gerrymandering

Voter Suppression Tactics and Long Lines Fail to Quell Resolve of Black Voters

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentOctober 29, 2020

“Indiana has some incredibly restrictive voter laws, and currently we only have one early voting site in all of Indianapolis,” stated Robert Shegog, CEO at the Indianapolis Recorder Newspaper and Indiana Minority Business Magazine. “A few more will open Oct. 24, but significantly more are needed given the size of the city. However, it is very refreshing to see so many people voting early. This has been a trend in Indianapolis for over ten years now, and the numbers keep increasing,” Shegog noted.

National News Political

EXCLUSIVE: Rev. Dr. William Barber Addresses Systemic Racism and Voting Rights During Call with the Black Press

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentJanuary 23, 2020

Following the Shelby County v. Holder Supreme Court case, which gutted key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, 14 states had new voting restrictions in place before the 2016 Presidential election, and there were 868 fewer polling places across the country, according to the Poor Peoples Campaign.

National News Political

House Passes Voting Rights Measure to Restore Portions of Law Gutted in 2015

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior CorrespondentDecember 12, 2019

The bill would require all states to get federal approval for election changes known to disproportionately affect voters of color.

National Political

Statement from Rev. Al Sharpton and National Action Network (NAN) regarding the Supreme Court’s Decision on Gerrymandering

Sentinel News ServiceJuly 4, 2019

“…The highest court in the land, in fact, chose to condone partisan gerrymandering, a political tactic that has long been used to suppress political representation for black and brown voters and ultimately helped to elect Trump.”

Opinion

Voter Suppression a Lasting Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire CorrespondentMarch 21, 2019

“Presidential elections and the voter experience have long been fraught for black people. From racist poll taxes to made-up literacy tests to the egregious rollback of voting rights over the past 50 years, American democracy has, at times, felt like a weird and failed social experiment.” —Patrisse Cullors