by Press | Jan 6, 2022 | Press Releases
Today marks one year since a mob of insurrectionists attempted to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election through a violent breach of the U.S. Capitol. In recognition of this anniversary, the leaders of the nation’s top historic civil rights...
by Press | Jan 6, 2022 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — One year ago, on January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol Police officers faced a violent mob intent on interrupting the peaceful transfer of presidential power. They were driven by white supremacist rhetoric and intentional misinformation aimed at...
by Press | Dec 30, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) – Illinois lawmakers’ actions breaking apart the cohesive Black community in the East St. Louis area in order to advance their partisan political interests was upheld on Thursday, with a panel of three federal judges ruling that plaintiffs...
by Press | Dec 30, 2021 | Press Releases
(Atlanta, GA) — The Georgia General Assembly approved redistricting maps for the state house, the state senate, and U.S. Congress that are based on the unconstitutional and impermissible use of race. These racially gerrymandered maps dilute the voting strength of...
by Press | Dec 26, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a moral leader in South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, passed away at 90. A powerful voice for nonviolence and peaceful reconciliation after the fall of apartheid South Africa, Tutu was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in...
