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Black Congressional Lawmakers Initiate Campaign to Increase Black Voter November Turnout

By Stephen K. Cooper Special to the AFRO – African American voters will not sit out the upcoming election despite President Obama’s absence from the ballot, several Black lawmakers said—but they aren’t taking any chances with voter suppression. Reps. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) launched a new Congressional Voting Rights […]

Vice President Harris Lays Out a Bold Vision and Pledges Unity in White House Ellipse Speech

AG Holder says US election systems must be free of discrimination, attempts at political gain

By Associated Press — Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year’s elections amid a flurry of activity by states to redraw political boundaries and impose requirements that could reduce voting by minorities who enthusiastically supported Barack Obama in the 2008 election. … Currently, the Justice Department is […]