The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is under threat by recent Supreme Court decisions and proposed legislation, which could weaken worker power and democracy, and must be defended by labor unions and Congress.
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Raoul and State AGs Defend Emergency Abortion Care for Patients
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 22 attorneys general have sent a letter to the American Hospital Association reaffirming hospitals’ legal requirement to provide emergency abortion care under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act.
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Foster Votes Against Republicans’ attempt to disenfranchise Americans
Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) voted against the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, which would impose unnecessary barriers to voter registration and disenfranchise millions of Americans.
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January 6 Committee Leaders Cheney and Thompson receive Presidential Citizens Medal
President Joe Biden has honored 20 Americans with the Presidential Citizens Medal, including Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and former Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney, who co-led Congress’ investigation into the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Gallup finds Black generational divide on affirmative action
The Supreme Court’s 2023 ruling on affirmative action has led to a generational divide in Black America, with younger Blacks generally viewing the decision positively and older Blacks generally viewing it negatively, while Democrats and Republicans disagree on the court’s performance.
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Our Environment: Conservative High court set to take up case that could reduce government regulatory authority
The U.S. Supreme Court plans to consider Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, a case that could have far-reaching effects on U.S. government regulation.
The Chevron case from 1984 is at the heart of this litigation because it established a precedent for federal agencies to interpret vague statutes at their discretion.
That precedent has informed environmental law, labor regulations, consumer safeguards, and immigration policies.
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Pace lends 1949 bus, same model Rosa Parks famously rode, to DuSable Black History Museum for Martin Luther King Day
“We hoped this contribution to a remarkable museum experience would spark reflection and conversation,” said Lorri Newson, Pace’s Chief Financial Officer and Chief Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Officer.
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OP-ED: Attacking the Right to Vote Has Been Going on for Years So Too Must Our Advocacy to Preserve Democracy
In today’s environment, too many thought leaders are making conversations about voting rights academic, but the motivation for restricting voting is simple. Republicans wants to hold onto power. They want control at every level of government, from school boards to prosecutor and district attorney races to state legislatures to statewide offices to Congress and the White House. That creates conflict, because in the marketplace of ideas, fewer and fewer Americans are subscribing to the GOP vision for the nation.
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OP-ED: Empowering Black Communities Means Ensuring We Can Make Our Own Decisions with Dignity
NNPA NEWSWIRE — While activists of color have historically practiced reproductive justice through our grassroots organizing, campaigns, and broader social justice work, naming it has helped further focus on the needs of our communities as mainstream leaders have failed to recognize the unique challenges that Black women in particular face when trying to obtain abortion […]
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A Listing of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Nearly Two Dozen Visits to Birmingham
THE BIRMINGHAM TIMES — Many point to King’s efforts in Birmingham in the spring of 1963, when he helped direct thousands of demonstrators to fill up Birmingham jails, as legacy-defining. His work during that pivotal year helped loosen the grip of segregation not just in the South but nationwide. However, King, whose birthday will be […]
