The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is under threat as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Louisiana v. Callais, a case that could determine how far the law still protects against racial discrimination in voting.
Tag: Civil Rights Movement
Posted inSpiritual
Enduring Legacy: Black Funeral Homes Reflect on a Century of Service and Resilience
Black funeral homes have a long history of entrepreneurship and have served generations of Black families, providing services tailored to their needs and creating lasting impacts on communities and the wider economy.
Posted inWord In Black
The VRA at 60: Our Democracy Belongs to Every Citizen
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a monumental step in the fight for democracy, but it has been under attack since its inception and continues to face challenges today, including felony disenfranchisement, gerrymandering, and limited polling place resources.
Posted inJuneteenth
They Tried to Erase Us, We Told the Story Anyway
Juneteenth, a holiday that was kept alive by Black families and communities through oral history, is a powerful reminder of the importance of remembering and telling our stories in order to resist invisibility and promote a multicultural democracy.
Posted inPolitics
The U.S. Constitution Explained
The U.S. Constitution, drafted by elite white men in the 1780s, has been interpreted and amended over the years to reflect changing attitudes, but still does not empower Black people, native Americans, immigrants, LGBTQ people, or women, and the Supreme Court has ruled in favor of segregation and against civil rights several times.
Posted inNational
Let’s Talk About the Manufactured Crisis of ‘Reverse Discrimination’
The Supreme Court is currently hearing a case of “reverse discrimination” in which a white woman claims that she was demoted and replaced by a gay man and denied promotion in favor of a gay woman, despite evidence showing that discrimination against majority groups is not widespread or systemically embedded into labor and employment markets.
Posted inHomepage
70 Years After Brown v. Board, Black Girls Are Still Fighting for Access to an Equal Education
Black girls are disproportionately punished in schools, leading to harmful consequences such as poor student achievement and entanglement with the criminal legal system, and it is up to us to create a more equitable and supportive education system to ensure that they have the opportunity to thrive.
Posted inFinance, Word In Black
Is Moving to the South Really Better for Black Folks?
By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black There is no place like home. And that might be why Black Americans are moving back to the South. During the […]
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50 essential civil rights speeches
By Karen Johanson Activists, athletes, actors, and preachers with sometimes-fiery presentation skills are just a few of the people who’ve communicated the message of civil rights to the masses. When […]
Posted inNational, Opinion, Politics, Word In Black
Why the CBC Needs to Champion an Economic Justice Agenda
The Congressional Black Caucus has the opportunity to issue a call for economic justice at its upcoming conference, and should consider ways to better participate in the Biden administration’s industrial plan, explore cooperative strategies, encourage strategic migration to four economically promising Southern states, and call for reparations to build institutional wealth.