Mar 09 Watch 9:39 Finding hope and reality in Obama's speech at Selma By PBS News Hour Gwen Ifill talks to Nia-Malika Henderson of The Washington Post and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report about President Obama’s speech at the 50th anniversary of the bloody protest at Selma, Alabama, and how the 2016 presidential race could… Continue watching
Mar 08 Obama speaks out against voter ID laws as barrier to voting By Associated Press President Barack Obama says voter ID laws can be a barrier to voting, and the government needs a revitalized Voting Rights Act to police ballot box discrimination. Continue reading
Mar 05 LBJ linked Latinos, civil rights in 'Selma' speech By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Fifty years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson asked a joint session of Congress to respond to the brutal beatings of protesters in Selma, Alabama, by passing a federal Voting Rights Act that would "open the city of hope to all… Continue reading
Jul 04 Mississippi's black community seeks Cochran's help after runoff win By Bill Barrow, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — After black voters helped Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran survive an intense Republican primary runoff against an insurgent conservative challenger, some civil rights leaders in the South want him to repay the favor. Their request? Cochran should lead… Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch Was the Supreme Court ruling a setback for voting rights? By PBS News Hour In the months since the Supreme Court struck down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act, five states have tightened access to voting. The ruling has sparked nationwide debate, and the Obama administration is pushing back with an investigation. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch Attorney General Holder Says Texas Should Get Approval for Election Rule Changes Attorney General Holder Says Texas Should Get Approval for Election Rule Changes… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Shields and Marcus on the Voting Rights Ruling, Democracy and Upheaval in Egypt Shields and Marcus on the Voting Rights Ruling, Democracy and Upheaval in Egypt… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch What the Voting Rights Act Ruling Means for Voters What the Voting Rights Act Ruling Means for Voters… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Shields and Gerson on Implications of Momentous Supreme Court Decisions Shields and Gerson on Implications of Momentous Supreme Court Decisions… Continue watching
Jun 28 Watch Justices Wrap Up Term With Blockbuster Week of Supreme Court Decisions Justices Wrap Up Term With Blockbuster Week of Supreme Court Decisions… Continue watching