Voting Rights Act of 1965

Texas Republicans Fail To Stand On Business After Effort To Redraw Voting Map Tanks

The new map was designed to dilute the voting strength of Black and Latino Texans, which violates the Constitution and federal law.​
11/19/2025

When Democracy Gets Redrawn: What the Threat to the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Means for Black America

The Supreme Court is once again deciding how much protection Black voters deserve. Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act — one of the few remaining shields against discrimination at the ballot box — is on the chopping block.
10/23/2025

Explainer: What’s At Stake In South Carolina’s Voting Map Supreme Court Case

Will the high court keep a backdoor to racial gerrymandering open?
10/23/2023

Elected Black Alabama Mayor Says Town’s White Leaders Conspired To Block Him From Taking Office

Patrick Braxton filed a federal lawsuit to end the White monopoly on political power in the majority-Black town.
07/24/2023

Battle Over Alabama Voting District Map Now Returns To Federal Court

07/24/2023

Dem Lawmakers Cry Foul After Senate GOP Rejects Voting Rights Bill

In a close vote, Republicans thwart the legislation that would have protected vulnerable Americans from voter suppression.
11/04/2021
March on Washington

20 Iconic Milestones in the Fight for Civil Rights

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Bloody Sunday Remembered

Commemorating Bloody Sunday: The March for Voting Rights

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Paying Tribute - A visitor pays her respects at the crypt of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta, on Auburn Avenue. (Photo: AP Photo/David Goldman)

Take Our Black History Tour

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The Origins of the Black Church: 1780-1925 - The Black Church is born on two plantations — one in South Carolina and the other in Virginia — creating a formal structure for Black religion and worship that remains the most powerful organizing force for Blacks Americans today. (Photo: PBS)

Biggest Moments in Black History

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