voting rights
Rev. Barber: McConnell brings ‘Southern justice’ to U.S. Senate
February 5, 2020The coordinated coverup by 53 Republican senators is deeply disturbing to anyone who knows the history of Southern courthouses, where their prosecutors and jurors conspired to convict African Americans.
Read moreHouse bill restores enforcement strength to Voting Rights Act
December 11, 2019Trump’s people advising him to squash congressional attempt to restore protections gutted by conservative Supreme Court.
Read moreMore rehabilitation, less incarceration: How about votes for inmates?
October 16, 2019They know better than most that while there are some truly violent people that deserve incarceration, the vast majority need a hand up, not another shackle of more debt, a bad record, a bleaker future.
Read moreHistory maker: Native Americans to host first presidential candidate forum
August 19, 2019Typically, the political issues affecting Native Americans are rarely, if ever, discussed on the presidential campaign trail. That's about to change.
Read moreVoting rights for prisoners and the gasp heard ’round the world
May 7, 2019Voter suppression targeting African Americans and people of color is exclusively a Republican agenda, right? Not so fast.
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