by Press | Mar 24, 2021 | Press Releases
(Annapolis, Maryland) – Four Maryland historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) are set to receive $577 million in additional funding in legislation passed by Maryland’s General Assembly designed to settle a 15-year legal battle between the state and...
by Press | Mar 17, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Cries for justice ring loudly today following targeted shootings that claimed the lives of eight people at three Atlanta-area businesses. Six Asian women and two other people are victims of the shootings, raising national concern that the...
by Press | Mar 17, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – The For the People Act was introduced in the Senate today, another step forward for a bill that would expand voter access and enfranchise millions of Americans. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, acting president and executive...
by Press | Mar 17, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.)- Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday used executive action to restore voting rights and other civil rights to formerly incarcerated people when they finish their prison terms. Gov. Northam’s actions will apply to more than 69,000 formerly...
by Press | Mar 15, 2021 | Blog, Press Releases
Just three days before the November election, alarm bells rang out as partisan political candidates and advocates attempted to disenfranchise nearly 130,000 Texans in Harris County, home of the state’s largest city, who utilized the...
