-
Florida Voting Law Which Places Ballot Box Restrictions Challenged By Civil Rights Groups In Federal Trial
Civil and voting rights groups have come together to say Senate Bill 90, discriminates against minorities, people with disabilities, and older voters.
-
Rikers Island Hunger Strike Planned By Inmates Ahead of President Biden’s NY Visit
In a handwritten note, a hunger strike would protest treatment from the Department of Corrections and the courts.
-
Extending the Child Tax Credit Needs To Be A Congressional Priority in 2022
The credit that reached 61 million children in December and cut child poverty by 30% remains in limbo after its expiration.
-
Historically Black Colleges Receive Second Round of Bomb Threats In A Month
Six HBCUs such as Howard University and Bethune Cookman received bomb threats on Monday morning.
-
Exclusive: Joe Madison Speaks About His Hunger Strike, Voting Rights, and Why We Need To Keep Fighting
The radio host and civil rights activist tells us to keep the fight for voting rights going through opposition.
-
Biden’s Pledge To Nominate Black Female Supreme Court Nominee Exceedingly Popular With Black Women Voters, Poll Shows
86 percent of Black women voters support prioritizing the nomination.
-
Mississippi’s Capital City Continues To Struggle With Aging Water System
Jackson’s water supply, which has been an issue for years is home to a population that is 80% Black.
-
Federal Court Blocks Alabama GOP’s Racially Gerrymandered Voting Map
The proposed map by the republican GOP would have created just one majority-Black district out of seven.
-
Biden Has Chance To Put First Black Woman On Supreme Court With Justice Stephen Breyer’s Retirement
Federal Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson and California Supreme Court Justice Leondra Kruger are potential candidates.
-
Sen. Mitch McConnell Has Hurt Feelings Over Backlash From His Black Voter Comments
The Sen. Minority Leader claims he meant to say “all” Americans, but his recent legislative record doesn’t show this.
