Voter deception and misinformation are real. It is important to rely on trusted sources for election-related information.
The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Eleven civil rights and democracy groups have sent a new letter calling for social media CEOs to combat and curb the rampant problem of election disinformation ahead of the upcoming
“[Deuel] Ross will join what remains a small group of Black attorneys to have argued before the Court. The Supreme Court bar is largely white and male. And arguments are dominated by veteran attorneys who have repeatedly argued before the justices.Last term, veterans outnumbered first timers, 80-45. Women appeared in just 24% of arguments and attorneys of color even fewer. And other measures of diversity—LGBTQ attorneys, those with disabilities, or military veterans—barely counted.
“It’s important, certainly in civil rights cases, but really in all cases, that people of color and women and other minority groups have the opportunity to represent their clients and in some ways their country in the Supreme Court,” said Ross.”
Civil Rights Lawyer Takes Lead in High Stakes Voting Rights Case
The 2022-2023 Supreme Court term started today. After the recent Dobbs decision, overturning Roe v. Wade, many Americans fear the fate of the Constitution and how the Supreme Court will interpret it. With pending cases in the Supreme Court that touch on voting rights, Merrill v. Milligan, and free speech, 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, many citizens fear what the majority conservative bench might hold in their opinions. To stay up to date on all upcoming cases in the Supreme Court check out https://www.scotusblog.com/
I remember the first time I saw a book about and written by an African American. I was in high school, working in the school library, and saw a copy of “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” in a back room. I asked if I could check it out and was told that I could have it. They didn’t want the book in the library. As a professor, author, attorney, and African American woman, it’s important to stay vigilant. #bannedbooks efforts are connected to elections and voting rights. We must pay attention to the erosion of rights and freedoms and use our #PeoplePower to educate, organize and elect representatives who will advocate for civil rights and civil liberties. #Vote #Uncounted
Today is National Voter Registration Day!! https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/
Go to vote.org to check your registration. The rules are different in every state. Put early voting days or vote-by-mail deadlines on your calendar. #WethePeople #Democracy #NationalVoter Registration Day
Congress must pass voting rights legislation. #JohnLewisVotingRightsAct
“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting. They won’t let the majority senators vote. And certainly they wouldn’t want the majority of people to vote, because they know they do not represent the majority of the American people. In fact, they represent, in their own states, a very small minority.”
Source: Martin Luther King Jr. was no fan of the filibuster – The Washington Post
Homer Plessy’s arrest 130 years ago led to one of the most criticised Supreme Court decisions in US history.
Source: Homer Plessy: Pardon for ‘separate but equal’ civil rights figure – BBC News
Interesting article on JFK’s influence and position on civil rights issues. Here’s a quote from the article, “I think we might be a very different country if we had not had so many assassinations,” James Baldwin told an interviewer in 1970. He said, “you know black people had a very different feeling toward government when JFK and Bobby were alive than we’ve had since.” He noted a distinctive quality the brothers shared: “Both had minds that could be reached.”
Source: JFK’s civil rights leadership still lights a path for our fractured country
Mark your calendars for this December 14, 2021, virtual event. USA TODAY’s live virtual event, “A change is gonna come: Civil rights leaders on how to fight for freedom” is scheduled for Dec. 14. It’s free.
Source: Civil rights leaders discuss how to fight white nationalism during USA TODAY free event
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