by MCDC | Sep 18, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Equal Rights, News, Quote of the Day, Video
During the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation dinner, President Obama discussed issues of civil rights and slavery in relation to Donald Trump. Addressing the Congressional Black Caucus gala for the last time as president, Obama warned that while his name would not...
by MCDC | Sep 16, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Climate Change, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Environment, Equal Rights, Events, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Minimum Wage, News, Social Security, Video, Virginia
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by MCDC | Sep 15, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Racism, Virginia, Voter Rights
UPDATE: RICHMOND (September 15, 2016) — Attorney General Herring issued the following statement after the Supreme Court of Virginia rejected legislators’ motion to hold Governor McAuliffe in contempt for his efforts to restore Virginians’ voting...
by MCDC | Sep 14, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Civil Rights, Discrimination, History, News, Racism, Virginia
More than one in five African-Americans in Virginia are disenfranchised, according to The Sentencing Project, a Washington-based nonprofit that focuses on criminal justice. McAuliffe has said the reinstatement of felons’ voting rights would distance Virginia from Jim...
by MCDC | Sep 13, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Racism, Virginia, Voter Rights
“I don’t care what their politics are,” McAuliffe said in an interview Thursday while visiting the Dan River Region for an economic announcement. “I want them to vote.” McAuliffe also countered the notion that his executive order was to earn Democratic voters or score...
by MCDC | Aug 28, 2016 | Audio, Civil Rights, Economy, Education, Equal Rights, History, Quote of the Day, Racism
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, August 28, 1963
