As Black Americans face rollbacks of DEI initiatives, attacks on voting rights, economic inequality and efforts to erase history, three activists reflect on what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. might say today. They see his message as a call to organize, resist and use every available tool—votes, voices and collective power—to confront systemic injustice.
Tag: Black Voters Matter
Posted inWord In Black
To the Supreme Court: The Callais decision will show us who you are with Louisiana v. Callais, SCOTUS could strike a death blow to the Voting Rights Act.
By April England-AlbrightWord in Black The Supreme Court’s October 2025 session may be its most consequential yet in the long fight for Black freedom. Louisiana v. Callais, which was reargued on Oct. 15, is the latest case testing the Voting Rights Act — a law the court has steadily weakened over the past decade and […]
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Black Voters Matter relaunches expands We Fight Back Campaign amid constant attacks
Black Voters Matter has relaunched its We Fight Back campaign, expanding its focus from voting rights to strengthening Black communities through healthcare advocacy, environmental justice, legal support, youth engagement and mutual aid networks. The campaign aims to resist rollbacks in civil rights and democracy while building lasting political and economic power.
Posted in#Education, HBCU
Board of Trustees at Tennessee State University removed by Republican legislators, new appointees named Â
Tennessee State University’s Board of Trustees was removed by a new law, SB1596, which was passed by the state GOP-controlled House on March 28 and signed by Governor Bill Lee, due to insufficient documentation and financial mismanagement.