Voting Rights Act of 1965

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June 29, 2015
President Obama — or Reverend President — has captured America’s attention on racial inequality. He must make the issue his
February 4, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by earmarking $50 million
January 20, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to visit Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of historic civil rights
January 19, 2015
If Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be 86 years old, with a full 50 years since his
July 4, 2014
OPINION - On this Independence Day—as we celebrate the struggles that were fought and the sacrifices that were made in…
April 8, 2014
OPINION - With four of five living presidents poised to attend the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson…
January 22, 2014
ANALYSIS - Can this actually be passed in a Congress divided by partisanship on nearly every issue? Here's a closer…
August 27, 2013
OPINION - Certainly, no party can claim Dr. King. But these days, some parties come much closer than others...
July 15, 2013
OPINION - That 2010 midterm election. It is the gift that just keeps on giving. And it is proof that…
June 26, 2013
COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) - Much has changed in Shelby County since Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act to protect…
June 18, 2013
OPINION - Are U.S. Supreme Court Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia parting political ways?...
February 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights…
June 27, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Texas Republican Party has a plank in their 2012 platform that could take the country back…