullah
Sometimes it’s 50 miles — one way — for Native Americans living on reservations or in remote areas of Arizona to drive...
Remembering Dr. Wille P. Blair, California Civic Leader, Dad and Mentor
Dr. Willie Blair, 69, a former U.S. Navy officer who served during combat in Vietnam and later became a champion of racial equity for...
