voting rights
Today in African-American history: Fifteenth amendment ratified
February 3, 2015The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits denying citizens the right to vote based on their "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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“Selma” will inspire you
January 16, 2015A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery.
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Today in labor history: SNCC founder Julian Bond was born
January 14, 2015Today people from around the country and globe are wishing the long time civil rights giant, Julian Bond, a very happy birthday.
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Voter protection volunteers to monitor polls in voting rights battlegrounds
October 28, 2014Voter protection monitors will be in Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin on November 4 to help clear any voting barriers.
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Union leader says Congressional rules block pro-worker bills
June 27, 2014Unions and their allies must "connect the dots" between gummed-up congressional rules and the lack of legislation that helps workers, voters, women and their allies.
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