For the People Act

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Martin Luther King III -theGrio.com
December 15, 2021
"You show up for the bridges now show up for the people!” Arndrea King, president of Drum Major Institute, said…
Martin Luther King III, theGrio.com
September 14, 2021
Activists led by Martin Luther King III are pressing the Senate to act on voting rights legislation amid Republican voter…
August 18, 2021
Changes to qualified immunity, which protects bad officers, have little chance of making it into the George Floyd Justice in…
August 12, 2021
Fair Right Action has been instrumental in promoting fair elections nationwide and the all-important aim of getting voters to the…
August 11, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz blocked and spoke in opposition of Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's effort to consider the For the People…
Demonstrators sit outside Terminal B/C at the Reagen National Airport. (Photo: Marconja Zor)
August 8, 2021
Twenty-six protesters were arrested outside Reagan National Airport while demanding voting rights protections for Black Americans.
July 30, 2021
“The Summer of Activism” akin to the 1960s is the blueprint to make Republicans move on the For The People…
July 23, 2021
Johnson, among 10 protesters cuffed on Capitol Hill Thursday, is the second Congress member arrested in support of key bills.
July 21, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris told CBS News that the issue of voting rights is non-partisan and "should be approached that…
July 19, 2021
Texas House Democratic Caucus Chairman Chris Turner called the positive test results "a sober reminder that COVID is still with…
July 16, 2021
President Biden and Vice President Harris listened to Black women voting rights activists at the conference table of the Roosevelt…
July 14, 2021
Texas GOPers passed the bill the day after House Democrats' departure. If they don't return before the session's end, it…
July 12, 2021
Bail for Hervis Rogers was set at $100,000 for two counts of illegal voting, which could mean a prison sentence…
July 12, 2021
House Majority Whip James Clyburn said the president could rally the support of Democrats who are against changing filibuster rules.
U.S. President Joe Biden
July 6, 2021
Jen Psaki gave insight into Biden's mood on police reform and voting rights, as well as strengthening the Civil Rights…
July 2, 2021
Cornel West says the Senate must want to "do away with the filibuster in order to get any work done,"…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at a news conference
June 24, 2021
The voting rights bill, For The People Act, in the Senate was the latest victim of our new abnormal, post-…
Nancy Pelosi and April Ryan
June 23, 2021
Speaker Pelosi spoke with theGrio to discuss the most pressing issues in Black America — voting rights, policing and domestic…
June 22, 2021
Democrats' sweeping voting rights bill, For The People Act, suffered a setback in the Senate by a filibuster wall of…
June 21, 2021
Lindsay Graham called S.R. 1 "a bad idea" on "Fox News Sunday," dubbing it "a problem that most Republicans are…