Here’s an interesting article found in the Washington Post that discusses new millennium housing discrimination on sites, like AirBnB. A recent study showed that racial sounding African American names could determine, in some circumstances, whether a room/house was available for rent. Read more here:
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New and more restrictive laws are in pla
New and more restrictive laws are in place in some Super Tuesday states. http://ow.ly/YWuKn
Maryland legislature restores the right
Maryland legislature restores the right to vote to more than 40,000 citizens. #VotingRights
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A Voting-Rights Debate Uses High-Minded
A Voting-Rights Debate Uses High-Minded Rhetoric to Mask Bare-Knuckled Politics http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/05/one-person-one-vote/394502/
USSC will hear two BIG voting rights cas
USSC will hear two BIG voting rights cases today that an change EVERYTHING!! http://ow.ly/VChZZ
Supreme Court term has important civil r
Supreme Court term has important civil rights issues, including affirmative action and voting rights. http://ow.ly/SUIGC
Alabama announces the closure of 31 DMV
Alabama announces the closure of 31 DMV offices, making it harder to comply with strict voter id laws. #needSection5 #RestoretheVRA http://ow.ly/SUH1P
50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Ac
50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act!!! TX case proves that there is still work to do! http://ow.ly/QA65v
Jefferson Davis Descendant Delivers Powerful Speech for Removal of the Confederate Flag
A descendant of Confederate President Jefferson Davis made a tearful plea for the removal of the Confederate flag from the grounds of the state capitol. Rep. Jenny Horne asked South Carolina lawmakers to do something “meaningful.” After more than 13 hours of debate, the body voted to take the flag down and place it with other Civil War relics. Read and watch here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/07/09/south-carolina-rep-jenny-horne-on-her-historic-and-surprisingly-personal-speech-it-needed-to-be-done/ Let’s hope and watch for other meaningful legislative actions that make the lives of South Carolinans safer and better.
NC Voting Rights Challenge
The challenge to North Carolina’s restrictive voting rights law is set to begin next week. Many believe that the decision could have vast implications for other states. However, what is most likely to happen after the trial is an appeal and we could be a year or more away from an impactful decision. Read more here: http://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2015/07/09/local/naacp-nc-square-off-on-voting-rights-with-national-implications/ Continue reading
Congress moves to restore the Voting Rig
Congress moves to restore the Voting Rights Act (VRA). 50th Anniversary of the VRA in August 2015. Stay tuned. http://www.thenation.com/article/210673/congressional-democrats-introduce-ambitious-new-bill-restore-voting-rights-act#
“If anybody thinks there’s not racial di
“If anybody thinks there’s not racial discrimination in voting today, they’re not really paying attention,” Senator Leahy said.
Challenge to Maryland’s Redistricting Plan Filed
Judicial Watch files a lawsuit challenging Maryland’s Congressional districts in federal court http://jwatch.us/8zBSQL
Dr. MLKing on riots. There is nothing ne
Dr. MLKing on riots. There is nothing new under the sun. Go to the 24 minute mark. http://ow.ly/Meyrp
This Week in Civil Rights History
This week marks some significant events in the history of civil rights in the US. Many of the occurrences are sad, such as the funeral for civil rights worker, Viola Liuzzo, fifty years ago following the march from Selma to Montgomery, AL and the April 4, 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who said that the quest for justice was eternal. As the quest continues, universities, such as Michigan, are hosting discussions that link the struggles of the past to our current state of equal rights.
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