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Alabama does not have to notify tens of thousands of former felons that they recently regained the right to vote, a federal judge ruled. The judge also found that the state does not have to […]

 Arpaio—a former sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona—was convicted last month on charges that stemmed from contravening a court order related to a racial profiling case, the outlet said. He was slated to be sentenced for […]

By Frederick H. Lowe Stephen Bannon Stephen K. Bannon, who some black leaders called a white supremacist while lobbying against his appointment to the White House staff, today lost his job as President Donald Trump’s […]

REV. JESSE JACKSON (RIGHT) speaks to Chicago Crusader’s Managing Editor Sharon Fountain and City Editor Erick Johnson. (Photo by Chinta Strausberg) By Chinta Strausberg, Chicago Crusader Now that the House and Senate have passed the […]

by Chandelis Duster House Democrats introduced legislation last week to restore parts of the Voting Rights Act while pledging to make the issue of voting rights a priority if the party wins in 2018. On […]

Ben Jealous, former NAACP president, at the Young Democrats convention in Lanham, Md., on April 1. By Ovetta Wiggins and Fenit Nirappil (Washington Post) Former NAACP president Benjamin Jealous, who served as a surrogate for U.S. […]

A first-term U.S. Senator from California could be the rising star Democrats are hoping can lead the party in the 2020 presidential race. She is Kamala Harris who, according to her Senate bio, “was the […]

MARKHAM, IL. (WGN) — State law prohibits convicted felons from holding municipal office. But voters in suburban Markham still picked an ex-con to serve as mayor. Roger Agapawa is the apparent winner of the April […]

President Donald Trump, left, listens as Defense Secretary James Mattis, right, speaks at the Pentagon in Washington, Jan 27 2017. With Republicans in charge of Congress, President Donald Trump’s pledge to boost the Pentagon’s budget […]