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Voting Rights Act is Challenged
Do we still need laws ensuring fair election practices now that an African American has been elected to the nation’s highest political position? That’s now a question for the U.S. Supreme Court,...
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High Court Rebuffs Voting Rights Law
Just days after Attorney General Eric Holder urged the nation to stay vigilant in pressing for the maintenance and expansion of minority voting rights, the right-leaning U.S. Supreme Court Monday...
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Live From the BET/Hip Hop Caucus Town Hall on Voting Rights
(Photo: BET.com) Ahead of the official kick-off of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, BET Networks joined with the Hip Hop Caucus and the Lawyers Committee for Civil...
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News From Around the Web: Feb. 25 Edition
(Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) In today’s top news, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case challenging the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a Florida task force defends the “Stand Your Ground”...
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News From Around the Web: April 1
In today’s top news, all of Urban Prep Academy’s senior class is college-bound for the fourth year, Louisville’s Kevin Ware is recovering from surgery after a gruesome leg injury and the White House...
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News From Around the Web: July 19 Edition
(Photo: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, FILE) In the top news, Detroit files for bankruptcy protection, the largest American city ever to do so; Trayvon Martin’s parents speak publicly for the first time since...
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News From Around the Web: Aug. 29
(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images) In today’s news, President Obama spoke about the challenges facing the nation at the anniversary of the March on Washington; Oprah Winfrey and Jamie Foxx were among the...
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News From Around the Web: Aug. 30
(Photo: AP Photo/United Media Office of Arbeen, File) In today’s news, President Obama is set for a limited strike on Syria; fast-food workers are striking around the nation; and Egypt has arrested the...
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News From Around the Web: Jan. 17 Edition
(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images) n today’s news, Lawmakers in Washington are moving to restore the Voting Rights Act; “12 years a Slave” wins best picture at Critics Choice Awards; and the number of...
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News From Around the Web: April 30 Edition
(Photo: AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) In today’s news, Donald Sterling received a lifetime ban from the NBA for his racist comments; a federal judge struck down Wisconsin’s new voter ID law; and a botched...
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