Editorial Voting Rights Act: Key Takeaways From ‘Dangerous’ Court Ruling Upending Decades Of Legal Precedent Who can defend voting rights? An appeals court ruling sharply limiting lawsuits looks likely to head to the Supreme Court. I MessengerNovember 25, 2023
News Federal Appeals Court Deals Major Blow to Voting Rights NNPA NEWSWIRE — This decision focuses on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and is expected to be challenged and appealed to the... I MessengerNovember 22, 2023
News Can Alabama finally be forced to conduct a fair election with a legal congressional map? By Marc H. Morial “We are not aware of any other case in which a state legislature — faced with a federal court order... I MessengerOctober 22, 2023
News STATEMENT ON ALABAMA FEDERAL COURT RULING FROM THE 100 BLACK MEN OF AMERICA, INC. By 100 Black Men of America, Inc. ATLANTA, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The 100 Black Men of America, Inc. applauds and supports the historic ruling... I MessengerOctober 18, 2023
Editorial QUIT PLAYIN: It’s Tick-Tock Dummy! By Vincent L. Hall Sunday, September 15, 1963, was just another day in the life of four little African American girls at the Sixteenth... I MessengerMarch 16, 2023
Dallas Morning News Supreme Court rejects Texas lawmakers’ bid to avoid depositions on redistricting Justice Department and civil rights groups sued the state over new maps they say violate the federal Voting Rights Act. I MessengerJune 3, 2022
Editorial TO BE EQUAL: Supreme Court Decision on Alabama’s Gerrymandered Maps Makes a Mockery of the Voting Rights Act By Marc Morial “The reactionary right wing of the Supreme Court showed its true colors this week. Just as Selma’s officers didn’t arrest or... I MessengerMarch 11, 2022
NNPA Stories Protecting Our Democracy’s Most Fundamental Right – The Right To Vote NNPA NEWSWIRE — Nine years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the pre-clearance protections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. That has led to a... I MessengerSeptember 18, 2021
Editorial OUR VOICES: Time for Democracy to Work BY REV. JESSE L. JACKSON,JR. The right to vote is fundamental to a democracy. Today in America, however, that right is under partisan attack... I MessengerSeptember 4, 2021
News Good Fighting A group approaching a thousand gathered in DC earlier this week, fighting for the passage of the For The People Act and the completion... I MessengerAugust 7, 2021