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Senator Tammy Baldwin and Colleagues Introduce the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act

March 9, 2024

By Karen Stokes U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and her colleagues introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, legislation to stop state voter suppression efforts, safeguard critical … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: John Lewis, John R. Lewis Voting Advancement Act, Karen Stokes, Tammy Baldwin, Voting Rights Act

Free Community Cookout in Sherman Park on August 5 to Celebrate the 1965 Voting Rights Act

July 28, 2023

Join in person or online at https://www.facebook.com/TJC.DC/ 3pm to 6pm 3000 N Sherman Blvd All Are Welcome! … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Community Celebration, Free Food, Free Meals, Voting Rights Act

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

Jim Crow 2.0: Why Congress Must Pass the For the People Act

August 6, 2021

By LaKeshia N. Myers Fifty-six years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law, which ended the deleterious practices of poll taxes, literacy tests, questionnaires … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: For the People Act, LaKeshia N. Myers, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

The Movement for Justice Will Not Be Deterred

July 30, 2021

By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. The right-wing majority on the Supreme Court just undercut the Voting Rights Act again. Having gutted the section that required pre-approval of state voting laws … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act

Alabama’s New Jim Crow Far from Subtle

October 10, 2015

By Jesse Jackson In Alabama, 50 years after Selma, voting rights are once more under assault. Even as Alabama finally took down its confederate flags this year, it has raised new obstacles to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Alabama, Bloody Sunday, Jesse Jackson, Jim Crow, Selma, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act

Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Voting Rights Act

July 4, 2015

By Zenitha Prince Special to the NNPA from the Afro-American Newspaper Legislation that would retool and restore the Voting Rights Act was introduced in Congress on June 24. Sens. Patrick … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: John Lewis, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act, Zenitha Prince

Wisconsin ruling proves Voting Rights Act can still be effective

May 10, 2014

By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – After suffering a major setback last year in the Supreme Court, voting rights advocates are buoyed by a decision last week by a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Freddie Allen, United States Supreme Court, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act

“Voting Rights, Justice Scalia, and Archie Bunker”

March 9, 2013

By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall There was a gasp. Justice Scalia’s shocking words were thick with sarcasm. He said it was merely a “perpetuation of racial entitlement.” This was a sad day for … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Archie Bunker, Eric Holder, Freedom Riders, Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, Justice Scalia, Racial Entitlement, Sonya Sotomayor, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act

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