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March 10, 2021
Former President Jimmy Carter declared his opposition Tuesday to a slate of restrictive voting proposals moving through his native Georgia.
Voting Access Bill Sparks Controversy In Georgia
March 9, 2021
Georgia Senate passes the sweeping voter restriction bill following the Democrat election win during the senate runoffs and 2020 election.
March 8, 2021
The 56th anniversary of Bloody Sunday has the White House focused on voter regristration in an all-out effort to protect…
Voting Rights Protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 7, 2021
A new brand of 21st-century conservatism must move away from the party of Trump and appeal to younger voters and…
March 7, 2021
This year’s commemoration comes as some states seek to roll back ballot access, while advocates try to revive a part…
March 7, 2021
A new executive order from President Joe Biden directs federal agencies to take a series of steps to promote voting…
March 6, 2021
Republicans in Georgia have created new proposals in a measure to reduce the impact of Black voters by removing Sunday…
March 4, 2021
Republicans play to win and destroy their opponents, while Democrats play fair. The GOP bring guns to a knife fight,…
March 3, 2021
House Democrats are poised to pass a sweeping elections and ethics bill, offering it up as a counterweight to voting…
February 28, 2021
The case considers Arizona restrictions on ballot collection and another policy penalizing voters who cast ballots at the wrong precinct.
February 27, 2021
A voting protest at the Georgia Capitol over voting legislation lead to a verbal clash Democratic Rep. Park Cannon and…
California State Prisons Face Overcrowding Issues
January 21, 2021
Georgia Democrats filed legislation to reinstate voting rights to felons but it is unlikely the bill will pass.
December 18, 2020
The Peach State's runoff was created because whites feared their candidates would be subject to split votes, and Blacks' picks…
Stacey Abrams Georgia runoff Cobb County thegrio.com
December 7, 2020
Voting rights advocates in Georgia are concerned by a recent reduction in polling places for early voting in the contested…
November 12, 2020
Biden will have a lot on his plate when he steps into the White House, and the needs of Black…
vote thegrio.com
November 4, 2020
Restoration of the vote helps parolees feel further reintegrated into communities, Prop 17 backers said, and it may even reduce…
Stacey Abrams voting All In doc thegrio.com
October 29, 2020
The Universal Hip Hop Museum and Lisa Cortes director of 'All In: The Fight for Democracy' unite for a virtual…
Black Lives Matter Protest theGrio.com
October 21, 2020
False information surrounding BLM is being spread to audiences of Spanish-speaking media through news media and group chats.
BIG3 - Week Seven - Chicago
October 20, 2020
In prep for Election Day as well as the aftermath, over the next few weeks theGrio political contributors Dr. Christina
October 10, 2020
Hundreds of lawsuits about voting in several battleground states have been filed ahead of the November 3 presidential election.