Posts Tagged ‘voting rights act of 1965’
To secure equal justice for Black Americans, we need a new Civil Rights Act
Growing up as a White man in Georgia, I have never known what it means to fear I could lose my life, or face false accusations or the miscarriage of…
Read MoreHow important is voting to you?
Author H. Victoria Hargro Atkerson, who penned Buttermilk Bottom, a sizzling drama placed in a 1950s historical cocoon that reveals the experiences, the lives, and personalities of those affected most by…
Read MorePatti LaBelle and Common headline ‘Vote 2 End HIV’ concert
On Thursday, Aug. 6, the Rev. Al Sharpton, rapper and actor Common and the incomparable Patti LaBelle partnered with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation for the Vote 2 End HIV: #blackvotesmatter” concert. AID Atlanta,…
Read MoreDemocracy Under Attack; Another State Dismantling Voting Rights Act of 1965
Perhaps we now know why the earth rumbled beneath the Eastern Seaboard then sustained the wrath of Hurricane Irene as she barreled ashore — in the same area and in…
Read More