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The unsigned decision did not state a reason, though in a concurrence Justice Brett Kavanaugh said he had concerns about the election calendar.

NEW YORK—Four black registered voters have asked the New York Supreme Court to declare “void” a New York ...

The conservative plot to suppress the Black vote has relied on racist caricatures, then and now.

Twenty-fourth Amendment, amendment (1964) to the Constitution of the United States that prohibited the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes before a citizen could participate in a federal election. It was proposed on August 27, 1962, and ratified on January 23, 1964.

Fifteenth Amendment, amendment (1870) to the U.S. Constitution that guaranteed that the right to vote could not be denied based on ‘race, color, or previous condition of servitude.’ Its ratification effectively enfranchised African American men while denying the right to vote to women of all colors.

Today is Carrot Cake Day...

The state argued that a lower court was attempting to make race the predominant factor in drawing new congressional maps.

<p>One of the recurring undercurrents in arguments over who deserves to win this historic Democratic Party primary race has been the question of which group needs advancement more – blacks or women. Gloria Steinem has argued that voting for a woman is critical, because sexism is still taken less seriously than racism. A female Obama supporter recently countered in <i>Time</i> that race must trump gender, because as long as African-Americans remain so disadvantaged in ...

In commemoration of the Martin Luther King holiday, let’s reflect on the history of voting rights.

Troubling trends in our state of democracy beg the question: Are our nation's schools fulfilling their critical civic mission of preparing young people to be good citizens, capable of upholding our democracy and constitutional values?