By LaKeshia N. Myers When I was a classroom teacher, to explain the inequity of poll taxes and other ballot-blocking measures that were used in the Jim Crow south, I would give my students the … [Read more...]
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Jessica Boling Talks Voter Suppression and the Lessons Learned from the 2020 Election
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Voter suppression seems like a thing of the past, after all no group is denied the right to vote based on their gender or race, but just because something is outlawed … [Read more...]
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The Passion of The Vote
By LaKeshia Myers Where you there when they crucified my Lord? Where you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh, sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble! were you there when they … [Read more...]
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NAACP Calls on Senate to Block Sessions as Attorney General
Historic and current failure to acknowledge voter suppression remains a key issue BALTIMORE, MD – NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks issued the following statement opposing the nomination … [Read more...]
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Sen. Lena Taylor Applauds Election Law Ruling
(MADISON) – On Friday, three separate federal courts issued significant election law rulings, including one in a Wisconsin case. In that case, a circuit court judge tossed out many election laws … [Read more...]
Reaction to voting bill
By Cassandra Lans Democratic legislators are reacting to the passage of a bill that will end the early voting on weekends for Milwaukee and Madison voters. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett held a … [Read more...]
Fraud billboards come down
By Cassandra Lans In a major victory for voting rights supporters, Sunday evening Clear Channel confirmed to the media that it is pulling the controversial “voter fraud” billboards which have … [Read more...]
Take down the billboards
Community leaders responded this week to Wisconsin Voter Suppression billboards that have cropped up in minority majority communities throughout Milwaukee. Members of the African- American Civic … [Read more...]
Van Hollen continues to lead charge for voter suppression
Recent national study shows racist overtones against Blacks with Voter ID laws Compiled by Courier Staff Despite the fact that two Wisconsin judges have ruled against the Voter ID law that was … [Read more...]
Constitutional right to vote trumps GOP disenfranchisement
Voter suppression law thrown out Senator Lena C. Taylor (DMilwaukee) applauded the historic decision rendered in Wisconsin’s Circuit Court system yesterday to permanently block the Voter … [Read more...]