NAACP and Fayette County Voters File Suit Alleging Voter Disenfranchisement
The lawsuit alleges that the at-large election process prevents Black candidates from winning count...
House Democrats Ask States to Oppose New Voter ID Laws
Democrats say they will fight efforts to disenfranchise voters....
Commentary: Putting a Number on Voter ID Disenfranchisement
New research suggests that as many as half a million voters in the 10 states with voter ID laws cou...
Commentary: Felony Disenfranchisement
We must move beyond the practice of felony disenfranchisement if we are to shed the legacy of voter...
On Democracy: Silencing the Rising American Electorate
Without immediate action to protect voting rights, America faces a future in which voter suppressio...
Commentary: A Speech by a President Who Sees Things Differently
President Obama offers an emotional call to fight gun violence and voter disenfranchisement....
Commentary: The Value of Working for Socially Responsible Companies
Corporate social responsibility is also becoming an important way to attract new business and talen...
American Money: The Economic Origins of Racism
With bold investments in infrastructure, education, health care, public sector jobs, and anti-discr...
Redistricting and Voting Rights Roundup
Here's the latest news on efforts to combat voter disenfranchisement....
Redistricting and Voting Rights Roundup
Civil rights groups continue to challenge efforts to disenfranchise minority voters....
Meek Mill Endorses Respect My Vote Campaign
The MMG rapper plans to engage high risk voters at upcoming New Jersey concert....
Commentary: Stand Up for Our Voting Rights
U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel urges all Americans to fight new rules that make it more difficult for som...
NAACP President Discusses the Organization’s Focus
Ben Jealous talks with BET.com about the civil rights group’s goals now that the convention has con...
Bet on a Brown and Green America
A sustainability expert says our future is tied to people of color and clean energy....
Texas Republicans Call for Repeal of Voting Rights Act
The Republican Party in Texas has placed in its platform a call for Congress to repeal the Voting R...
Black Britons Speak Out About London's Race Issue
Black British journalists and activists weigh in on the racial motivations behind the unrest in Bri...
9th Circuit upholds Wash. ban on voting by inmates
9th Circuit upholds Wash. ban on voting by inmates...
News| Hurricane Katrina | Civil Rights Leaders Prepare New Orleans Election Fight
Posted March 24, 2006 -- First they were battered, brutalized by Hurricane Katrina, and scattered t...
