Advocates say voter discrimination has become more of an issue in Alabama even 59 years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Voting discrimination is still an issue in Alabama even 59 years after the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
“We cannot and we will not accept this new Jim Crow in America,” said Ann Toback, CEO of the Workers Circle. “When you don’t know where you’ve come from, it directly impacts how you’re able to move forward,” said Jerome Dees, policy director for the Southern Policy Law Center.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Advocates pushing for further grocery tax reduction in AlabamaAlabama lawmakers say they are hearing from their constituents, and food costs are a big concern.
Read more »
Alabama Supreme Court Ruling Sparks Concerns over Women's RightsThe recent ruling in Alabama’s State Supreme Court that IVF embryos constitute human life has sent medical practitioners and women’s rights advocates reeling. This ruling comes on the heels of Dobbs v. Jackson, a landmark court case that many describe as rolling back the clock to the 19th century. These decisions validate what many activists have felt - that the United States is enduring a gender crisis: women’s voices are not taken seriously. Women’s pain and health issues are not taken seriously. Women’s financial wellbeing is not taken seriously. Women’s justice in the legal system is not taken seriously. There is a pattern emerging that shows a devastating revelation: women are not taken seriously in the United States in many aspects of their lives. It’s time that the women of the United States have somebody to fight for them. The United States needs a position at the highest level of the American government to fight for women’s rights with the authority to achieve the goals that it would exist to fulfill. The United States needs a cabinet-level advocate for women’s equality
Read more »
Illinois primary election 2024: How and where to vote in the Chicago suburbsThis is your guide to voting in the Chicago suburbs this primary, from voting in person on the March 19 Election Day to early voting or voting by mail.
Read more »
Chicago’s 2024 primary election: How to vote early, get a mail-in ballot or find a polling place on March 19This is your guide to voting in Chicago this primary, from voting in person on the March 19 Election Day to early voting or voting by mail.
Read more »
Senate Dems Reintroduce Bill to 'Restore Critical Safeguards' of Voting Rights ActBrett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
Read more »
'Parents Right to Know' Bill requires classroom curriculum be posted by Alabama teachersA Senate bill 48 is making its way through the Senate quickly.The bill, reffered to as a 'Parents Right to Know' Bill would make it a requirement for a teacher
Read more »