From LWVUS: In the Senate, the For the People Act faces an uphill battle. But we know that because of the tremendous work we’ve already done to mobilize the effort around this bill, that we can move this forward. Read more HERE. … Continue reading →
From LWVUS: 54 years ago, the Voting Rights Act (VRA) was signed into law. But instead of commemorating the landmark voting rights legislation today, many advocates are in the trenches fighting to curb the voter suppression unleashed by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to gut it. Continue Reading HERE. … Continue reading →
Six years after the gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the House Judiciary Committee held hearings on the VRA. With 2020 approaching Congress must take action to restore the VRA and empower our disenfranchised communities. #restorethevote https://t.co/Xp7n52ouLb — LWV of the US (@LWV) July 17, 2019 … Continue reading →
I once asked Meghan Dorsett who was her favorite professor during her time in school. Her first response puzzled me because she said: “Dynamite comes in small packages.” Then she added that one of the most powerful people she had ever met in her life was, in fact, her favorite professor, Nikki Giovanni, PhD. This powerhouse of a poet has … Continue reading →