On what would have been the late civil rights icon’s 93rd birthday, Martin Luther King Jr.’s 13-year-old granddaughter Yolanda Renee King proudly stood in his place, speaking out to a crowd of supporters and actively calling for all of us to continue the work her grandfather started. Maya Eaglin of…
Tag: Voter Rights
VP Kamala Harris and DNC Announce $25-Million Initiative to Help Protect Voting Rights Across America
Following efforts by Republicans in numerous states, including Texas, Georgia and Florida, to restrict voter rights and make it harder for people of color to cast a ballot in upcoming elections, Vice President Kamala Harris has announced a new $25-million initiative from the Democratic National Committee (DNC) designed to help…
Florida Follows Georgia’s Lead, Approves Racist Anti-Voter Restrictions Aimed Primarily at Democrats and People of Color
Not content with letting Georgia be the only state in the South demonized for its bigoted and racist attacks on voter rights, Florida has jumped into the fray in issuing its own series of new and highly controversial “Jim Crow-esque” anti-voting restrictions aimed specifically at disenfranchising Democrats and voters of…
Gov. Ron 'Monkey It Up' DeSantis' Pick for Secretary of State Resigns Amid Blackface Photo Backlash
Despite what appears to be a record of service, particularly with helping register people to vote and advocating for million of felons to get the right to vote, Michael Ertel decided, after being appointed to the Seminole County supervisor of elections back in 2005, that he would put together racist…
Millions of Voters to be Shut out of the 2016 Election
Nearly six million people will be barred from voting in elections this November due to having felony convictions on their records. Heavyweights in the political world have weighed in on this topic, including former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, who calls for voting rights to be reinstated immediately after someone…