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Honoring King By Following in his Footsteps
The day after the anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, a group of undocumented youth in Atlanta honored him by applying his message of peaceful protest against injustice. Supported...
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UPDATE: Voter suppression package arrives on Michigan Governor’s desk
Awaiting Governor’s decision, National Action Network plans civil rights march for late July.Teaser Image: Awaiting Governor’s decision, National Action Network plans civil rights march for late July....
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Termination of evening and weekend voting sparks outrage in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State John Husted’s vote to restrict voting hours promises to keep many from the polls in the Buckeye State. Teaser Image: Ohio Secretary of State John Husted’s vote to restrict...
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UPDATE: Termination of evening and weekend voting sparks outrage in Ohio
Ohio Secretary of State John Husted’s actions could keep many away from the polls in the Buckeye State.Teaser Image: Ohio Secretary of State John Husted’s actions could keep many away from the polls...
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Voter ID lives to see another day in Pennsylvania
A Commonwealth judge has ruled in favor of HB 934, but a Supreme Court showdown is on the horizon.Teaser Image: A Commonwealth judge has ruled in favor of HB 934, but a Supreme Court showdown is on...
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Voter ID Blocked in Pennsylvania
While it is now guaranteed that voters without an ID cannot legally be turned away, the ruling only applies for the 2012 election. Concerns over voter disenfranchisement continue to exist.Teaser Image:...
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“A right for one is a right for another and a responsibility for all.”
That is the spirit in which faith leaders and religious liberty advocates have come together in 2012 to answer the question, “What is the truth about American Muslims?”Teaser Image: That is the spirit...
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Attempts to Disenfranchise Ohio Voters Continue After Election
Secretary of State Jon Husted amps up his efforts to suppress the vote.Teaser Image: Secretary of State Jon Husted amps up his efforts to suppress the vote. read more
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Restrictions on Early Voting and Voter Registration Used for Partisan Gain
Florida members of the African American Ministers Leadership Council said they were "appalled but not surprised" by the report and the claims that the restrictions exclusively targeted minority...
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Looking Back at Voting Rights in 2012
The Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing this morning on “The State of the Right to Vote After the 2012 Election.” 2011 and 2012 saw an influx of state laws and administrative decisions...
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Martin Luther King, Citizens United and Driving Voters to the Polls
On a weekend that features both the third anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United v. FEC and Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, it is a timely moment to "take the temperature" of our...
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PFAWF’s African American Ministers Leadership Council Submits Amicus Briefs...
Last week the Equal Justice Task Force of the African American Ministers Leadership Council, a program of People For the American Way Foundation, joined with a broad coalition of organizations in...
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Jamie Raskin Discusses Key Court Cases With Progressive Leaders
Raskin discusses marriage equality, affirmative action, and voting rights cases with members of AAMLC, the YEO Network, and YP4.Teaser Image: Raskin discusses marriage equality, affirmative action,...
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Still Marching for Justice, Health, and Black Women’s Lives
Guest post from Reverend Dr. Geraldine Pemberton, Assistant Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church in Philadelphia and member of PFAW Foundation’s African American Ministers Leadership Council. As a 74...
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Today I Am Inspired, Today I Am Hopeful
Today I am inspired, today I am hopeful.Not because we have won the fight that our Civil Rights leaders began. Not because we have created the world of which Dr. King dreamed. But because, 50 years...
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