Voting Rights
Usually on The Lookout I share my views on at least five stories concerning Black folks in the media but this week, all anybody…
Since the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, the right to vote has seen an increased amount of attacks with one goal in mind –…
On Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder (pictured) referenced the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965…
One of the funniest and most memorable scenes in Eddie Murphy’s hit movie “Beverly Hills Cop” was the banana in the tailpipe scene. In fact,…
Legendary comedian and actor David Alan Grier joined the Tom Joyner Morning show to discuss Paula Deen, voting rights, “Chocolate News”, being a Broadway, President…
Reverend Al Sharpton joins the Tom Joyner Morning Show to talk about the Voting Rights Act and how the Supreme Court’s change to the act…
Roland Martin talks with Judith Browne Dianis, the co-director of the Advancement Project, about the Supreme Court‘s decision to strike down section four of the…
Somebody needs to go back to law school in the state of Virginia when it comes to the issue of restoring voting rights for ex-felons.…
Michael Edwards, a community leader in southern Virginia, spent eight years in prison for a marijuana-trafficking conviction in the 1970s. But he said he feels…
Although the fight for voting rights was a staple of the Civil Rights Movement of the late 1950s and through the 1960s, protests over the…
WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights law that has opened voting booths…
The Opelousas Massacre in St. Landry Parish, La., has baffled historians over the years. From varying accounts, hundreds of Blacks were reportedly killed, because of…