Voting Rights
Senate Democrats heard testimony from a number of policy experts on the state of voting rights in the U.S. following the establishment of the Trump administration’s Presidential Advisory Com…
567 viewsSenate Democrats heard testimony from a number of policy experts on the state of voting rights in the U.S. following the establishment of the Trump administration’s Presidential Advisory Com…
567 viewsSenator Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Ben Jealous were among the speakers at the opening session of the fifite day of the NAACP 2017 annual conference.
590 viewsMinister Louis Farrakhan delivered remarks on civil rights and race relations at the “Justice or Else!” gathering held on the National Mall to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Million…
31,501 viewsVice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and congressional colleagues spoke at a ceremony to unveil an official portrait of former House Judiciar…
1,404 viewsRepresentative John Conyers (D-MI) held a town hall meeting on the implications of the Detroit bankruptcy filing. Earlier this summer, Detroit became the largest municipality in U.S. history…
569 viewsMinisters and leaders of the African-American community spoke about the role and influence of the church in African-American society and culture. Among the issues they addressed were the rol…
5,831 viewsFormer President Clinton spoke at a campaign fundraiser for John Conyers on July 18.
97 viewsAfrican-American activists gathered to deliver speeches protesting election results. They talked about the popular vote, voter disenfranchisement, and judicial indifference to their causes. …
385 viewsThe 30th annual Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference was titled, “Judiciary Brain Trust: Two Million Incarcerated: Justice for a Community Under Siege.” Panelists talked about …
207 viewsCongressional Black Caucus members talked about the need for stricter gun control laws. They said that the most glaring examples of the need could be found within minority communities, notin…
153 viewsDuring a forum on criminal justice and the recently passed crime bill, the panelists discussed additional legislative steps which might be taken on the national and local level to reduce cri…
155 viewsThis conference explored issues concerning the causes, costs, and cures for violence in this country. Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly moderated this panel on solutions to violence, which she felt o…
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