Tampa Bay VoteRiders pays fees to help people get ID needed to vote
Roberto Gutierrez, Thomas Pauley J.A. Jones, Staff Writer PINELLAS COUNTY — Voter…
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Stacey Abrams powerfully documents U.S. voter suppression
“The fundamental power of democracy lies in the right to vote, and if you protect…
Allendale United Methodist Church plans to fight voter suppression
By Nicole Slaughter Graham, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — At a recent church…
Local Florida Rights Restoration Coalition helping returned citizens to vote
BY J.A. JONES, Staff Writer ST. PETERSBURG — On Monday, Nov. 11, the Florida…
End the voter suppression of the black community: Restore felons’ rights to vote
Dear Editor: My name is Eritha Akile Cainion, and with the support of the people, I will…
Kentucky is disenfranchising black voters at a higher rate than any other state in the country
Addy Baird | THINK PROGRESS One out of every four African American voters is…
Voter suppression carries slavery’s three-fifths clause into the present
Imani Perry | The Guardian Two decades ago, while a law student, I took a class…
Black Americans Were Russia’s Top Target For Voter Suppression In 2016. Here Are 3 Ways To Ensure It Doesn’t Happen Again.
Senator Mark R. Warner, Source: Blavity In the wake of the 2018 election, our country is…
5 Lessons We Learned From Losses On Election Night And What It Means For 2020
By Ida Harris | Blavity Election Day hasn’t been quite the same since former President…
Activists, community members hold #CountEveryVote rally in St. Pete
By J.A. Jones, Staff Writer PETERSBURG – Florida’s midterm election has turned out…
The compromise that ended Reconstruction
BY JACQUELINE HUBBARD, ESQ., ASALH President When the Civil War ended in 1865, the Union…
She faced voter suppression
Stacy Abrams finished in second place in the Georgia governor’s race. She refused…
Republicans Are Working Feverishly to Stop Minorities from Voting
By Eoin Higgins | Vice The effects of 2018 voter suppression laws are being felt,…
Decades before Stacey Abrams, these black women risked their lives to register black voters
By DeNeen Brown | Washington Post Annell Ponder is one of those fearless black women…
Staggering Voter Suppression in Georgia Could Keep Democrats Out of Power
Shaun King | The Intercept_ LAST WEEK, REP. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said something that I…
‘Rigged’ Talk Overshadows Very Real and Active Suppression of Black Votes
BY CHARLES D. ELLISON, The Root Frantically saving himself from the rat-a-tat of…