New York, NY – Rev. Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement ...

On Aug. 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act (VRA), one of the most consequential victories in ...

Six decades later, as key protections erode and courts revisit core provisions, civil rights groups, legal experts and organizers are fighting to protect this essential pillar of democracy.

As the Voting Rights Act turns 60, its legacy is under siege—from courts, lawmakers, and a government retreating from ...

National Action Network founder Rev. Al Sharpton released the following statement on the eve of the 60 anniversary of then ...

Wednesday will mark the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark piece of legislation that was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law ...

The disappointment had a bitter epilogue. A Democratic majority on the state Supreme Court found in February of 2022 that ...

Protesters stage sit-in demo at Clockwork Orange estate over gentrification and 'art washing' - Protesters have occupied ...

Wikimedia Commons/Digital Public Library of America The March on Washington, 1963 In less than three months, six civil rights ...

Demonstrators gathered at the George C. Marshall Memorial Plaza in Uniontown Saturday as part of a nationwide protest against ...

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The same organization behind prior protests against the Trump administration reported mixed results for Saturday's "Rage ...