June 6, 2025
Power Plays: States Challenge White House Over Election Rules
Today in Boston, 19 state attorneys general will ask a federal judge to block President Donald Trump’s executive order that they say…
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Tag: Voting Rights Act
May 16, 2025
Voting Rights Take Another Blow as Court Blocks Citizen Lawsuits
A major blow to the Voting Rights Act just landed — this time from a federal appeals panel affecting seven states across…
April 10, 2025
This Day in History: Congress Passes the Civil Rights Act of 1968
On April 10, 1968, Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1968, a landmark law aimed at ending housing discrimination based on…
August 6, 2024
Voting Rights Act at 59: A Legacy of Progress, a Call to Action
Today marks the 59th anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act, the landmark legislation, a beacon of hope, dismantling bearers…
March 7, 2024
On this day in 1965, activists embarked on a march from Selma to Montgomery in response to the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson
On March 7, 1965, approximately 600 activists embarked on a 54-mile journey from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery, the state capital. Their march…
February 14, 2024
On this day in 1957, the SCLC was established; Laying groundwork for Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts
On February 14, 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was established at a meeting in New Orleans after the end of…
September 19, 2023
Cast Your Power: National Voter Registration Day 2023
On National Voter Registration Day, President Joe Biden took a moment to reflect on the long, hard-fought battle for voting rights in…