Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on Jan. 15, 1929

On Jan. 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born.

Martin Luther King’s Son to the Supreme Court: Preserve Our Democracy

Martin Luther King’s son and Norm Ornstein, a leading scholar of voting rights, discuss a case that could hollow out the ...
NPR

Supreme Court hears case that questions major plank of voting rights

In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act, declaring that "today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield." But over the ...
Democracy Now

Will Supreme Court Gut Voting Rights Act & Weaken Electoral Power of Black Americans?

The Supreme Court appears ready to strike down Section 2 of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, threatening the equal representation of Black voters, and potentially greenlighting Republican gerrymandering ...