The NAACP and Rev. Dr. William Barber called out evangelical Christians who back President Donald Trump’s family separation policy, and called the policy racist. “We see this happening,” Barber said, “and this attack on children we know it’s brown children, it wouldn’t be happening if it wasn’t brown children at…
Tag: Voter Suppression
Louisiana Secretary of State Candidate Could Make History for Black Women
Running a grassroots campaign with little help from the Democratic Party, Gwen Collins-Greenup could make history as the first Black woman to be elected to statewide office in Louisiana. She would become Louisiana’s first female Secretary of State since 1932, and the second ever in the state’s history. A runoff…
Stacey Abrams Tells Entertainment Industry Not to Boycott Georgia
Andrew Gillum: Count Every Vote
Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis’ lead over Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum narrowed to just 33,000 votes on Saturday, resulting in a mandated machine recount of ballots. The results are due in Tallahassee on Thursday, and if Gillum gains about 15,000 votes, a hand recount will take place. On Election…
Uncounted Ballots Remain in Mail Center That Processed #MAGABomber Weapons: Report
Miami-Dade County, Fla., election officials claimed that all of the votes for the area had been counted. But according to an anonymous tip, that appears to be untrue. The Opa-locka mail distribution center was closed and hasn’t been reopened due to the arrest of #MAGABomber, Cesar Sayoc Jr., whose pipe…
Brian Kemp Investigates Democrats, Stacey Abrams Calls it a 'Witch Hunt'
Brian Kemp is blaming Democrats for a failed attempt to hack Georgia voter registration. And Democratic Party officials are calling Kemp’s claims yet another underhanded attempt to win the gubernatorial election on Tuesday. Kemp, the Republican candidate, who is also the secretary of state overseeing Georgia’s elections, is running against…
Native American Tribes Push Back Against Voter Suppression
When the Supreme Court supported laws in North Dakota that require IDs must display a “current residential street address,” about 70,000 Native American voices that could’ve been silenced. But The Turtle Mountain Chippewa, Standing Rock Sioux, Spirit Lake Sioux and Three Affiliated Tribes in North Dakota all have helped provide…
Georgia Officials Order Black Senior Citizens to Exit Bus Taking Them to Vote
About 40 Black senior citizens were ordered to get off a bus taking them to vote. When county administrator Adam Brett heard about the bus ride, he stopped the trip. The county operates the senior center in Louisville and officials considered Monday’s event a “political activity” that’s not allowed during…
Mistaken Vote Gets Black Woman Sent to Federal Prison
As stories of voter suppression attempts, such as in Georgia and North Dakota, continue to surface, in Fort Worth, Texas, Crystal Mason is currently serving 10 months in federal prison for voting. There’s also a possibility she could serve an additional five years for voter fraud. Mason, the mother of…
Voter Suppression: It's Now Harder for Thousands of Native Americans to Vote in North Dakota
In her race for re-election, North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat, is trailing her Republican opponent, Rep. Kevin Cramer. Native Americans are a key demographic in the state and tend to vote for Democrats. But the Supreme Court decided last week not to block the state’s restrictive voter ID…