Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, talks with Rachel Maddow about gearing up for direct action and civil […]
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Rep. Joyce Beatty Responds To Being Arrested In Senate Office Building
Seven minutes after walking into a Senate office building, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty and 8 others were arrested while peacefully demonstrating in support of voting rights […]
Continue readingHolder: We Should Be ‘Very Worried’ About Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Stance
“I think we need to be very worried about this court. They have demonstrated an ideological distaste for protecting the right to vote,” says former […]
Continue readingJim Crow Still Has Some Nephews That Are Alive And Well: Congressman
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-NY, joins Morning Joe to discuss the effort to pass voting rights legislation and why he says there should be a filibuster […]
Continue readingPresident Biden Implores Congress To Counter Republican Voting Laws
During a Tuesday speech the president criticized those continuing to push the big lie on the 2020 election, and he called on 'Republican friends' in […]
Continue readingTexas Rep Responds To Governor Abbott’s Arrest Threats
Voting rights legislation passing on the federal level and what it will take are discussed by Texas St. Rep. Chris Turner and U.S. Sen. Alex […]
Continue readingSharpton Says Voting Rights Is ‘Not Gonna Be A One-Sided Fight’
President of the National Action Network Reverend Al Sharpton discusses his meeting with other civil rights leaders and President Joe Biden where he says they […]
Continue readingCivil Rights Leaders Meet With Biden To Discuss Voting Rights | MSNBC
Civil rights leaders met with the president and vice president this week to discuss voting rights, and Melanie Campbell of the National Coalition on Black […]
Continue readingTexas Democrats Pledge To Stop GOP’s Voter Suppression Law
The fight over voting rights between Republicans and Democrats in Texas continues with the Democrats pledging to do whatever is necessary to stop the GOP […]
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