Legal Defense Fund Policy Director Demetria McCain responds to the Supreme Court’s Callais decision gutting the Voting Rights Act, calling on Black communities to organize, register voters, advocate for state voting rights laws and fight on every front as if their lives depend on it.
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A new poll tax? How the SAVE Act impacts Black, unhoused and female voters
The SAVE America Act would require proof of citizenship to register to vote, and advocates say it would disproportionately harm Black elders, unhoused residents and millions of eligible voters who lack required documents.
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The right to vote is on trial. Again.
Ever since I was five years old, walking to the polls with my mother, I wanted to vote. I remember watching her proudly cast her ballot, knowing it was both a right and a responsibility hard-won by generations before us. So I proudly applied for my voter card as soon as I turned 18, and […]
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The MLK files endgame: Erase the man, then erase the holiday
The release of over 230,000 FBI files on Dr. King isn’t about truth — it’s about erasure. These coordinated attacks are designed to unravel civil rights progress and silence Black history. We must resist.
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Trump’s massive bill turns America into a police stateÂ
President Trump’s sweeping new spending bill slashes Medicaid and the ACA while funneling billions into ICE’s enforcement budget — including the creation of a centralized citizenship registry. Critics call it a dangerous move toward a surveillance state.
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Artificial Intelligence could impact Black voting during 2024 Elections
Voter suppression in the digital age: AI’s role in targeting African American voters
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Election deniers win some, lose some
In Minnesota, Republican secretary of state candidate Kim Crockett has repeatedly attacked the election process and insisted on the Big Lie that the 2020 election was stolen.
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Act now to protect voting rights and preserve the nation
We as a nation desperately need the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, which was passed by the House of Representatives on January 13, and is held hostage today by the Senate filibuster threat.Â
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Why voting is good for your health
Enfranchisement, improving access to voting, of Black voters in particular has been associated with reductions in Black AND white child education gaps.
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Thousands march on for voting rights, D.C. statehood
Marchers rallied in the nation’s capital and cities across the country, demanding passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, the For the People Act, and for D.C. statehood.
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Three urgent steps to defend democracy from cynics and skeptics
There are three urgently important steps Congress must take this year to defend voting rights and strengthen democracy.
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Voter suppression lurks in Minnesota as well
It’s not just some ‘Red’ states in the South and elsewhere that are targeting Blacks and other people of color in their voter suppression efforts.
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MLB pulls All-Star game from Atlanta due to GA’s voter restriction law
‘Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box…’
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People are there to help if there’s trouble at the polls
Despite all the challenges to this year’s election, voting is a fundamental civil right.
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Tear gassing voters and children in North Carolina
Police pepper-sprayed a disabled woman, children, and many others at a peaceful march to the polls in Graham, North Carolina on Saturday, October 31
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It’s up to us to defend the Black vote
Just weeks before Election Day, with millions of people voting already, the Black vote is being attacked from every angle.
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Why do nonwhite Georgia voters have to wait in line for hours?
The number of Georgia voters have soared, while their polling places have dwindled. Why?
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More Than A Vote: King James leads plans to increase poll workers
‘We are Black athletes and artists working together. Our priority right now is combating systemic, racist voter suppression by educating, energizing, and protecting our community in 2020.’
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How to make sure your vote counts in November
It is your right to vote. Exercise that right proudly and make your voice heard.
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The new language of vote suppression
What’s often missing, though, from any inventory of voter suppression techniques is mention of an essential ingredient: language.