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...]
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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
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...]
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‘This is our fight’: We Must Defend the Right to Vote
By Alex Lasry Across the country and even right here in Wisconsin, Republicans are attacking the very foundation of our democracy - the constitutional right to vote. Free and fair elections … [Read more...]
The 19th Amendment Celebrates 100 Years
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Tuesday, Aug. 18 marked 100 years since American women were given the right to vote. The 19th Amendment became a part of the Constitution in 1920, 50 years after the 15th … [Read more...]
Stacey Abrams On Wisconsin, Voting and The Future of America
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz As a child, Stacey Abrams’ parents used to take her and her siblings to the voting booth whenever it was an election day. It was one of her first introductions to civic … [Read more...]
Some Facts About Your Right to Vote in Wisconsin
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The Virus and Voting Rights
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall Gloria J. Browne-Marshall: We are talking about the Coronavirus and voting rights. Our guest is Jarret Berg, a New York attorney, voting rights advocate, and … [Read more...]
Alabama’s New Jim Crow Far from Subtle
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...]
Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Voting Rights Act
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...]
Supreme Court Considers Alabama Case on Voting Rights, Districts
By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall AANIC Supreme Court Correspondent America’s voting rights war continues. The U.S. Supreme Court heard Nov. 12 arguments that accuse Alabama’s Republican-controlled … [Read more...]