Judge Lester V. Moore Jr.’s 1976 appointment marked a milestone for Hampton Roads, reflecting how Black political participation after the Voting Rights Act reshaped Virginia’s public...
Sixty-three years after Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic March on Washington speech, voting rights activists returned to the Lincoln Memorial to defend the ballot and continue...
Civil rights leaders, faith organizations, and national advocacy groups are preparing for the "March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote" on August 28, marking the 63rd...
Part Two of this historical series traces Judge Archie Elliott Jr.'s journey from civil rights activist and Green Beret to Portsmouth's first Black full-time judge, while...
Norfolk activist James Rivers reflects on the struggle for voting rights, the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and his concerns over recent court...
Marc H. Morial argues recent Supreme Court voting rights decisions relied on misleading voter turnout data, warning that weakened protections could deepen racial disparities and undermine...
A series of Supreme Court rulings—from Shelby v. Holder to Louisiana v. Callais—are raising alarms about the erosion of voting rights and the broader rollback of...
The National Medical Association warns that a recent Supreme Court decision weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act could harm both democratic representation and public...
The U.S. Supreme Court's deliberations in Louisiana v. Callais may determine the future of Black voter representation, potentially dismantling Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act...
The Supreme Court has ruled Alabama’s redistricting violated the Voting Rights Act, marking a major win for Black voters and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in...
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