Voting Rights

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Martin Luther King III - theGrio.com
January 15, 2022
The King family and other demonstrators are demanding that the Senate pass the Freedom to Vote Act, a comprehensive voting…
January 15, 2022
The Biden-Harris agenda is at the mercy of Sens. Manchin and Sinema. Senate candidates Malcolm Kenyatta and Mandela Barnes could…
Signs indicating where to vote
January 14, 2022
The stakes for the Democratic Party could not be greater, and the future of American multiracial democracy itself hangs in…
COP26 Adaptation, Loss and Damage - Day Nine
January 13, 2022
Barack Obama writes his first op-ed since leaving the White House on the importance of voting rights in the face…
January 12, 2022
While some celebrate Biden's support of eliminating the filibuster for voting rights, others say his speech was a wish without…
voting rights theGrio
January 12, 2022
This is President Biden’s moment to cement his legacy in history, particularly at a time when the nation needs him…
January 11, 2022
We must resign ourselves that we will always have to fight. They will never let us vote but we will…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
January 11, 2022
The political fight to protect the right vote and reform the filibuster reaches new heights as the White House visits…
January 10, 2022
"In 2020, millions made their voices heard at the polls," Obama tweeted, noting that foes of "progress are making it…
January 9, 2022
New legislation gives more than 800,000 noncitizens New York City access to the ballot box in local elections starting next…
Lani Guinier theGrio
January 9, 2022
The world lost a brilliant legal mind and an amazing human being when longtime Harvard professor Lani Guinier died on…
Reps. Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Cori Bush (D-MO) and Shelia Jackson Lee (D-TX)
January 6, 2022
Many Black Congress members are still processing the trauma of the Capitol attack, while leading efforts to hold insurrectionists accountable.
Stacey Abrams
January 4, 2022
Many think Abrams has a strong shot in 2022, but there is concern about the negative impact of Democrats' lack…
January 4, 2022
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer penned a letter Monday to the Democratic Caucus reminding his colleagues what's at stake.
White House Voting Rights Protest
December 29, 2021
From voting rights to the COVID-19 response, the Biden White House and Congress grappled with a host of matters impacting…
President Biden and Vice President Harris
December 17, 2021
This week President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris leaned in on critical challenges impacting Black and minority communities.
Martin Luther King III -theGrio.com
December 15, 2021
"You show up for the bridges now show up for the people!” Arndrea King, president of Drum Major Institute, said…
White House Voting Rights Protest
November 17, 2021
Hundreds of demonstrators were arrested outside the White House on Wednesday during a second day of mass protests for voting…
November 16, 2021
After Biden signed into law part one of his infrastructure agenda, activists returned to protesting to get Democrats to pass…
President Biden Signs Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
November 15, 2021
Biden has a major victory after he signed the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill into law. Black leaders now eye…