Concern rises that many of the Black Lives Matter voters will choose to abstain from elections
African-American Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
This is our collection of African-American voting rights related articles. Few ongoing crisis in American elections have more importance to the integrity of the democracy than the imperative of ensuring voting rights for African-Americans. Also see Democracy Chronicles articles on African-Americans and Democracy, the Civil Rights Era, Minority Voting, and our unfortunate category: Racism.
Behind the African Immigrant Voter Turnout Boost
The Obama effect has had a huge impact on African immigrant voter turnout in previous voting
The Answer Is Never Violence
Attorney General Loretta Lynch on July 8, 2016 said about the shooting of police officers in Dallas: “The answer is never violence.” I totally agree with the Attorney General.
Court Rules Against Virginia Republicans In Black Voters Case
Redistricting plans designed to dilute influence of black voters is stopped by Supreme Court
Redefining Words
Historical research continues to show that physical variations in the human species do not have any meaning apart from the social one we humans put on them.
Trump-eting In The “Bad Ole Days”?
When Trump says that he will “make America Great again”, someone should ask: When was the last time that he thinks America actually was “great”? Was it when blacks, latinos, Jews and women all knew their place?
Ben Carson Wants to Expand Republican Base to Beat Hillary
It is a smart strategy by Dr. Carson’s campaign to try and reach out to voters who would not historically vote for the Republican Party and it is would also be smart for whomever the Republican nominee should be to reach out to voters who may not normally vote for them
Weaving Our Garment of Destiny
Martin Luther King Jr.: “All life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny…We are made to live together.” Today our “garment of destiny” is woven of threads far more multicolored than in King’s day.
Black Women Are Most Underrepresented Group in Politics
Brennan Center takes a look at causes behind unparalleled disenfranchisement of black women
Corporate Power and Empire
King repeatedly identified the “giant triplets:” racism, materialism/exploitation/poverty and militarism. This post suggests a slight revision of two of the triplets I believe still in keeping with King’s vision.