Voting Rights

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October 3, 2020
The 45th president's refusal to outright condemn white supremacy in Tuesday's debate is serving as a call to action to…
September 20, 2020
Foot Locker partnered with the nonprofit voter outreach group Rock the Vote to add voter registration sites to its U.S.…
Gap Inc To Split Old Navy Into Separate Publicly Traded Company
September 3, 2020
Retailer Old Navy will help with the nationwide effort to get out the vote in November by paying its employees…
Tennessee
August 22, 2020
The new law, signed by Gov. Bill Lee, increases penalties for illegal camping on state property to a Class E…
vote thegrio.com
August 18, 2020
Thousands of voters in voters in Georgia may be declared inactive to vote in the election after their absentee ballots…
August 13, 2020
In this week's episode of Dear Culture, Stacey Abrams shares the lessons she learned about voter suppression and how to…
Voting thegrio.com
August 6, 2020
The Voting Rights Act turns 55 today but with a key provision taken from it, Black voting rights are still…
August 5, 2020
Iowans with felony convictions who have served their sentences can now participate in the upcoming presidential election.
July 19, 2020
Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) calls for the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., named after a KKK member, to be…
Ava Duvernay
June 6, 2020
Ava Duvernay confirmed Selma was denied votes for the Academy Awards after cast wore "I Can't Breathe" t-shirts to the 2014…
Jail Inmates Take Part In Early Voting Ahead Of Primary theGrio.com
May 25, 2020
Judge Robert L. Hinkle has ruled that Floridians who have been convicted of felonies can register to vote and participate…
DC360 with Tiffany Cross thegrio.com
April 26, 2019
In this episode of DC360, Tiffany Cross reports from Capitol Hill on Biden's bid for 2020; new legislation to protect…
Meghan Markle thegrio.com
October 29, 2018
The Duchess of Sussex on Sunday congratulated New Zealand on becoming the first country in the world to allow women…
John Legend thegrio.com
October 4, 2018
[griojw id=”OnU2ZI4v” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”]   On Wednesday, singer John Legend visited a group of Florida high schoolers to encourage the youths
Chadwick Boseman stars in #VoteForOurLives video thegrio.com
October 3, 2018
[griojw id=”5XsRoAwO” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Earlier this month, Michelle Obama announced that she’s hitting the road to get out the vote in
voting
August 24, 2018
Voting rights advocates immediately went to work against a proposal they say would have disenfranchised African-Americans at the polls
Supreme Court decision on Ohio voting rights thegrio.com
June 11, 2018
[griojw id=”4P1tRquU” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   The Supreme Court is allowing Ohio to clean up its voting rolls by targeting people who
February 15, 2018
Bokeem Woodbine captured our hearts and broke them at the same time with his role in Jason’s Lyric (1994). Now
January 24, 2018
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January 23, 2018
A proposed constitutional amendment has reached the 766,200 petition signatures needed to go on the ballot come November. The initiative…