Voting Rights Act

With freedom rides and ‘states’ rights’ refrains, old times in America are not forgotten

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Buses of civil rights demonstrators are on the road carrying Americans who want to send a message to their political leaders. They want to add their voices to the Washington debates over stalled infrastructure legislation, voting rights protections and every important discussion that could affect participation in democracy. Shades of the 1960s activism that spurred history-making […]

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Mary C. Curtis: Calls to Boycott Georgia Over New Voting Law

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CHARLOTTE, NC — Growing calls from sports and businesses to boycott Georgia over the state’s new voting law. Justice groups are urging sports organizations, like the PGA tour and major league baseball, to reconsider holding upcoming major events in the state. Delta airlines and Coca-Cola, two of Atlanta’s biggest brands, are also facing boycott threats.

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Reform Redo, Evolving Elections & the Voice of Black Women

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Mary C. Curtis (columnist for “Roll Call” & host of the “Equal Time” podcast), attorney and political analyst Jessica Holmes, and writer Courtney Napier break down some of the week’s headlines through the eyes of Black women. Marcella Howard (In Our Own Voice) and Omisade Burney-Scott (“Black Girls’ Guide to Surviving Menopause”) also break down

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In a Global Pandemic, North Carolina Finds a Way to Stand Out

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North Carolina is never content playing second fiddle to any other state, for good or ill. Of course, that would be the case during a pandemic and its aftermath. A partial list: Any politicians out there being accused of taking advantage for personal gain? Check. Questions on how states will accommodate voters skittish about choosing

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Opinion: Supreme Court Resurrects the ‘Purge,’ and McConnell Saw It Coming

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It was a brilliant and, opponents would say, devious move by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: Stall, obstruct and block President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court replacement for the late Antonin Scalia. That pick, Judge Merrick Garland, once a thoroughly acceptable and moderate choice to many Republicans, never had a chance in a ramped-up partisan atmosphere. Instead, the

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Opinion: Will Move to Purge Ohio Voting Rolls Kickstart Congressional Action?

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Fifty-two years ago this week, John Lewis of Georgia was a young activist, not the Democratic congressman he is today. Yet he got a warmer welcome from the then-president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, than from today’s occupant of the White House. On the Twitter feed of the longtime member of the U.S. House of

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Still No N.C. Governor-Elect as Voting Charges Echo Trump’s Claims

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Nov. 8 was weeks ago, and yet the election’s aftermath continues. On the national stage and in the headlines, the winners, losers and those who barely made a dent are unhappy and are doing something about it, from recounts to tweets to repeating debunked conspiracy theories of hordes of illegal voters. In North

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