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Black Voter Turnout Passes Whites In 2012 Election, A First In Census History
Source: Hope Yen / AP / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Making history, America’s blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to victory amid voter apathy,...
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Will African-Americans Be Able To Maximize Their Political Power In Future...
In a recent report released by the Census Bureau report stating that African-Americans voted at a higher rate than any other ethnic group in the 2012 presidential election. Can African-Americans...
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Virginia To Automatically Restore Non-Violent Felon’s Voting Rights
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced this week the state would be restoration of non-violent felon’s voting rights....
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter Registration Citizenship Requirement
Source: Jesse J. Holland / AP / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that states cannot require would-be voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before using a federal...
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The 4 Remaining Supreme Court Cases To Watch (VIDEO)
Source: Stephanie Condon / CBS News The Supreme Court has a little more than a week left to hand down its remaining rulings from this term, including four broaching the contentious issues of race and...
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Supreme Court Voids Key Part Of Voting Rights Act
Source: Mark Sherman / Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced until Congress comes up with a new way of determining...
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Rev. Al Sharpton: SCOTUS Just ‘Canceled’ Martin Luther King’s Dream
Source: Jack Mirkinson / The Huffington Post MSNBC and NBC simultaneously aired legal correspondent Pete Williams’ take on the case. Williams said that the Court had struck down a “key part” of the...
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NAACP On SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision: An ‘Act Of Extraordinary Judicial...
Source: Perry Stein / Talking Points Memo The NAACP called the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act Tuesday an “act of extraordinary judicial overreach.”...
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GARY L. FLOWERS: Black Leadership Cites Setback On Voting Rights
by Gary Flowers Executive Director & CEO Black Leadership Forum, Inc. Washington, DC – The Black Leadership Forum, Inc. deems today’s ruling by the United States Supreme Court is a severe...
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JUDITH BROWNE DIANIS: ‘Turn Our Outrage Into Action’
Roland Martin talks with Judith Browne Dianis, the co-director of the Advancement Project, about the Supreme Court‘s decision to strike down section four of the Voting Rights Act and what we can do to...
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Bill Maher Slams Voting Rights Act Decision: ‘Racism 2.0′ (VIDEO)
Source: The Huffington Post Bill Maher was no fan of the Supreme Court’s ruling this week that threw out Article 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, saying that the decision enables disenfranchisement...
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ROLAND S. MARTIN: Don’t Just Get Mad Over Voting Rights Act; Get Even
by Roland S. Martin Editor-in-Chief RolandMartinReports.com There is something wholesome and liberating about being madder than hell. Some folks say getting hot and bothered does nothing but raise your...
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Sherrilyn Ifill Of The NAACP LDF On The Fight For The Voting Rights Act: ‘We...
Roland Martin talks with Sherrilyn Ifill, head of the NAACP Legal Defense & Education Fund, about the importance of continuing the fight for the Voting Rights Act. If changes to your voting rights...
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Justice Department To Challenge States’ Voting Rights Laws
Source: Sari Horwitz / The Washington Post The Justice Department is preparing to take fresh legal action in a string of voting rights cases across the nation, U.S. officials said, part of a new...
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Holder: Justice Dept. Will Contest Texas Redistricting
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Source: Pete Williams / NBC News Despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in late June that weakened the Voting Rights Act,...
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THINK PROGRESS: Justice Ginsburg Reacts To Epidemic Of Voter Suppression...
Source: Ian Millhiser / Think Progress “I didn’t want to be right,” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says about her prediction that striking a key prong of the Voting Rights Act will lead to a wave of...
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MEDIAITE: AG Eric Holder: Voter ID Used To ‘Depress The Vote’ Of People Who...
Source: Noah Rothman / Mediaite Speaking exclusively to MSNBC host Ari Melber, Attorney General Eric Holder sharply criticized state-level voter identification policies and said that he believes those...
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Eric Holder Backs Restoration Of Voting Rights For Former Felons
Source: Ryan J. Reilly / The Huffington Post WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder is putting the weight of the Obama administration behind restoring voting rights to former felons, calling laws...
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Roland Martin, Judith Browne Dianis Discuss Voting Rights For Convicted Felons
Roland Martin talks with Judith Browne Dianis, Co-Director Advancement Project, about Attorney General Eric Holder’s push for convicted felons to have voting rights.
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Ohio Outs Early Voting Method Favored By Blacks
Source: Zachary Roth / MSNBC Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Tuesday he is cutting early voting on Sundays and weekday evenings, dealing another blow to the voting rights effort in the...
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