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 to protect the rights of minorities to vote in Shelby v. Holder, Republican-appointed justices now…
(TriceEdneyWire.com) – 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 to protect the rights of minorities to vote in Shelby v. Holder, Republican-appointed…
(TriceEdneyWire.com) — During the civil rights movement’s struggle against discrimination and voter suppression in Jim Crow America, the Black church was a source of refuge and resolve. Today, a new wave of voter suppression laws is targeting Black voters, and…
NEW YORK – The NBA today announced the creation of the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion award, a new annual honor that will recognize a current NBA player for pursuing social justice and upholding the league’s decades-long values of equality,…
ATLANTA, Ga. — Civil rights groups have filed a new federal lawsuit against Georgia’s sweeping law that makes it much harder for all Georgians to vote, particularly voters of color, new citizens, and religious communities. The American Civil Liberties Union,…
Nashville’s historic Fifth Avenue, the site of numerous lunch counter sit-ins in the early days of the Civil Rights Movement, has been renamed Rep. John Lewis Way at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Jefferson Street. Rep. Lewis began his…
