Keller’s school board is entirely white, and the suit alleges there hasn’t been a Hispanic candidate elected in the last 25 ...

Though MacArthur Cotton was critical of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the 82-year-old is even more critical of where things ...

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 tackled voter suppression in the United States. While it significantly increased the registration of Black voters, it was not without controversy.

After the Supreme Court weakened a key piece of the Voting Rights Act, voting discrimination cases are not just harder to ...

Alabama's congressional map is the subject of a federal trial beginning Monday to decide if the state has to keep a new court ...

Black History Month is an annual observance centered on celebrating the history, heritage, cultural influence and social ...

Rossein said some people might have confused Johnson’s 1965 order with the 1964 Civil Rights Act he signed into law that went into effect July 5, 1965. That law created the Equal Employment ...

For the second straight year, Virginia Beach’s attempt to formalize its voting system in its city charter has hit a dead end ...

ATLANTA (AP) — The state of Georgia is seeking another Supreme Court showdown over the Voting Rights Act, asking a federal appeals court on Thursday to interpret the 1965 law in a way that could ...

That is why the Voting Rights Act of 1965 continues to hold such an important role in securing and maintaining basic rights for our democracy.