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BET Celebrates the Congressional Black Caucus
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BET Celebrates the Congressional Black Caucus

BET salutes the Congressional Black Caucus for 50 years of service in Congress and advocacy as the legislative voice for Black and other underserved communities.
09/20/2021
Stacey Abrams on the Phoenix Awards 2021.
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Stacey Abrams Receives the CBC Body Award
Phoenix Awards 2021

Stacey Abrams, the founder of Fair Fight and a nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize, receives the CBC Body Award for her work in fighting for voting rights.
09/20/2021

National Black Voter Day 2021: Advocates For Voting Rights Push Back Against Republican-Led Attacks

Challenges are mounting against voter suppression tactics.
09/17/2021

Voting Rights Bill Likely To Stall In Senate Due To GOP Filibuster, But Democrats Unite Behind It

The ‘For The People Act’ faces major GOP opposition.
06/22/2021
on BET's Boiling Point 2021.
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Boiling Point
Extended Story - Bloody Sunday

Lynda Blackmon-Lowery, who was the youngest person to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, AL, in 1965, reflects on her experience fighting for civil rights at the age of 14.
04/29/2021
Crystal Mason, middle, convicted for illegal voting and sentenced to five years in prison, sitting at the defense table in Ruben Gonzalez's court at Tim Curry Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 25, 2018. (Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS)

Black Mother Gets New Appeal After Being Imprisoned For Voting

She received a harsh sentence for violating a Texas law.
04/01/2021
03/25/2021 —Atlanta, Georgia — Rep. Park Cannon (D-Atlanta) is placed into the back of a Georgia State Capitol patrol car after being arrested by Georgia State Troopers on day 38 of the legislative session at the Georgia State Capitol Building in Atlanta, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

Georgia Lawmaker Park Cannon Arrested For Protesting 'Jim Crow 2.0’ Election Law

The Democrat was among many angered by the new law.
03/26/2021

Stacey Abrams Says Voting Reform Bill Should Be Exempt From Filibuster

The procedural debate can threaten the bill.
03/15/2021
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 13, 2021: A week after the insurrection of the U.S. Capitol, with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi presiding the House of Representatives votes to impeach Donald Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors, on the House floor in Washington, DC Wednesday January 13, 2021. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post)

Sweeping Legislation That Could Strengthen Voter Power Heads To The House

The provisions of H.R. 1 could change how Americans vote.
03/03/2021

Georgia’s Republican Senators Introduce Legislation To Block Certain Votes

The measures are an apparent response to Republican losses.
02/02/2021
Former US first lady Michelle Obama gestures on stage of the Royal Arena in Copenhagen on April 9, 2019 during a tour to promote her memoir "Becoming". (Photo by Martin Sylvest / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT (Photo by MARTIN SYLVEST/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP via Getty Images)

Michelle Obama’s When We All Vote Teams Up With New Georgia Project To Host Drive In Concert

The concert takes place on Jan. 3, 2021.
12/21/2020