Civic Engagement Headlines
Waller County Elections Office Denies Rejecting Voter Registrations from Prairie View A&M Students
Eason said in recent weeks there has been confusion about students who live on campus not having the correct address for their precinct listed on their registrations, but she said the county had not mailed students notices about the issue.
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NAACP Monitoring Possible Voter Suppression Tactics in Georgia Gov. Race
We are seeing this type of voter suppression scheme attempted by a state official whose candidacy for the governorship produces an irremediable conflict of interest,” said NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson.
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Straight Talk: Republican-Inspired Voter Suppression
Voting is the glue holding democracy together. However, the suppression of the vote only weakens democracy. Republicans make political prisoners of Crystal Mason, whereas they champion their own Republicans even when they commit voter fraud.
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National grassroots group reported Secretary of State Brian Kemp—also the GOP’s gubernatorial candidate—to the Justice Department late Wednesday night for blatantly violating the Voting Rights Act in order to swing the upcoming election in his own favor.
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Desperate Republicans Help GOP Candidate for Georgia Governor Commit Massive Purge of Voters
National grassroots group reported Secretary of State Brian Kemp—also the GOP’s gubernatorial candidate—to the Justice Department late Wednesday night for blatantly violating the Voting Rights Act in order to swing the upcoming election in his own favor.
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Senate Appoints Trump Pick Eric Dreiband to Head DOJ Civil Rights Division
“…Mr. Dreiband lacks experience in many of the civil rights issues that fall under the Division’s jurisdiction – most importantly, voting rights, hate crimes, and police accountability,” said Congressional Black Caucus Chair Cedric Richmond (D-LA).
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Poll Worker Volunteer Dedicates Nearly 80 Years, Inspires All to Vote
Laura Wooten is on a mission. The 97-year-old’s desire is to see citizens exercise their civic duty by voting. This has been her mission for more than seven decades while working the election polls through the administrations of nearly 15 presidents…
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Advocates Encourage Voting Rights for NY Parolees
In a news release, many of the advocates said they were there to stand in support of voting rights for all people and the increases in Parole Board release rates, despite strong opposition from some Republican Senators.
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EXCLUSIVE: Clyburn Eyes Midterm Wins, Pelosi’s Chair
“We can’t just go around being Republican-lite, we have to be out there and putting forth an alternative message for our base and we have to reach out to Black voters and let them know we’re not taking them or any of our base for granted.”
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Andrew Gillum Shocks the Political World and Sets Stage for Three Black U.S Governors
Wildly outspent by a billionaire challenger and the daughter of a former Florida Governor, Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, 39, shocked the political establishment to win the gubernatorial primary…
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Don’t Believe the Hype – Vote, Our Lives Depend on It
Though the margin between victory and loss was small in many states, the “near victory” serves as cold comfort to those communities whose civil rights are slowly being rolled back under the ominous weight and rise of racism and White nationalism.
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Leaders Meet For “A Call to Colors” Strategy – GDN Exclusive Part XX
With time running out before the November 6th midterm Elections, Reverend Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, President of the NCNAACP, and Greater Diversity News (GDN) Publisher, Attorney Peter Grear, and convened a pivotal teleconference
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A Black Woman in Texas Begins Five Year Prison Sentence for Voting
Activists and others are keeping keen eyes on any semblance of voter suppression – or worse. For Crystal Mason of Rendon, Texas, “worse” took the form of the 2016 presidential election.
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