BLACKPRESSUSA OP-ED : Leatha Davis was a teenager when she marched in Selma, survived violent attacks and testified in a federal case that helped clear the...
BLACKPRESSUSA OP-ED: Nearly 27,000 AKA members gathered in Las Vegas as Black political power filled the room. Three months after the Supreme Court hollowed out Section...
SOUTH FLORIDA TIMES — A coalition including Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III announced "March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote," scheduled for Friday,...
JACKSONVILLE FREE PRESS — With federal and state governments aligning with what the article describes as an “anti-Black program,” the article questions the efficacy of traditional...
AFRO-AMERICAN – WASHINGTON — As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, a discussion has emerged about how the nation should commemorate this milestone. The article...
The Supreme Court's recent ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act is reshaping political battles, particularly in the South. While California's protections may offer a buffer, the...
As voters head to the polls, the Black Women for Wellness Action Project is mobilizing support for California’s Prop 50. The organization, known for its policy...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — “Democrats are going to take back control of the United States House of Representatives. It’s the reason why we see Republicans in full-blown...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Janai Nelson, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Head of Counsel for the organization, argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE - The Supreme Court is hearing Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could weaken Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The Congressional Black...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a case that could decide the future of voting rights in America.
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — When the Supreme Court began its 2025–26 term on Monday, legal observers, scholars, and advocates warned that the justices are again positioned to...
When one adds to that our own diminishing interest in voting, even though those before us died for our right to vote, we as a nation...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Proposed cuts to health care, tariff policy changes, inflation, a record number of farms going bankrupt and cuts to federal jobs are all...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is taking a victory lap for a Supreme Court win against Alabama’s discriminatory redistricting practices that targeted Black...
BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Voting rights advocates say this would create enormous hurdles for poor people, rural residents, Black Americans, naturalized citizens, and the nearly 70 million...
BlackPressUSA NEWSWIRE — Trump supporters have introduced another bill to take down the bright yellow letters of Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., in exchange...
As California Secretary of State, I do not take the progress we have made over the years lightly. My staff and I hold sacred the obligation...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division remains central in enforcing federal laws to protect citizens’ voting rights and eliminate poll discrimination,” officials said in...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — I remember when my parents were able to cast their first effective vote. I remember segregated lunch counters and “separate but (un)equal” schools....
VOICE & VIEWPOINT — What can those of us who see what is coming and disagree with the new order the Conservative Right has in mind,...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The annual Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee, spanning several days and culminating on Sunday, served as both a remembrance of the sacrifices made on...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — This decision focuses on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and is expected to be challenged and appealed to the Supreme Court....
If you felt more vulnerable this July Fourth, you weren’t imagining things. You had more rights last week than you did on America’s birthday. That’s thanks...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — Election deniers and suppressors are working overtime to ensure that our vote is nullified or diluted. We must respond in such large numbers...