voters rights

Court to Trump Administration: You Don't Run Elections

A federal court just halted the executive order that would've let the feds decide who gets a mail ballot.
06/25/2026

Pennsylvania Judge Halts the State’s Voter ID Law

The measure won't be in force until next year.
10/02/2012
Usher, BET Awards 12

Usher Encourages Young People to Register to Vote

The singer says "you can make a difference."
09/25/2012

Sisterhood Is Powerful, Say Panelists at CBC Foundation Conference

Women are key to turning out the Black vote.
09/20/2012
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Carolina Fest Kicks off the DNC

Family friendly event sets convention tone.
09/04/2012
NAACP, Jackson State University, Michael Teasley

First White President of NAACP Chapter at HBCU Found Dead

Michael Teasley was found dead in his apartment.
08/13/2012
Are New Voter ID Laws Racist?
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Are New Voter ID Laws Racist?

People respond to Republicans suppressing the Black vote.
08/03/2012

Obama Makes Case for Reelection in National Urban League Speech

President announces African-American education initiative.
07/25/2012
On the Phone - 2 Chainz at 106 & Park, April 3, 2012. (photo: John Ricard / BET)

2 Chainz Named Spokesman for 2012 "Respect My Vote!" Campaign

The rapper will educate voters on ex-felon voting rights.
05/02/2012
Eric Holder Says Voter ID Laws Are a Solution to a Problem That Doesn’t Exist - Last week Attorney General Eric Holder harshly criticized the wave of voter identification laws sweeping the country and defended the Justice Department’s role in blocking those laws from taking effect in some states. The department also recently rejected Texas’s voter identification law, saying it would disenfranchise a large number of Hispanic voters.(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bring That Week Back: March 23

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Black Churches Seek to Register One Million Voters on Easter

Leaders want at least 20 people per church to sign up.
03/12/2012