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    Mar 16

    🚨UPDATE: We Won! 5th Circuit upholds ruling finding Mississippi’s state map in violation of the Voting Rights Act. This is a huge victory for African American voters in Mississippi. A new map must be put in place to cure violation before this fall’s election!

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  2. 2 hours ago

    The Alabama legislature passed what is being touted as the most restrictive abortion legislation in the land. Once signed by the governor, the Alabama Human Life Protection Act will criminalize any abortion performed after conception occurs.

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  3. 3 hours ago

    "The House Judiciary Committee’s passage of the marks a watershed moment in the fight to secure equal rights for the LGBTQ community." Everyone in America is entitled to equal rights under the law and should be free from discrimination.

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  4. 4 hours ago

    HUD Could Displace More Than 100,000 Legal Residents “This is part of a longstanding pattern with this administration of anti-immigrant policies, this one is particularly callous because it will no doubt result in children being rendered homeless.”

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    4 hours ago

    The filed a lawsuit today to block the abortion ban that is not yet in effect in my native Ohio. If they don’t succeed, people like this 11-year-old survivor will be forced, by law, to carry a rapist’s fetus to term.

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    8 hours ago

    This is not about life, it's about controlling a woman's right to choose. It's about rolling back rights and overturning Roe v. Wade. A dozen states in 2019 have either passed or attempted to pass stricter abortion legislation.

    Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion
    Alabama legislators have given final approval to a ban on nearly all abortions
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  7. 5 hours ago

    College admissions scandal parents used black male athletes to make space for their kids “I didn’t want to be the black kid . . . just as a football player,” More from ---->

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  8. 6 hours ago

    "He gave his victim a death sentence over loose cigarettes," the attorney said. It's been almost five years since Garner died after telling officers, "I can't breathe," during an arrest in Staten Island.

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  9. 6 hours ago

    The data is clear, the white supremacist threat is at an all time high in America. Hate crimes have a horrific impact. We must address this issue! Board Member, Roy L. Austin of Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP, joins the Oversight & Reform Committee to discuss hate.

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    6 hours ago

    📌Happening Now: Oversight of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission This afternoon the Senate is conducting an oversight hearing on the Election Assistance Commission, an essential agency for our voting systems across the country. Watch Now:

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    May 14

    Sandra Bland, a 28-year-old African-American from Chicago, was taken into custody in Texas following the confrontational 2015 traffic stop and was found hanging in a jail cell three days later in what was officially ruled a suicide.

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    May 14

    Tennessee lawmakers are using Jim Crow-era tactics to suppress the vote. We filed suit to STOP them! Non-profits, churches, museums and groups that register people to vote should not be subject to criminal penalties and fines. ---------->

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  13. 7 hours ago

    📌HAPPENING NOW: Confronting White Supremacy (Part I): The Consequences of Inaction , mother of slain activist Heather Heyer discusses the sacrifice her daughter made combating the threat of white supremacy. Watch Live:

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  14. 7 hours ago

    Can the Racial Wealth Gap Be Closed Without Speaking of Race? Today, African-Americans make up about 13% of the population, but hold only 2.6% of the country’s wealth. More from the :

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  15. 8 hours ago

    The Alabama Senate approved legislation that bans abortions at every stage of pregnancy and criminalizes the procedure for doctors, who could be charged with felonies and face up to 99 years in prison. More from :

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  16. 8 hours ago

    This is not about life, it's about controlling a woman's right to choose. It's about rolling back rights and overturning Roe v. Wade. A dozen states in 2019 have either passed or attempted to pass stricter abortion legislation.

    Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Effectively Ban Abortion
    Alabama legislators have given final approval to a ban on nearly all abortions
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    9 hours ago

    FACT: Today, 73% of Americans don’t want to see Roe v. Wade overturned. The vast majority of Americans support and the constitutional right to access abortion.

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    May 10

    Tennessee lawmakers have passed a bill that would impose new restrictions on groups conducting voter registration. We sat down with some of our attorneys to discuss the legislative efforts to chill voter registration in . Listen Now:

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    May 12

    Community groups to sue over Lincoln Yards tax subsidy We're happy to support & as they announce our lawsuit to repeal the creation of the Cortland & Chicago River TIF District More from :

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    May 13

    Voter rights groups contend that the law is intended to prevent people, particularly African Americans and other minorities, from registering to vote in a state that has one of the lowest voter registration rates in the nation. --------->

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  21. 9 hours ago

    The number of names purged from voting rolls in recent years has surged, blocking the ballot box for millions of Americans. "Between 2014 and 2016, states removed almost 16 million voters from the rolls"

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