by Peggy Hiemer | May 10, 2022 | Civil Rights, Media Coverage, Transformer newsletter, Voting Rights
Originally reported by “The Seattle Medium” by Dr. Julianne Malveaux Photo by EKATERINA BOLOVTSOVA on Pexels.com (TriceEdneyWire.com) – When the Supreme Court overturned Section Five of the Voting Rights Act, it struck a blow to voting rights. No longer...
by Peggy Hiemer | Apr 22, 2022 | Media Coverage, Transformer newsletter, Voting Rights
Originally reported April 21, 2022 by Presbyterian News Service Photo credits by Element5 Digital via Unsplash (PNS) — Panelists convened Tuesday to discuss protecting voting rights that in many states are increasingly imperiled decided by the end of the hour-long...
by Peggy Hiemer | Mar 12, 2022 | Media Coverage, Transformer newsletter, Voting Rights
Originally reported by www.facingsouth.org / Written by By Makaelah Walters, March 11, 2022 Thousands of people gathered in Alabama from March 3-6 to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the historic 1965 march from Selma to the capital of Montgomery for voting rights....
by Peggy Hiemer | Dec 14, 2021 | Media Coverage, Transformer newsletter, Voting Rights
Originally reported by The GuardianDecember 13, 2021 Sixty were detained as the president met with the key Democrat who has become a roadblock to his agenda During a crucial week for Joe Biden’s agenda that will likely feature a political showdown on his Build Back...