After rehearing a challenge to Louisiana redistricting, the Supreme Court suggested it may overturn Section Two of the Voting Rights Act, which protects voters of color. Section two remains one of the...
Voting equality is an essential pillar of racial justice, being hard-won and maintained. After the passing of the 15th Amendment in 1869, which banned race-based voter discrimination, African Americans...
For as long as the United States government has been around, it has always been a democracy doing the best it can to protect our democratic ways of life. Maintaining equal access to political elections...
On Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters forced their way into the U.S. Capitol to halt the certification of a fair and free election, they donned campaign T-shirts, chanted slogans, swore oaths, waved flags, raised...
Every citizen of the United States should have the right to vote in government elections regardless of their past actions. Felons have lost this right. In the United States, going to prison and becoming...
I have issues with a majority of the members of the Texas legislature - they perplex me to say the least. I have issues with the federal legislature too, but that is a separate conversation. In particular,...
Tuesday is the last day to cast your vote and have your voice represented in our electorate. If you haven’t voted yet, Tuesday is it. Do not leave any stone unturned, and when this is all said and done,...
Registering was easy. Showing up to the county election department and casting a vote was another story altogether. Texas was ranked 45th in voter registration and dead last in voter turnout in 2014. The...
