Voting Rights Act

Fighting for voting rights and workers’ rightsFighting for voting rights and workers’ rights

Fighting for voting rights and workers’ rights

In an act of blatant racism, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 ruling Feb. 7 that halted a lower…

February 23, 2022
Prisoners denied the right to vote, a new form of poll taxPrisoners denied the right to vote, a new form of poll tax

Prisoners denied the right to vote, a new form of poll tax

Voter suppression in the United States is as “American as apple pie,” especially when it comes to Black, Brown and…

September 16, 2020
Black and Brown unity in AlabamaBlack and Brown unity in Alabama

Black and Brown unity in Alabama

Columbiana and Gadsden, Ala. “Forward ever, backward never! Not one step back!” shouted over 100 people in Columbiana, Ala., on…

June 24, 2015
Selma workers continue struggle for rightsSelma workers continue struggle for rights

Selma workers continue struggle for rights

Selma, Ala. -- Among the many tens of thousands of people who marched in a sea of humanity across the…

March 12, 2015

How Voting Rights Act was set back

At his Escambia County polling site on June 3, 93-year-old African-American Willie Mims was disenfranchised by Alabama's strict new voter…

June 24, 2014
‘Hideous and revolting’: Frederick Douglass on U.S. slavery‘Hideous and revolting’: Frederick Douglass on U.S. slavery

‘Hideous and revolting’: Frederick Douglass on U.S. slavery

The following excerpts are from the powerful speech entitled “What to the slave is 4th of July,” made by Frederick…

July 2, 2013

Voting rights set back: Only struggle can reverse racist ruling

Two decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court the last week of June have provoked outrage among Civil Rights organizations and…

July 2, 2013

Historic same-sex victory: Joy, challenges

On Christopher Street in New York City, the Stonewall Inn opened early on the morning of June 26. At this…

July 2, 2013

From Alabama to Michigan, Black vote is under attack

Forty-eight years after passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Supreme Court is currently deliberating about the historic…

March 6, 2013