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‘It is on and poppin’: Leaders prepare for battle against Trump administration hostile to civil rights

During his first and successful run for president in 2016, Donald Trump asked Black Americans, “What do you have to lose?” Lawyers and civil rights leaders say they stand to lose a lot in Trump’s second presidential administration. In anticipation of what Trump has already vowed to do, groups are gearing up for a fight to prevent the further erosion of civil rights under the president-elect’s incoming second administration. “It is on and poppin’ and not in a good way,” said […]

November 26, 2024

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Harris, Obamas and voting rights leaders work to turn out Black voters in run-up to Election Day

MIAMI (AP) — Concerts and carnivals hosted at polling precincts. “Souls to the Polls” mobilizations after Sunday service. And star-studded rallies featuring Hollywood actors, business leaders, musical artists and activists. Such seemingly disparate efforts all have a single goal: boost Black voter turnout ahead of Election Day. How Black communities turn out in the 2024 election has been scrutinized due to the pivotal role Black voters have played in races for the White House, Congress and state legislatures across the […]

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Politics Explained: How Trump’s attacks on abortion rights affected Black women

Abortion remains one of the most divisive issues on the ballot this election season, splitting the country along racial, political, and religious lines. Depending on the outcome in November, the future of abortion access could drastically change, placing women’s health and safety in jeopardy. On this week’s episode of “Politics Explained with Natasha Alford,” we’re looking at how the rollback on abortion rights has impacted Black women. The tragic case of Amber Thurman Amber Thurman, a 28-year-old mother in Georgia, […]

October 4, 2024

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Despite Trump’s claims, abortion and women’s reproductive rights are top voting issue

In an erratic press conference from his home in Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that abortion would be a “small issue” in the November election. “I think the abortion issue has been taken down many notches. I don’t think it’s — I don’t think it’s a big factor anymore, really,” Trump told reporters. The statement contradicts what most polls and research say – which is that the majority of Americans support the legal right to access abortion, particularly in […]

August 10, 2024

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Watch: As Voting Rights Act turns 59, White House vows restoring it is still a priority

This week marks the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Nearly six decades after the act granted Black Americans the right to vote without fear of racial discrimination, data from the Brennan Center for Justice shows that the turnout gap between Black and brown voters and white voters has steadily increased over the years. Advocates and experts point out those numbers are a result of rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down key provisions in […]

August 8, 2024

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60 years after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Project 2025 aims to make white men victims and everyone else inferior

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Congressman Tim Burchette referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as a “DEI hire” in racially coded subtext suggesting she is unqualified for her position because she is a woman of color. Not only are the vice president’s qualifications undeniable, but the slight is representative of a deeper and more organized and troubling attack on the very civil rights protections […]

August 1, 2024

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Harris campaign bolstered by Black sororities and civil rights groups

Kamala Harris, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, is receiving widespread support from Black Greek letter organizations and civil rights groups. The historic organizations and the “Divine Nine” are masterminding plans to increase the Black vote in November and ensure little to no irregularities at the polls for this presidential election cycle. “The momentum of this moment will help to expand our mobilization,” Shavon Arline-Bradley, the national head of the National Council of Negro Women, told theGrio. Arline-Bradley, a member of […]

July 25, 2024

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‘Everything is at stake’ for abortion rights in 2024, Harris says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says “everything is at stake” with reproductive health rights in November’s election as the Biden campaign steps up its focus on contrasting the positions taken by Democratic President Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump on the issue before their debate this week. Harris’ comments come as the campaign announced it would hold more than 50 events in battleground states and beyond to mark Monday’s second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned the […]

June 23, 2024

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VP Harris enlists Chrissy Teigen, ‘Married to Medicine’ stars to defend abortion rights

Vice President Kamala Harris convened reproductive rights advocates and professionals on Thursday for a moderated conversation with Chrissy Teigen ahead of the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that ended federal protections for abortion care. Just days before reproductive health advocates mark the June 24 commemoration of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, Harris sat down with model and entrepreneur Teigen at the White House to discuss the unprecedented and controversial […]

June 21, 2024