The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) is concerned about the lack of movement of any kind in the Senate on H.R. 1, the sweeping elections reform bill. They re preparing a more narrow strategy in hopes of getting quick action: sending the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to President Joe Biden s desk by September. They believe a bill named for their colleague and hero, the late John Lewis, has a better chance with a Senate that is deadlocked 50-50 and is being held hostage by Mitch McConnell, with the help of Democrats Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema.
The urgency is real. States are starting the process of congressional redistricting, and without a law which restores the key sections of the 1965 Voting Rights Act gutted by the Supreme Court, there will be no curb on states drawing discriminatory districts. The Supreme Court struck down the VRA s pre-clearance formula in 2013, a requirement that certain states and localities with histories of racially discriminatory voting pract
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Black Democrats urge party to shift its voting rights push
Congressional Black Caucus members are pressing a narrower strategy, focused on a bill named for the late Rep. John Lewis.
A group of Black Democrats is pressing to elevate a more targeted voting rights bill named for and championed by the late Rep. John Lewis. | AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File
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Democrats have spent months touting an expansive proposal that would reshape U.S. elections. But with the bill’s Senate prospects growing more dire, key members of the Congressional Black Caucus are pushing to narrow their strategy.
Activist on Chauvin trial guilty verdict: There s a George Floyd in every town
Dozens of activists came to a mural located in downtown Atlanta not knowing the outcome of the verdict, but the plan was to march in solidarity no matter what. Author: Ryan Dennis (11Alive), Hope Ford Published: 8:06 PM EDT April 20, 2021 Updated: 12:33 AM EDT April 21, 2021
Reaction from the news of the verdict for Derek Chauvin is being heard in communities around the world, and in Atlanta where people gathered at a mural of George Floyd.
Dozens of activists came to a mural located at 451 Edgewood Avenue SE, not knowing the outcome of the verdict, but the plan was to march in solidarity no matter what.
Republicans in Georgia and all around the country are attacking democracy. They re trying to disenfranchise African Americans and other groups that traditionally support Democrats.
President Issues Executive Orders on Voting on Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
Published April 8, 2021
President Biden’s order directs federal agencies to submit to the White House plans to outline ways to boost voter registration and participation. (Photo: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz / flickr)
President Joe Biden used the 56th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” to issue an executive order on voting rights and boosting Americans’ access to voter registration services.
The President also urged Congress members to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
The legislation named after the late Congressman would restore critical provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act – specifically where states and counties with a history of discrimination were forced to receive federal approval to enact new voting laws.