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OPINION - For 45 years, the Voting Rights Act has occupied a central place in our democracy and we can…
From The LA Times - Should convicted felons have the right to vote? The NAACP and ACLU say yes, but…
From The Washington Post - RICHMOND - After complying with Virginia law, many felons find themselves in limbo awaiting restoration…
WASHINGTON (AP) - The District of Columbia has waited more than two centuries to get a vote in Congress, and…
Obama urged lawmakers Friday to pass legislation, due to come up next week, giving the US capital's estimated 600,000 residents…
OPINION - Gov. McDonnell will require ex-felons seeking to vote to write an essay on the "reasons why you believe…
VIDEO - Take a ride down Broad Street in Selma, and history will greet you nearly every block...
SELMA, Alabama (AP) - Georgia Congressman John Lewis strolled to the middle of the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Sunday and…
OPINION - Selma, Alabama has long occupied a central place in the story of our nation's long struggle to extend…
FROM THE GUARDIAN> It is the Alabama town forever associated with the civil rights struggle after state troopers clubbed and
VIDEO - There are currently more than 5 million American citizens who cannot vote because of a criminal conviction, and…
This afternoon, the Senate voted to make Sonia Sotomayor the first Latina and only the third woman...
Today marks the 44th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act. It was passed to reverse Jim Crow laws, which…
In light of today’s Supreme Court decision to exempt a district in Texas from the Voting Rights Act , theGrio.com