WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ahead of the first day of oral arguments in the Supreme Court case of Comcast Corp. v. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAOM), U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.-43) led her colleagues in introducing a resolution that…
Abortion rights captured the nation’s attention earlier this year when seven states passed early abortion bans. With the changes in the Supreme Court, and President Trump’s promise to appoint justices that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the concern about whether…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following statement condemning the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) proposal to weaken a key aspect of the Fair Housing Act, the…
A Brennan Center analysis has found that at least 17 million voters were purged nationwide between 2016 and 2018, similar to the numbers discovered between 2014 and 2016. Using data released by the Federal Election Assistance Commission, the Brennan Center…
(TriceEdneyWire.com) — On the eve of America’s celebration of its 243rd Independence Day, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down rulings that sent mixed messages to Civil Rights groups at a time when President Trump and Republicans hope to tilt the…
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded 110 years ago after a deadly race riot rocked the city of Springfield, Illinois. “Because of the riots in Springfield, that brought about serious conversations and meetings about…
