Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., reintroduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Tuesday, just before the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The bill would restore and ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — Sixty years ago, civil rights leaders and nonviolent activists tried to march from Selma to Montgomery in the fight for the right to vote. On March 7, 1965, 600 civil rights ...

Sixty years ago today, civil rights leader John Lewis led hundreds of voting rights activists over the Edmund Pettus Bridge marching from Selma to Montgomery for voting rights. Alabama state troopers ...

ATLANTA, Aug. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On the 60th anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda (People's Agenda), led by executive ...

WASHINGTON — One week before the 60 th anniversary of the landmark Voting Rights Act that prohibited racial discrimination in voting, a group of Democratic senators reintroduced the John R. Lewis ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sent a letter Monday urging the U.S. Senate to pass legislation meant to protect and expand voting rights. The Freedom to Vote Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement ...

Demonstrations opposing President Donald Trump's administration continue across the country. On July 17, the demonstrations will not only protest Trump's policies but also honor the legacy of civil ...

He said election reform should be done in a bipartisan way to regain confidence. Sen. Joe Manchin is breaking with Democrats and throwing his weight behind a more measured voting rights bill in lieu ...

The Atlanta Falcons will pay tribute to late civil rights leader John Lewis by naming him the honorary captain for their National Football League (NFL) season-opener against the Seattle Seahawks on ...

WASHINGTON — House Democrats reintroduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act on Wednesday. Supported by the entire House Democratic Caucus, the bill would require states that have a ...