Voting Rights Act

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June 14, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Rachel Dolezal had quite a week, perhaps unlike anyone you know, as her parents revealed that the…
March 19, 2015
The U.S. economy is rebounding, the stock market is thriving, and unemployment is down to levels not seen since the
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
November 4, 2014
In June 1963, there were two people in Washington, D.C. — from opposite ends of the economic spectrum — obsessing
May 14, 2014
DETROIT (AP) — Longtime Congressman John Conyers of Michigan doesn't have enough signatures to appear on the Aug. 5 primary…
April 11, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama says the right to vote in the U.S. is under bigger threat than…
April 11, 2014
OPINION - Johnson was a man of his time, and bore those flaws as surely as he sought to lead…
April 9, 2014
OPINION - The question remains: Will the civil rights organizers of today respond with a sustained push for voter registration…
February 7, 2014
MSNBC - Recent years have seen a seemingly endless stream of efforts in GOP-controlled states across the country to make…
January 24, 2014
MSNBC - Attorney General Eric Holder dismissed a new government watchdog report which declared some NSA programs illegal, insisting that…
January 22, 2014
ANALYSIS - Can this actually be passed in a Congress divided by partisanship on nearly every issue? Here's a closer…
January 17, 2014
MSNBC - A new bill to strengthen the Voting Rights Act goes out of its way to make an exception…
January 16, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation to restore some parts of the Voting Rights Act…
January 16, 2014
MSNBC - The city of Evergreen, Ala., which has a troubled history when it comes to race and voting rights,…
December 27, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Take a trip down memory lane we recognize the 10 biggest stories of the year in black…
October 17, 2013
MSNBC - In June, the Supreme Court badly weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act which had been signed into law…
October 10, 2013
OPINION - The government shutdown in full effect, and not much is getting done in Washington these days...
August 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration will use tools available through the Voting Rights Act to keep…
August 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On the West Coast, the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington falls close to three years…