Voter suppression

Selma to Montgomery March first attempt on March 7, 1965
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Voting Rights Advocates Continue Legal Challenges to Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Ballots

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe The claim of non-citizens voting in federal elections has been a false claim made by the “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) tendency for at least a decade. When the current United States […]
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Voting Rights Forum Set for Newark; Warning of Coup Attempt

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By People’s Organization For Progress VOTING RIGHTS FORUM SCHEDULED FOR NEWARK, TRUMP FIRING OF ELECTION OFFICIALS CONDEMNED, WARNS AGAINST COUP ATTEMPT “The Attack On Voting Rights And The War On Black People,” will be the […]
Dred and Harriet Scott
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Supreme Court Rejects Executive Order Reversing Birthright Citizenship

July 26, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe In a 6-3 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down an executive order issued by President Donald Trump during the early days of his second non-consecutive term. Trump, who has built […]
Selma march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge says Black Voters Matter
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Thousands Gather in Alabama to Renew Struggle for Voting Rights

May 24, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe After the devastating impact of the United States Supreme Court Louisiana v. Callais decision which eviscerated the Voting Rights Act of 1965, several southern states immediately began to redistrict their Congressional maps […]
Tennessee protest over redistricting vote in Nashville
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Southern States Move Toward Massive Disenfranchisement of African Americans

May 24, 2026 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe On May 7, just hours after the Republican-dominated Tennessee State Assembly passed legislation which split Memphis into three separate congressional districts, the city which has a large majority of African Americans could […]
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Lawsuit Charges Racism in Texas Redistricting Scheme

September 3, 2025 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe For several weeks Democratic lawmakers within the State of Texas have been waging a political struggle to halt a redistricting plan which would effectively disenfranchise millions of African American voters. These plans […]
Selma to Mongomery, AL marchers for voting rights in 1965
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POP Condemns Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression; Supports Texas Legislators

August 13, 2025 fwstaff
By People’s Organization for Progress On the anniversary of the 1965 Voting Rights Act a press conference will be held today to condemn gerrymandering and voter suppression, and express support for Texas legislators who have […]
Wilmington white mobs gather after burning African American newspaper
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Documentary Review: “American Coup: Wilmington 1898”

November 30, 2024 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe Review of “American Coup: Wilmington 1898”: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/american-coup-wilmington-1898/) A recently aired Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary as part of the “American Experience” series examined the history of the white supremacist coup which ousted […]
John Lewis in Selma on Bloody Sunday, March 7, 1965
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Redistricting Case in Alabama Could Further Erode Voting Rights for African Americans

September 26, 2023 fwstaff
By Abayomi Azikiwe A series of politically motivated legal efforts by the Republican-dominated state legislature in Alabama are designed to maintain limited electoral power for African Americans. State authorities have been ordered to redraw a […]
Tennessee Lawmakers Justin Pearson (r) and Justin Jones
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African American Tennessee Lawmakers Reinstated to State House

April 15, 2023 fwstaff
  By Abayomi Azikiwe Two African American state representatives to the Tennessee House of Representatives have been returned to the Capitol in Nashville by the local councils in Nashville and Memphis. The expulsions by the […]