Supreme Court won't get involved in Mississippi redistricting
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the state's redistricting...
Why we still need the Voting Rights Act
OPINION - I will never forget watching President Obama unveil the statue of one of my personal heroes in Statuary Hall last week – allowing civil rights icon Rosa Parks to take her rightful place in our nation’s Capitol...
Fox News hosts mock 102-year-old woman
theGRIO REPORT - Many Americans found the story of 102-year-old Desiline Victor to be heartwarming...
102-year-old FL woman a guest at State of the Union
theGRIO REPORT - A 102-year-old Florida woman who stood in line for three hours to vote this past November will sit in a place of honor at tonight's State of the Union address...
Colin Powell criticizes GOP's push for voter ID laws
VIDEO - On MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' yesterday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell says that the Republican Party needs to be more inclusive when it comes to voting at the polls...
theGrio's 100: William Barber, fighting for the rights of all North Carolinians
theGRIO's 100 - The Rev. Dr. William Barber is a modern-day civil rights leader who has led the fight for fairness, and the rights to marry and vote in North Carolina...
Study: Blacks may have voted at higher rate than whites in 2012
theGRIO REPORT - According to a new study from the Pew Research Center suggests that the 2012 presidential election marks the first time in history where African-Americans were voting at a higher rate than their white peers...
Eric Holder: We need national standards for voting
POLITICS NATION - Attorney General Eric Holder said America’s election system needs to be made 'stronger and more accessible,' and defended the Justice Department’s challenges to restrictive voting laws...
Court battles over Ohio voting continue
POLITICS -- The 2012 election may be over, but Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted continues to face criticism, and opponents of his pre-election maneuvers continue to wind their way through the courts...
Lawmakers propose bills to combat voter lines
theGRIO REPORT - Members of Congress have introduced election reform bills that would aim to reduce long waits at the polls and clear confusion around the voting process...
