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 | Sep 11, 2016 | 2016 General Election, News, Quote of the Day, Racism
Yeah, right. Every HRC supporter with a twitter account — please weigh in on the twitter thread and beat back the trumpers....
by MCDC | Sep 7, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 2017 General Election, Action Alerts, Equal Rights, Madison County, News, Racism, Virginia, Voter Rights
Washington Post Editorial September 5, 2016 https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/virginia-republicans-essentially-racist-project/2016/09/05/54a51c18-713c-11e6-8533-6b0b0ded0253_story.html?utm_term=.ddd13a405da3 IN ABOUT 40 states, people convicted of serious crimes...
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
