House Passes Voting Rights Measure to Restore Portions of Law Gutted in 2015
December 12, 2019
The bill would require all states to get federal approval for election changes known to disproportionately affect voters of color.
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The Student Loan Debt Crisis is a Civil Rights Issue
March 10, 2018
With 65 percent of jobs soon requiring more than a high school diploma, the need is greater than ever, especially for African Americans and other communities of color.
Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch Has Not Met the Civil Rights Standard To Earn Our Support
March 29, 2017
Of course, no serious discussion of Judge Gorsuch’s confirmation can ignore the fact that his nomination was the result of an egregious dereliction of duty by the Senate, who refused to give President Obama’s nominee, Merrick Garland, the hearing he was due. The Senate’s failure with regard to that nomination does not bode well for its ability to keep partisanship from tainting the process.
Civil Rights Groups Furious in Opposition to Jeff Sessions Nod for U.S. Attorney General
December 1, 2016
The first sentence from the statement by Color of Change Executive Director Rashad Robinson that was released hours after the news broke that President-Elect Donald Trump had chosen the Alabama Senator as his Attorney General said it all.
Civil Rights Groups Support Measure to Fully Restore Protections Needed Under Voting Rights Act
July 2, 2015
The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015 amends the Voting Rights Act.
Voting Rights Advocates Face Uphill Battle
July 11, 2013
Kimberlé Crenshaw says voting rights advocates must move beyond the status quo. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s 5-4 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder, striking down section 4 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, civil rights organizations and voting rights advocates are preparing to battle against an expected avalanche of new voting laws that threaten to wipe out the incredible gains ushered in the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The ruling effectively ended voting rights protections under section 5, forcing Congress to update the coverage formula that required nine states and the counties and
Attack on Holder is attack on civil rights
June 20, 2013
The continued political attacks aimed at U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder represent the most insidious kind of political gamesmanship. Holder is among the finest attorneys general to ever serve this nation. But over the past four-plus years, he has faced one baseless allegation after another. We cannot fully know what motivates his detractors, but many seem to be obsessed by a coarse desire to politically damage the pro-civil-rights priorities set by his Department of Justice and the Obama administration. Efforts to assassinate his character and drive him from office represent more than a cynical campaign against a dedicated public servant;
The Fight for Civil Rights Still Going Strong
January 15, 2009
The March on Washington in 1963 ushered in a massive explosion of fundamental changes in the structure of society in America. Have the gains been sustained? After Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered a most memorable and compelling speech to the world before a crowd of 250,000 in Washington, D.C. in August 1963, the fruits of his labor along with those who were responsible for that historic gathering, did not immediately become apparent. Dr. King said, "When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note
Alice A. Huffman: A Champion for the Rights of Others
July 24, 2008
A powerful ally in the fight for justice and equality throughout the country Named by one of the leading newpapers in the nation, as one of the most powerful persons in California, Alice Huffman has been on the frontline fighting to end discrimination and ensure equal rights for all for many years. As the first woman to become president of the California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1999, Huffman continues to use her position and influence as an advocate and social activist to bring about meaningful changes in society. In 2002,