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Sheila Jackson Lee: Passing Voting Reactivation Act Crucial Against Oppressive Methods Used to Keep People from Voting

April Ryan
July 20, 2020

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Civil right leader Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., center, and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather to condemn the slayings of police officers in Dallas last night, and to denounce the fatal police shootings of black men in Louisiana and Minnesota earlier in the week, during a news conference, Friday, July 8, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are: Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., Rep. Marcia L. Fudge, D-Ohio, Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., Rep. Frederica Wilson, D-Fla., and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

It is back to work on Capitol Hill Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) speaks with April Ryan while traveling back to Washington, DC.

Rep. Jackson Lee worked to pass an enhanced Voting Rights Act in Congress and pushing for the Senate to pass the act under the name John R. Lewis Voting Enhancement Act. The Congress member is fearful oppressive police tactics recently used against protesters i Portland, OR could be used against voters waiting in long lines in November.

Rep. Jackson Lee goes on to share the struggle of her Texas district ravaged by COVID-19 and chides weak leadership from the White House, which is trying to curb testing while demanding schools reopen in the Fall.

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April Ryan has a unique vantage point as the only Black female reporter covering urban issues from the White House, a position she has held with AURN since the Clinton era. Her position as a White House Correspondent has afforded her heightened insight into the racial sensitivities, issues, and attendant political struggles of our nation. April has written three books; The Presidency in Black & White: My Close-Up View of Three Presidents and Race in America, At Mama's Knee: Mothers and Race in Black and White, and Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House. Twitter: @aprildryan